Emptiness

[CunningSilence]

This is my first time trying to take a decent picture in foggy weather, so any helpful hints are greatly appreciated!

[jordan2240]

Can't help on the technical issues, but I don't really get a feeling of 'emptiness' when looking at the shot.  I get more of a feeling of 'unknown' or something similar.  I kind of like the shot itself though, especially with the 'do not enter' sign in the frame.

[Dustin McAmera]

I like mist in landscapes. I have taken quite a few misty pictures especially on theriver or the canal towpath.

This is quite close to symmetrical: the horizon is about halfway up. If I were taking it, I'd be tempted to angle the camera up a little, losing some of the foreground and filling maybe two-thirds of the frame with blank sky. That's what I would do; not  saying it's what you should do.

On technical stuff; this is digital? Only it's quite 'noisy'; almost like film grain. What ISO speed did you have set? I only get this from digital if I set a really high ISO value.

The grey spot near the middle; is that a thing, or a spot of dirt on the sensor?

 

[CunningSilence]

10 hours ago, Dustin McAmera said:

I like mist in landscapes. I have taken quite a few misty pictures especially on theriver or the canal towpath.

This is quite close to symmetrical: the horizon is about halfway up. If I were taking it, I'd be tempted to angle the camera up a little, losing some of the foreground and filling maybe two-thirds of the frame with blank sky. That's what I would do; not  saying it's what you should do.

On technical stuff; this is digital? Only it's quite 'noisy'; almost like film grain. What ISO speed did you have set? I only get this from digital if I set a really high ISO value.

The grey spot near the middle; is that a thing, or a spot of dirt on the sensor?

 

I noticed the spot tonight while taking a better look at the picture. It’s dirt, which upsets me because I didn’t catch it sooner.

[Dustin McAmera]

🌫️ They just started a thread called Fog in the 'No words' forum, if you're interested: 

https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/538038-fog/

(Rules are that each person can post one photo in any 'No words' thread, without any accompanying text. Minimal details of the camera or how you took the photo are accepted if unusual or interesting. No comments on others' photos, beyond the built-in 'like' function. You can start one new 'No words' thread a day; there's usually a handful of them going at any time.)

 

[jordan2240]

20 hours ago, CunningSilence said:

I noticed the spot tonight while taking a better look at the picture. It’s dirt, which upsets me because I didn’t catch it sooner.

I was going to mention it but then thought it might be a tree, so I don't think it ruins the shot.  It can be easily fixed in post anyway using something like the clone stamp tool.  Those kinds of edits are generally excepted without controversy by the photographic community.