PLAY April - Fuji 27mm f/2.8: Smokey Work!

Mrs S (a lot) and I (a little) have been doing some long overdue garden maintenance today. At one point I happened to to notice that the chimera (the garden stove) was completely blocked with a wasp nest which looked to be abandoned. To be on the safe side I decided to light the stove but I wasn't prepared for the amount of smoke it produced. Mrs S laboured on valiantly but, in the end, she had to withdraw until it burned out.

This is for my PLAY project - you can read more about it in my profile - where I'll be using a different prime lens for each month of the year: for April it's the Fujinon 27mm f/2.8 on an APS-C sensor camera (today the Fuji X-T10) - the equivalent of a 40mm lens on a full-frame camera.

Even more smokey on black!

[Corinne]

She works and you take photo 😂!
She deserves holidays !

[Annie D]

I like the hazy light - poor Mrs S :)

[*lynn]

the smoke made a beautiful misty look

[gloria jones]

The smoke adds a layer of atmosphere...great light and pov.

[Jane Pittenger]

Nice sense of mystery

[Tom]

Wonderful the way the smoke difused the light

[Pat Knowles]

Love the backlight on this one. You can almost smell the wood smoke but then. I read it's burning wasps, even better! Fave.

[Maggiemae]

The smoke gets in your eyes! She needed a gas mask!

[Walks @ 7]

I say amen to burning of wasps and the backlight is very dramatic. Fav!

[Mike Gifford]

Excellent capture! Fav!

[Lynne]

Well done.

[Issi Bannerman]

This is a great capture of 'woman at work'.

[Pam Knowler]

Such a wonderful image - great capture of the smoke and Mrs S working in it! Poor lady! Lol! Fav!

[Margo Sayer]

I like to think of this as 'keeping fit' and using different muscle groups. Who am i trying to kid ;-)

[Joan Robillard]

Smoked out

[Andrew]

Nice atmospheric photo, and a good way to get out of the gardening

[Delwyn Barnett]

The smoke makes a fabulous atmospheric photo.

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

Great light

[Wylie]

The smoke makes a great background though , perhaps you should try it again😜

[Jocasta]

Wonderful atmospheric photo.

[Margaret Obey]

Great captute

[haskar]

Great ligting. Wonderful shot.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Domenico Dodaro]

Most excelllent, as always!

[Kathy]

Interesting shot made more interesting by the story that goes with it.

[Joanne Diochon]

And a small garden chore turned into a bigger problem, and a great photo.

[David]

A touch of drama Richard... but your commentary suggest it wasn't as dramatic as it appears

[Morgane]

I love this photo, the surreal ambience and Margaret's nonchalente approach that gives movement. Fav