Quiet Mysterious Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 1, 201812,647 views20 comments

This past week we had a couple of early mornings with lots of fog and I love shooting with fog. It changes the look and feel of a scene so much and I just really enjoy seeing what I can come up with. This is another picture I made in the river bottoms that I seem to enjoy quite a bit and especially with fog. This is a small stream that flows into Long Lake just a couple of miles from my home.I could not seem to come up with any decent compositions but I finally figured out how I wanted to shoot this scene. I have never made a very good picture right from this location but I was quite happy with this one. It took getting in just the right spot (not so easy) and then the combination of early light and fog came together for me. Large version works much better! Hope you like it.
Canon 5DMk4, 24-105L @90mm, ISO 200, F/11 and 1/50 sec.
Also just posted a newly processed image in M&N Gallery if you care to take a look.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on April 1, 2018 at 2:27 PM

The contrast of fog and sprinkled sunlight is perfect. I might crop a little off the right.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 1, 2018 at 2:47 PM

Thanks Ronald. It was a wonderful morning with such a nice combination of light and fog. I appreciate the suggestion too but really I don't think I would want to crop this at all. I like the tree on the right edge for a boarder and I think if it were cropped out it would get a bit close to the outer snag in the water. The first shot I made here was pretty much what you were thinking but it just didn't seem to work for me. Just my thoughts and I also appreciate yours. Maybe it would work and so glad you like it. cool

Thank you, Nick

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 1, 2018 at 2:55 PM

Nick,

Oh My! This is exquisite! Delightful, yet mysterious mood. The light striking the grasses both fore and background is beautiful.

This is just about perfect. I wouldn't change a thing.

Lon

ps. Ok, trying real hard to suggest something.... If you are ever to print this, you might consider cloning out a few of the bright specs floating in the water lower right. But that's stretching the nit pick... angel

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 1, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Thanks Lon! I really appreciate getting your thoughts on this and so very glad you enjoy it. I have a print file ready of this and did just what you were thinking on that large file. Just didn't bother with it here for some reason. cool

Thanks much! Nick

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 1, 2018 at 3:51 PM

This is real sweet, Nick! Love the light and the mood it gives the image. Most excellent. No nits here.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 1, 2018 at 6:44 PM

Lovely light and atmosphere Nick. Splendid image!

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 1, 2018 at 7:16 PM

Outstanding Nick! The moodiness is dripping in this image. The composition is spot on, so your efforts paid off well. Nice job on taking advantage of the conditions to really add to the scene. I agree the large version is the ticket.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 1, 2018 at 9:07 PM

Nick, I meant to comment earlier and glad I came back. I really like the mood of the light, and the fog component does a good job to enhance the depth in the distance beyond the bank. As to framing for me this works quite well as is, and f11 got good detail throughout. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 1, 2018 at 9:37 PM

Oh man, that's pretty. The light is amazing in this one Nick. I really like the moody feeling with the dark bare branches above along the creek over the nice lit grasses. The reflection really make this a great overall composition.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on April 1, 2018 at 9:51 PM

Another dark and mysterious woods, and the light and fog make this one special, too. I wouldn't change a thing. The colors are subtle but the orange in the grass complements the blues throughout.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on April 1, 2018 at 10:54 PM

Excellent, Nick. What a fine image.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on April 2, 2018 at 5:29 AM

That's a gorgeous image Nick loads of mood and just about the right amount of mist fog and light to make it mysterious without being oppressive. Love the colour palette too I think this would be less successful as a black and white image.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 2, 2018 at 8:23 AM

Gorgeous work, Nick. The light fog lends a wonderful air of mystery to this scene; it makes me want to explore and see what is out there; while the calm water and reflection is very soothing and relaxing. Print it big and find a place on the wall for it.

Ed

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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on April 2, 2018 at 9:46 AM

Nick, I think this is a wonderful study of light and shadow. You should be very proud of this one, it has a lot of impact. The light and fog in those trees is simply gorgeous. Excellent work !!!!

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Comment posted by Genny K. on April 2, 2018 at 8:03 PM

Excellent job of bringing out the mysterious feeling in this. The light is so soft; it's just amazing.
The light brightening up that far bank is just perfect for bringing some light into this, too. Detailed reflections, great comp, so much to look at in here. It has such a great feeling to it. Most people would have walked right by this scene. Kudos.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 3, 2018 at 7:31 AM

A eerie feel here Nick...love it as is..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 3, 2018 at 1:23 PM

Looks like a painting with the low contrast and fog. Love the feel and atmosphere it provokes. Hard to improve upon it, other to play with color balance to maybe make it feel "happier" or more "somber". I f I had one suggestion, might be to not have the water line meet the land line exactly in the corner. Could easily fix with a slight crop off bottom, but a better solution might be to select a portion of the left corner and warp it lower so as not to remove any of the water with a crop.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on April 3, 2018 at 10:03 PM

It's all been said! I agree with all the positives above. Great work devil

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on April 4, 2018 at 4:43 AM

Always a sucker for fog. Very cool catch here! Might be a good spot for spring/fall too!

aF

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 4, 2018 at 9:50 AM

Many thanks to all of you for your thoughts on this one. So glad you like it! Thanks much, Nick

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