A Foggy Morning

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A Foggy Morning + reworked

Pukali Lake B & W +reworked
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A Foggy Morning original

Pukali Lake B & W WEB.jpg
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Description

It was a very foggy morning when we did a photo shot at Pukuli Lake, So. Island, New Zealand. Rocks were the main subject by default.

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Technical Details

Sony a7iv on tripod. ISO 100, f/16, 1.5 sec.
I used Nik Silver Efex Pro, the underexposed filter, to emphasize the rocks.

@Don_Peters in answer to your suggestion regarding need for picutre more on the left. I agree but the trip back to New Zealand isn’t in the cards.
Thanks to @Rob_Sykes who sugested darkening the water and the sky. I am much happier with the result. The water was clearly demanding attention when it was the rocks that i considered the subject. You have a good eye Don.

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This one is appealing, Barbara. I like the way the sharp foreground gives way to a softer background. My only qualm is that the framing seems very tight. If the original shot was framed more broadly, a little breathing room on the top and on the left might help. That’s just taste, though.

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Barbara, the rocks stand out very well here. I like the juxtaposition of the sharp, rocky foreground with the touch of fog coming off the lake and the more rounded distant peninsula. The amount of sky feels fine.

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Thanks to @Mark_Seaver and @Don_Peters for your kind feedback. Don, mentions the framing. Point well taken, but I think that was all there was in the picture. I will have to look at other versions of the composition to see if there was more on the right.

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Barbara, I do like this photo, however I wonder if the sky and water could be darker than the brightest part of the rocks. I find my eyes are drawn to the water and sky instead of the foreground and background shore.