Begin Nieuwe Wolpherensedijk bij Rivierdijk, boven Kanaal van Steenenhoek
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► █░▓ IT WAS JUST 16 minutes left to sunset, no shades any more, and everything cast by a distinct reddish hue, which is why it is known as "golden hour". Fairly strong wind made plants shaky, hence blurry. I corrected contrast and color of this jpeg (done with AWB) in post within Affinity Photo and sharpened just slightly in Irfan View.
Perhaps this was the first summer day in our place, as after the sunset there was for the first time this year no sudden coolness pervading the air above De Avelingen. God has blessed us with such dreamy moments and many cycles of seasons. At this junction point the road over the Nieuwe Wolpherensedijk makes sharp turn southwards over the Rivierdijk at the same level. Here behind my back the Wolverensedijk actually continues along the Steenenhoek kanaal but looses height and pavement. This grassy land extends some 5 km westwards to the end of what virtually is an island. Boven-Hardinxveld is a very exciting point where the largest branch of what was Rhine river before entering the Low Lands, splits into two leaving another island in-between, largely uninhabited and known as Merwelanden. The westernmost point of which reaches Dordrecht's historical old town, which is said to be the oldest Dutch urban settlement by and large.
Up above this canal run parallel the A15 motorway and two separate railway tracks, which I cropped out.
I tested here the Panasonic GX9 with the Lumix standard kit zoom 12-60 mm f/3.5-5.6 at "classical" wide angle of 17 mm (35 mm in 24×36 mm Leica-film). Taken from a sturdy fence pole providing good support for the camera. So the lens could show her potential. At least over the flowers which were not moving in the wind.
Begin Nieuwe Wolpherensedijk bij Rivierdijk, boven Kanaal van Steenenhoek
[Best viewed in lightbox format, just hit F11 for full screen and then type L]
► █░▓ IT WAS JUST 16 minutes left to sunset, no shades any more, and everything cast by a distinct reddish hue, which is why it is known as "golden hour". Fairly strong wind made plants shaky, hence blurry. I corrected contrast and color of this jpeg (done with AWB) in post within Affinity Photo and sharpened just slightly in Irfan View.
Perhaps this was the first summer day in our place, as after the sunset there was for the first time this year no sudden coolness pervading the air above De Avelingen. God has blessed us with such dreamy moments and many cycles of seasons. At this junction point the road over the Nieuwe Wolpherensedijk makes sharp turn southwards over the Rivierdijk at the same level. Here behind my back the Wolverensedijk actually continues along the Steenenhoek kanaal but looses height and pavement. This grassy land extends some 5 km westwards to the end of what virtually is an island. Boven-Hardinxveld is a very exciting point where the largest branch of what was Rhine river before entering the Low Lands, splits into two leaving another island in-between, largely uninhabited and known as Merwelanden. The westernmost point of which reaches Dordrecht's historical old town, which is said to be the oldest Dutch urban settlement by and large.
Up above this canal run parallel the A15 motorway and two separate railway tracks, which I cropped out.
I tested here the Panasonic GX9 with the Lumix standard kit zoom 12-60 mm f/3.5-5.6 at "classical" wide angle of 17 mm (35 mm in 24×36 mm Leica-film). Taken from a sturdy fence pole providing good support for the camera. So the lens could show her potential. At least over the flowers which were not moving in the wind.