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On an overcast wintry day in February, I went for walk in one of the central squares in Brussels.  I had brought with me a lens which I have had for many months but had never gotten a chance to use.  It was Canon’s 24mm perspective control lens.  I knew that I would find buildings in Brussels and I certainly was not going to bring a view camera with me.  I used this lens in the late afternoon at ISO 400, and 1/100th of a second at f6.3.  I found out later that the building was the Dukes of Brabant house.  I love the perspective of this image and I have made a huge enlargement of it for my own house.  I hope you like it too.

On July 14, after several days in Belgium with very gray and rainy skies, the weather became crisp cool and clear.  This was the day to take the high speed train from Brussels to Bruge.  We did the most touristy of tourist things and took a boat trip on the canals.  I got an inside seat in the middle of the boat making it uncomfortable for people on both sides of me.  As we turned a bend in the river, I saw this beautiful, unusual weathervane against the purplish sky.  I was concerned that the engine vibration and movement of the boat would make it difficult to get a sharp exposure.

ISO 400, 1/320th of a second at f6.3
Lens: 70-200mm w/ 2x extender, Singh-ray Blue-Gold filter