A foggy ferry boat ride

greenpea

Last weekend I was suppose to meet my photography class in the town of Edmonds, Washington. The goal was to put together a photo essay of the town, the inspiration we were given were some classic photo essays from the 50s by W. Eugene Smith.

I had this great idea to get there extra early take the ferry from Edmonds across Puget Sound to Kingston, then get the sunrise from the ferry as it returned to Edmonds.

As I arrived the first light of dawn could be seen to the East. But by the time I boarded the ferry, every thing was completely fogged in (life in the Pacific Northwest :rolleyes).

I still managed to get a few good pictures of fog + the lights of Edmonds. C&C welcome!

Loading the ferry in Edmonds...


looking back at Edmonds as the ferry leaves...

schmoo

Hey Andrew, great to see you're already posting more shots.

I think you did the right thing, getting up a little earlier to take the scenic route. Fog isn't all bad. I love the mood it presents in landscapes.

Your first shot seems like a snapshot to me: really busy, lots of subjects, and depicts the scene as you saw it.

The second has a lot of great potential, I think. It's a little underexposed/soft but I think with a crop to make it portrait oriented the focus could be brought more to the person on the ferry and the receding pylons. The use of negative space can be advantageous here, particularly given the murkiness of the fog. But there's maybe a bit too much excess on the left and right sides?

Keep 'em coming. I'm eager to see your PJ shots from that day!

Aaron Jors

Wow thats some dense fog.

greenpea

schmoo wrote:

Hey Andrew, great to see you're already posting more shots.

I think you did the right thing, getting up a little earlier to take the scenic route. Fog isn't all bad. I love the mood it presents in landscapes.

Your first shot seems like a snapshot to me: really busy, lots of subjects, and depicts the scene as you saw it.

Funny, that was the instructors favorite of my bunch.

schmoo wrote:

The second has a lot of great potential, I think. It's a little underexposed/soft but I think with a crop to make it portrait oriented the focus could be brought more to the person on the ferry and the receding pylons. The use of negative space can be advantageous here, particularly given the murkiness of the fog. But there's maybe a bit too much excess on the left and right sides?

I agree, I'll give it a try.

schmoo wrote:

Keep 'em coming. I'm eager to see your PJ shots from that day!

Once it started getting lighter out and the city lights weren't lighting the fog anymore it the pictures really weren't coming to me. Try as I might, I couldn't get past a grey wet sleepy Pacific Northwest day...

a wet day...


a sleepy day...


a grey day...

zweiblumen

greenpea wrote:

[. . .]Try as I might, I couldn't get past a grey wet sleepy Pacific Northwest day...

a wet day...


a sleepy day...


a grey day...

Love these! They make a great set and the wet sleepy grey day just works!

greenpea

zweiblumen wrote:

Love these! They make a great set and the wet sleepy grey day just works!

Thanks!

I have a trip planned to the Washington coast this weekend, I'll probably end up with more of the same (only along with wet, grey and sleepy you can add windy).

JGD

I really like that second ferry shot!:ivar

twinsmom

greenpea wrote:

Funny, that was the instructors favorite of my bunch.

It's mine too. I'm wondering what it would be like if you had a portrait crop. Mind if I play?

greenpea

twinsmom wrote:

It's mine too. I'm wondering what it would be like if you had a portrait crop. Mind if I play?

Feel free. Make my photography look good.

twinsmom

greenpea wrote:

Feel free. Make my photography look good.

Please tell me you didn't take it that way!!:cry I really like that shot and just wanted to play with the crop but didn't want to step on any toes. I also love that bike shot!! You've shared great pictures and I just like playing with an image in my mind.

greenpea

twinsmom wrote:

Please tell me you didn't take it that way!!:cry I really like that shot and just wanted to play with the crop but didn't want to step on any toes. I also love that bike shot!! You've shared great pictures and I just like playing with an image in my mind.

no no. seriously, I love to see what other people would do with my images. Remember, this is all about learning. So have it at!