Sunrise and Fog +b/w

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 2012338 views21 comments

I went out to shoot at sunrise this morning knowing that we had some fog rolling in. The fog got really thick in the river valley so I made my way up through some hills where I could at least see the sunrise with a little less fog. This is one of the pictures I made on this wonderful morning.
I posted the wrong one of this first, but with no comments on it yet I was able to delete it and post the right one. Sorry about that! Thanks much for any of your thoughts.
We set a warm temp record here yesterday and looks like we will again today. Crazy warm weather for WI.
7D, 70-300L @70, iso 200, f/7.1 and 1/400 sec.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on March 15, 2012 at 1:29 PM

Awesome silhouette shot Nick--love the fine detail of the branches against the soft, foggy BG!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 15, 2012 at 2:17 PM

Clean. Elegant. Nice light. Pleasing peaceful composition. The fog compliments it a lot.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 15, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Beautiful silhoute of a well chosen tree. Great impact from a limited palette of colors which I think strenthens this image. Tree is wonderful with it's and shape and intricate branching with lots of detail. Fog along the river helps as well. Good exposure chosen.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM

The fog is a nice element here. Great mood and a pleasing composition. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 15, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Both graphic and highly artistic at the same time, Nice. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on March 15, 2012 at 5:22 PM

Excellent. The fog casts the perfect mood and the captured colors are perfect.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on March 15, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Way cool Nick! Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 15, 2012 at 7:45 PM

Very beautiful. I have a little nit about no seeing the bottom of the tree to well. If that could be lightened just a tad, I think it would make the image even better.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 15, 2012 at 8:18 PM

Love the mood here Nick. The silhouette of the graceful tree is beautiful as is the muted color. The fog as an ethereal dimension. Elegant indeed.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 15, 2012 at 9:23 PM

Fantastic work, Nick. The backlight has made it possible to see the fine branches of this gorgeous tree. I also love how the fog has softened things and also simplified the background.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 15, 2012 at 9:57 PM

I really enjoy this type of image, and this one is done extremely well. Really nice!

Chris

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 16, 2012 at 3:16 AM

nice silhouette - the brighter orange-red glow around the sun distracts my eye a little - and i begin to wonder how it'd appear as a b&w conversion?? i like the mood enhanced by the fog.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2012 at 3:01 PM

Thanks much for your comments so far on this one! It was a wonderful morning to be out.
Stuart, I decided to try a b/w version too. This one is with a warm/gray tone. I might try another b/w version as well. Thanks, Nick

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 16, 2012 at 3:21 PM

An outstanding silhouette, Nick. Love how you isolated this single tree against the fields and fog and sunrise as well as the distant treeline. The pattern of the branches is stunning as are the horizontal lines of the fields. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Thanks Vance! I appreciate that. Cheers,

Nick

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 16, 2012 at 9:05 PM

There is an elegance here that is undeniable. I like the second version best. The muted color adds to the simplicity of the scene.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on March 17, 2012 at 1:55 AM

Awesome work Nick. I prefer the B + W. This composition, light, and atmospherics rock!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 17, 2012 at 6:53 AM

Nick, I appreciate the way you placed the tree in the frame and the way the silhouette of the twigs is repeated by the ones in the background. The diagonals also work very well for me. I think I prefer the b&w version because of its subtlety that is consistent with this specific atmosphere in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.

Peter

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on March 17, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Wow. This is awesome. You've captured the beauty of a foggy morning. Very artistic.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 18, 2012 at 12:57 AM

yep - b&w does it for me!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 18, 2012 at 2:17 PM

Thanks guys for all of your thoughts on this!

Nick

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