Epic mist and light

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Despite the fact that we are now in June, there have been a couple of lovely misty mornings this week. After my previous visit to the brook, I decided to set the alarm for a sunrise shoot (3.50am 😬) and head to the middle of the park.

The sky was boring!!! There were some delicate wisps of cloud in the south, but otherwise it was completely clear. No white fluffy water droplet formations anywhere near the direction of sunrise. The mist however was epic. It was smothering lots of the grassy areas, and the ponds were so foggy that the islands were completely hidden. It was lovely.


I headed to the little pond where the visibility was better. The image below is the most exciting the sky got. Some delicate pink brush strokes on the southern horizon. To the north east, there was nothing but clear sky.

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As the sky lacked interest, I set up this composition below, in which a large portion of sky is covered by the tree. Firstly I used my 24-120mm, at the widest focal length of 24mm. I couldn't fit the whole scene in and decided to go wider. I pulled out my recent second hand purchase - the 14-24mm f/2.4 lens. At a focal length of 20mm I could squeeze everything into the shot quite nicely.

I'd love to know which version people prefer? The first or second composition.

Composition 1, at 24mm

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Composition 2, at 20mm

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I wasted some time in this spot trying to get a sunrise shot to work, but the sky was just too plain and the light very harsh. This was the best I could come up with.

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Apparently, the Japanese word for light rays shining through trees is komorebi. There was a lot of komorebi going on.

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This poor hawthorn tree is definitely on it's last legs, but it made a very interesting silhouette.

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Back to 'this view' again. But I was walking past and so couldn't help taking a photo. The light was really harsh and this photograph required a 5 shot exposure bracket to capture the full dynamic range of the scene.

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The trees were beckoning, but more about that in next week's post.


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What gorgeous soft shots you got, thank you for sharing.

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Thank you Richard! The mist was absolutely amazing. Glad that you like my photos. :)

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Thanks for sharing this beautiful morning you got up for and captured. Light is the BEST! and that fog makes it so dreamy. Thanks for teaching me komorebi too.

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Thank you @sjarvie5 ! It was definitely worth the early alarm, the mist was amazing. Really glad that you like my photos. :)

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stopped by to share a tiny piece of !PIZZA, the last one i had for today xD
have been to fantastic historical festival today, took 800+ pics (have to delete all the dull and rubbish ones yet).

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Thank you @qwerrie ! The festival sounds great, look forward to seeing your photos from that too!

It’s breakfast time here now so have some !PIZZA

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as for your photos: they are gorgeous and splendid, I am out of ink.
all I can say, will be said about the 3.50am ..... so I better keep silence!

😬 😬 😬

uh, I got a simple word: envy! 😁

PS. theres a Russian saying, that art requires sacrifices... and every day there happen more and more of them!

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It’s funny but the only really painful bit is when the alarm goes off. Once I’m out of the house it’s just such a joy to be in nature watching the dawn. Glad that you like the photos @qwerrie !

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Hi Cath, with your magical landscapes, mesmerising as usual!
As for the dilemma between 24mm and 20mm, I would say definitely composition 2.
One more morning well spent :)

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Thank you @fotostef! Glad that you like the photos. Thanks for the reply regarding the focal lengths. I think that the 20mm is probably my my favourite one too.

Have some !PIZZA

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wow they look really amazing! Mesmerizing nature at its best!

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Thanks so much for the comment! Mother Nature is a wonderful artist. :)

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Wow, that is some epic mist! I like composition number two, it has just a little more color, I think.

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Thank you @corvidae! The mist was amazing. I suspect that the light levels had increased slightly during the lens swapping and agree that there is a little more vibrancy to composition 2. It’s also my favourite version. Thanks for commenting! :)

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