The Fog Rolls In

Jerry Curtis

Fog rolls in from the ocean an hour ago, hiding most of the community of Pouch Cove, Newfoundland under a cooling blanket as the sun sets behind the hills.

Ted Szukalski

The fog
I live in a vally and we get dense fog often, but it happens only when it is dark so I seldom get the chance to capture it.

WIth your photo if it was me I would crop most of the "white sky" out giving it a more panoramic effect and bringing the focus to the fog. The white is a bit overwhelming.

MuskyDude

Hi Jerry!
Sure is a lovely scene Jerry, love the light. Well done.



AJ

Netgarden

Phooy lost my post.
Hi Jerry I love the light in the picture too. Very nicely done. You live in a beautiful place.

MuskyDude wrote:

Sure is a lovely scene Jerry, love the light. Well done.



AJ

Jerry Curtis

Thanks, Ted...

Ted Szukalski wrote:

I live in a vally and we get dense fog often, but it happens only when it is dark so I seldom get the chance to capture it.

WIth your photo if it was me I would crop most of the "white sky" out giving it a more panoramic effect and bringing the focus to the fog. The white is a bit overwhelming.

I did try your suggestion, but to me, cropping most of the sky didn't seem to improve the focus on the fog and it threw off my compositional balance.

Thanks again for the suggestion, though.

Jerry Curtis

Thank you, AJ...

MuskyDude wrote:

Sure is a lovely scene Jerry, love the light. Well done.



AJ

I think it's really the light that makes this shot, too. Glad you like it.

Jerry Curtis

Thanks, Linda...

Netgarden wrote:

Phooy lost my post.
Hi Jerry I love the light in the picture too. Very nicely done. You live in a beautiful place.

Eastern Newfoundland has it's moments. That same fog that looks ethereal and cooling can be tedious when it socks in for days and even weeks at a time sometimes. But, you're right, we do have a rugged beauty here and we seldom have to suffer through unbearable heat or any extremes, and have almost no natural disasters, like hurricaines, floods, earthquakes, etc. Heck, we don't even have a snake to worry about here

Jerry Curtis

On second thought, Ted...

Jerry Curtis wrote:

I did try your suggestion, but to me, cropping most of the sky didn't seem to improve the focus on the fog and it threw off my compositional balance.

Thanks again for the suggestion, though.

Maybe you're right... here's a version with the sky cropped much closer to the mountains. Does anyone else have an opinion as to whether this version pulls the eye more strongly to the fog? Is it an OK composition too?



Thanks for your help.

grimace

Great work Jerry. Love the shot. Love how the fog covers the rest of the valley!!

-Adam

www.adamstravelphotography.com

WaterfallRich

I like the cropped version much better. I think it draws attention to the fog better than the 1st. A graduated ND filter might have helped with the sky.

Jerry Curtis

Thanks, Adam

grimace wrote:

Great work Jerry. Love the shot. Love how the fog covers the rest of the valley!!

-Adam

www.adamstravelphotography.com

You wouldn't believe the scrambling I had to do to get this shot - trying to avoid the forest of utility poles and the web of cabling along the main road, where the best view was of the fog-filled valley. Then trying to get the shot before the sun was gone and before the fog filled the entire area. This was practically the only view available in the entire town that was worth taking.

Jerry Curtis

Thanks for the feedback, Rich...

WaterfallRich wrote:

I like the cropped version much better. I think it draws attention to the fog better than the 1st. A graduated ND filter might have helped with the sky.

and for the suggestion of the filter. So far I haven't used filters at all - although the adaptor for my tele extension lens is 58mm and can be used for filters. In this instance, it just might have at least put some color in the sky, I guess and maybe even brought out more detail around the sun.

Thanks again, Rich.