Relaxing in the Cloisters...

Wanting to do street shots this morning , I was naturally drawn to the busyness of the Cathedral (Salisbury) and hoping to get impromptu shots of tourists aghast and gazing at the sights...

I pretty much failed and my refusal to just stick on a really long lens and snap from afar lead me to only take the Tamron 17-50mm. The long end is not really long enough, without being right on top of one's subjects. In future, the new (to me) Nikkor 16-85mm should have that extra reach that I need.

However this lady was stretched out, reading in the Cathedral's Cloisters and I just had to snap her. True, it is from behind but I like the 50mm's inclusion of the surroundings, with the uprights receding nicely. A black and white version worked well but I enjoyed the colours, her dress, the blues and greys of the surrounding stonework, though I toned down the yellows as the grass top left was fairly fluorescent!

Thanks, all, who hoisted my Golden Grasses blip up into the Spotlight yesterday. Many thanks, it's appreciated!