Foggy morning

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Description

I don’t get foggy conditions very often where I live, so when I awoke to this condition, I grab my camera and went out to this location not far from my home. I typically don’t like to include man-made objects in my images, but I will take what I get. The fog was very dense when I arrived at this location, but within a few minutes of my arrival it started to rain. Consequently, the fog didn’t last very long.

Specific Feedback

I cropped the FG pond quite a bit and probably could crop off some more of the pond in the FG. Any suggestions on the composition and the crop?

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Camera settings: 51mm, f/11, 1.6 secs, ISO 64. Post processed in LR and PS.

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Nice image @steven8, it really captures that misty ambience! Sounds like my morning today!

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The light and colour palette set an evocative mood but I agree that the water is taking up more than half the frame and isn’t very interesting. I did a pretty radical 16:9 crop , which I think works in that, even though a lot is cut out from either side, the mood is retained. You can see for yourself whether you think it is an improvement or not.

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Steven,

I know what you mean, give me fog and it will make a great photo. I love your composition. That bridge carries a lot of symbolism.

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Hi Steven,
You certainly captured some wonderful moody atmospherics with this image. The trees and their reflections on the right are quite lovely and the twisted limbs of the one on the left are amazing and laden with character. The small footbridge is essential to the image and the pano crop looks perfect IMO. Did you happen to capture any images of just that tree on the left as it would be a great subject by itself? Beautifully done!

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@guy, thank you for the compliment, @Kerry_Gordon, thank you for the suggested crop, @Youssef_Ismail, thanks for compliment, @Ed_Lowe, thank you for the compliment. I appreciate everyone’s input.

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Stellar mood you captured Steven, it really speaks to the onset of winter. That’s perfect lighting to lead the eye deep in the image, and I love that you have just a trace of detail even in the distant fog.

I’m partial to @Kerry_Gordon’s crop; while I love that lrc, the llc steals a bit from the rest of the show.

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@John_Williams, Thank you for the compliment.

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