Shortly after Sunday’s sunrise to the north image, I spun the camera to the east. The sky was interesting but the fog was more so and I zoomed the 100-400 in to capture the effect of the illumination.
Had the sun kissed the tops of those foggy peaks with color I might have kept it, but that did not happen so with little color noticeable I went to monochrome which I think works well here.
This is a common sight from this vantage point but on this morning I found the fog more appealing with the capture of its motion.
Good call, and a stirring result. I especially like the three waves at left.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Those were important to the composition. There was actually some color in the sky above but I decided to frame the fog. Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Looking at the photograph surrounded by white in a room with the lights off, I didn’t see the details in the dark parts of the image until I clicked to enlarge. I’d been about to ask whether you’d thought of cropping a strip off the bottom to make more of a panorama.
LikeLike
I wanted to keep that bottom shadowed area to highlight the fog. I think it is well balanced but understand that the deep shadows aren’t for everyone.
LikeLike
I like it – the wave action of the fog reveals its movement.
LikeLiked by 1 person
There is something about the hills and valleys surrounding the Quabbin that encourages those forms of fog. The view from the Pelham Lookout sometimes features them as well.
LikeLiked by 1 person
The fog on the left resembles Kelvin-Helmholzt clouds — nice catch!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks. We do see fog/low-lying clouds I guess, like these occasionally drifting over the reservoir. I shared something similar back in 2016.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I do remember that image now. But gracious — nearly four years ago? That’s almost scary.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It is actually. Time speeds up with age it seems.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It is so cool! I don’t usually like black and white but this is stunning.
LikeLiked by 1 person
There was little color to speak of in the trees so it seemed a natural conversion.I wanted to emphasize the fog so monochrome was the path I chose. There was some bold color above but I felt the lower was more interesting.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nice Steve! I like the monochrome treatment of the image!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Reed. I thought B&W from the start with so little color in the foreground.
LikeLike
Monochrome definitely works well for this one. It almost takes on an abstract look. Nicely done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Todd. I considered cropping severly and making an abstract out of it. We’ll see…maybe I will.
LikeLike