Foggy Lake

itsjustbreality · Feb 17, 2017

Winter has me dreaming of lakeside summer camping! Took this at Forked Lake in the Adirondacks early in the morning. The fog was this majestic white blanket over the lake, and the world was almost muffled - the only sounds audible came from loons and the canoe wandering out onto the water.

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jcdeboever · Feb 17, 2017

Very nice

itsjustbreality · Feb 18, 2017

jcdeboever said:
Very nice

Thanks!

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Krell0 · Feb 20, 2017

Would have liked more detail in the water. Might have been due to overexposure or post processing, not sure, but you almost have tonliok for the water. It seems like hes floating on parchment. Still cool, if thats what you were going for

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WesternGuy · Feb 20, 2017

This is an interesting photo. IMHO, it is a very nice example of what is being called minimalist photography - Keep it Simple - A Guide to Minimalist Photography | Contrastly . I am not sure if that is what was intended, but that is what I think you have.

WesternGuy

Destin · Feb 20, 2017

I actually really like the simplicity of this photo.

Nice job!

smoke665 · Feb 20, 2017

While the exposure could have been adjusted to include more detail both in the water and the fog itself, the high contrast minimalistic approach works quite well. I suspect that if this were printed, there would likely be some detail around the edges that we're not seeing on screen.

mmaria · Feb 20, 2017

don't like the processing

itsjustbreality · Feb 20, 2017

smoke665 said:
While the exposure could have been adjusted to include more detail both in the water and the fog itself, the high contrast minimalistic approach works quite well. I suspect that if this were printed, there would likely be some detail around the edges that we're not seeing on screen.

Thanks! I try to shoot how my eye sees it, and that fog was so dense, you couldn't see the other side of the lake at all, and the reflection of the water was practically the color of milk! It was really neat. Here is the image SOOC with a few adjustments -added sharpening and shadows, decreased exposure a tad to try and bring out a bit more water detail. It may have been overexposed some:

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smoke665 · Feb 20, 2017

Like this edit much more. It retains the simplicity of the original but adds enough detail to tie the subject to the scene.

gnagel · Feb 21, 2017

I like the edit more than the original...the touch of detail helps IMO. I like the simplicity of this image--not always an easy thing to achieve in a photograph.

Glenn

WesternGuy · Feb 21, 2017

IMHO, the edit doesn't really change anything for me. I still think it is a very nice minimalist image. It might also be described as slightly(?) high key.

WesternGuy

waday · Feb 21, 2017

smoke665 said:
Like this edit much more. It retains the simplicity of the original but adds enough detail to tie the subject to the scene.

Agree completely. Without the slight details of the water, it just doesn't "look right" to me (not that there is a "right" and "wrong"). Like Smoke said, the water ties the subject to the scene. The second really brings in the mood at the time of the photo. Much more enjoyable, IMO.