Mike and I found this tree while driving in the fog along Skyline Drive, just begging to be photographed and I was more than happy to oblige. We were hoping for some fog; as we timed our day trip to a rain event; and I have to say that we were rewarded with some lovely conditions. Shenandoah has a number of pullouts for overlooks, but very few places to pull over if something catches your eye. For this image we lucked out and found a small graveled area by the roadside; not to far from this spot; and walked back to our location.
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Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
Nikon D800, Nikon 35-70 @ 70mm, f 8 @ 1/50 sec, ISO 400, CPL, cable release & tripod.
This is sweet, Ed. I mean that in an awesome way.
The fog, the colors, and your composition make this a real winner. I really like how the fog makes the background essentially disappear except for the few trees that balance out the scene. Excellent in every way.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad foggy landscape and this is a good one. This one has great atmosphere and mood. You could have made this cool but I like this warm version.
An excellent foggy autumn forest Ed, I love it. When the fog gets this thick you can really take advantage of it’s ability to create a sense of depth in an image, and you took full advantage of that here. I think the warm processing works well here to create a dreamy, painterly look. It doesn’t get much better than this, great work Ed.
Beautifully seen and photographed. I love the atmospheric perspective! The branch is framed so nicely. I can see another version (not better, just different) that is simpler, just focused on the branch. It suggests some artistic filtering, and I did a bit of Classical Soft Focus and Dream Glow.
Not a nit, only a suggestion, Ed. I would desaturate the color on the clump of leaves on the ULC. This is quite gorgeous. I really like how the luminosity on the overhanging leaves. They give such an uplifting mood.
I love this one. A good composition, and the colors and the fog are just great. The fog just give that perfect dreamy feeling, and at the same time the branch/leaves are sharp enough to give a lot of texture. As I said I like the composition, but you could also explore to crop from the left.
