Quiet Morning in the Fog

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 12, 201715,010 views5 comments

Yesterday morning we had some heavy fog and rain so I decided to drive over to the 167 year old Hyde's Mill only about 25 miles away. I had been wanting to photograph this mill in some wet and foggy conditions so it looked like the perfect morning. Some of the fog had lifted but the look was just what I was after. Not another car or person around the whole time I was there and it was wonderfully quiet and peaceful. I set up my comp and then manually focused before shooting through a 6 stop ND filter to get the longer 6 second exposure. Larger version included for much better look.
Canon 5D3, 24mm, ISO 100, F/14 at 6 sec. 6 stop ND.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 12, 2017 at 12:34 PM

Nick, this is an intriguing composition and a wonderful presentation of this building for me, a real story teller.

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 12, 2017 at 7:17 PM

Hi Peter, Thank you! I'm glad you liked it and appreciate your thoughts on it. Nick

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 13, 2017 at 10:47 PM

I love the pano format along with the quiet reflective mood of this scene, Nick. This is my kind of weather as I can feel the dampness of the fog and mist. Your SS also works nicely as it helps the mood by giving the water a lovely ethereal effect. As an added bonus you got to enjoy this without a crowd. cool

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Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on July 14, 2017 at 8:25 PM

This is so atmospheric, there's still just enough fog to do that without obscuring the details. For a moment I almost had an attack of pedantry and wondered how it would look if you tightened the composition by cropping off the waterfall on the right, but then I returned to my senses and said no, no, the waterfall is there for a purpose; it tells a story, it's part of the function of the mill. Lovely work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2017 at 9:28 AM

Ed and Nancy, Thanks to you both for giving me your thoughts on this, and I'm very glad you enjoyed it. It really was a wonderful morning and I was glad to capture some of it. Thanks much, Nick

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