One I haven’t put up from my foggy morning shoot in October. So much to love on mornings like these. Plus fog is open to so many interpretations that I’m excited to see what folks come up with. My edit is a bit more fanciful than some of the other foggy bog photos, but that’s how it struck me this time.
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Hi Kris, here is my take on your image. Looking at your version now, I see that mine is a bit more vibrant and I’m thinking that maybe that takes away from the feel of the fog a bit too much…
One thing I would suggest is to not make the overall color caste neutral but to either make it warm or cool. I would experiment but most likely warm would be a better choice.
Thought I would take a stab at this one. And as straight forward as this image is, I think there are quite a few different paths one could take.
My take here was to emphasize the layers; the forward grasses, the “meadow”, the trees, then the background - fog and fading trees. The original has all that of course, but I think the foreground grasses blend too much with the midground, almost making me question their presence.
So to that end I thought about cropping, eventually to square, but one that I think builds on layers and yet hopefully doesn’t lose that misty atmosphere. One thing cropping square and eliminating the tall tree on the right, means the blank top could be cut down as well, further enhancing the 4-layer look.
I didn’t venture too far from yours regarding the misty upper 3/4, but did a few things like reduce the Dehaze, but masked out the foreground grass which I wanted to keep more clarity there, thus emphasizing the foreground element and hopefully also adding some depth. I also warmed the grasses a bit and tweeked a few of the colors.
I did most of the work in ACR on a smart object bg layer. I don’t use gradients very often, preferring to hand paint on masks and lower opacities and paint to taste. If I was to work further, I think I’d like to bring out the reds of the midground, or at least bring out and separate some of the colors which I think are quite lovely.
My crop is quite heavy; I wanted to make this all about the trees, I added a bit more atmosphere with dehaze and slightly warmed the image. Some dodging on the brown foliage and greens.
