The Village Limits
Many of the village signs around the Lincolnshire Wolds have a similar theme, mainly showing Countryside images inkeeping with that particular area. Fulletby is no exception, showing the village chapel and some of the frequently seen wildlife. The sign at the other end of the village is slightly different, which is typical of many of the villages in this area.
Olympus PEN E-PL5 ~ 5.6 ~ 1/250 sec ~ ISO 800 ~ 150mm
Fulletby Bus Shelter
As small as Fulletby is, it still has it's own bus shelter. Although the bus service in this area is Sparse to say the least, it is still important to maintain a servicable shelter for potential passengers if they require it. There are information podiums next to the shelter, explaining about the area, it's walks and the local Roman history on this part of Lincolnshire. This end of the village seems to be the most picturesque, giving views over Salmonby near the road which traverses the Belchford and Greetham villages.
Olympus PEN E-PL5 ~ f5.6 ~ 1/250 sec ~ ISO 200 ~ 58mm
Water Tower
Tucked away in a woodland area at the East side of the village, there is a water tower partially hidden by trees. The usual place for a water tower is at the top of a hill (which is just where this is located), ensuring that gravity gets the water to local residents. The obvious downside is that the water has to be pumped up to the high level of the tower, however, this can be done by electricity generated by Solar panels or wind turbines. I'm fairly sure that this tower isn't used for potable water any more. If it is used, it may only be for farmland or livestock.
Olympus PEN E-PL5 ~ f7.1 ~ 1/100 sec ~ ISO 200 ~ 40mm
Radio Tower
Radio Towers are a common sight in many areas where hilly terrain exsists, ensuring signals are transmitted and received at high points and ditributing signals to the low lying area below. The largest in Lincolnshire is the Belmont Tower, which transfers and boosts signals for radio, TV & mobile telephones from one the highest points in the County, to various lesser towers (like this one in Fulletby). They have been verbally abused by many people, due to their un-natural protrusion into the Lincolnshire Skyline, while some people calling them "An Eyesore", or "Ruining the beautiful landscape". However, they are an essential part of modern life, and without them we would have very poor communication in our day-to-day lives. I have the opinion of this: As with all skyline structures (including Wind Turbines), we should just try to see the attraction in these objects, and possibly see them as a form of Technological Modern Art.
As you can see from the settings below, this was a bright, sunny day, therefore a shutter speed of only 1/640 second was required at f9.
Olympus PEN E-PL5 ~ f9 ~ 1/640 sec ~ ISO 200 ~ 66mm
View from Fulletby
This is one of the many views from the East side of Fulletby, looking over the valley where the village of Tetford lives. Although the distance is blurred out due to the Field Of Focus, the Bokah adds to the feature in the foreground. I have to admit that this image took quite a lot of post processing due to the bad picture I took (I'm sure most photographers take sub-standard pictures at times). This is the advantage of capturing images in RAW as well as JPeg, the RAW image can be manipulated to a greater extent, to get the correct final result. Even though the Copyright overlay specifies this to be an image from 2023, it was actually taken in 2024. A fairly generic setting setup, I needed the 1/500th speed to stop blurring of the cow movement, so increased the ISO to compensate.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 markiii ~ f4 ~ 1/500 sec ~ ISO 400 ~ 60mm