Fog-Tography

A foggy day in a Dartmoor wood, an old and still place that is a

historical snapshot of what Dartmoor used to look like thousands of

years ago. Hope you enjoy it, thanks for any comments.

Very nice and well composed. IMO, some contrast would improve the image. Rgds.

very good image some more tonal contrast i think improve the pic congrats

These ancient woodlands are fascinating locations especially at this time of year. This is a good composition with the foreground moss covered boulders and some particularly gnarled trees. It lacks a little in contrast and colour as others have mentioned, it may be possible to tweak these factors.

What I had in mind. Regards.

Well every time I have posted this the same responses have surfaced, all of which I am grateful for, but here's my viewpoint...

 

The image is as true to life as I can get it, a perspective that is difficult to comprehend unless you were there, but as soon as the computer gets involved and conventional workflow methods are applied then the magic fades. Increase the contrast you loose the softness exactly the opposite of a foggy scene. The colours start to over saturate and the whole thing becomes another PS interpretation.

 

These are unusual circumstance, jacking up the black and white point sliders is not essential here. Its very important to retain the sublty.

I personally like this as is. The lines made by the branches are very interesting to the eye, but not over powering. Also the moss covered rocks gives the lower third a very nice texture to contrast the branches. I think that the contrast at this level gives the photo a lot of softness. More contrast might make this photo a bit more mysteriousness, but this gives it more an early morning feel, or at least I think so. Thanks for sharing. - Lex

 

p.s. I love this color green.

I would leave the image as it is - increasing contrast would destroy the magical beauty and gentle softness of colour tones. This is an exceptional photo and thanks for sharing it

Very nice as presented. Interesting comments about the different POV's and why you wish to present the image as you saw it. I'm fine with that.

i also like this as it is. plenty of detail in the knarled tree, which could be lost if the contrast was upped. looks a lovely location.

 

gary.

Very nice, as is. It does not need strong saturated colors, their softness balances the gnarled branches and the chaos of rocks.

The detail is stunning Dave, the gnarly trees are defined perfectly and the fg beautifully exposed.

Rgds

Not so frequenly seen view. Beautiful but not imaginative; nature's creation. But the caption is. Improving the contrast makes the image sharper, but then it does not stand to its caption.

 

An extra point for the originality of the caption.

Hi David

 

Don't touch the contrast !!!

It's absolutely fine

C'mon folks - if that was taken in a foggy conditions how would you expect it to look like ?

I really like it - very nice composition David.

What I could suggest is just to decrease slightly highlights contrast (just highlights). It's a bit too bright to my taste, but that may be also a matter of monitor calibration.

Great shot anyway

Always nice to see some new photos of yours

 

Cheers

Piotr

This looks like an enchanted forest to me. The fog really enhances that mysterious, moody atmosphere. I love the soft, muted greens. I prefer this to the higher contrast version submitted by Armindo.

Many thanks everyone, its always nice to hear peoples opinions and takes on the subject.

Hi David,

 

You have revealed a lovely rhythm in this tangle of trees, I appreciate how difficult woodland scenes are to make effective compositions with, and you have worked wonderfully well with this subject. The repeated patterns of the rocks really provide a wonderful foil for the sinous branches, almost an imperceptible extention of stone into wood as both are covered with soft green moss and lichen.

The mist really adds something by softening and removing distracting detail in the background and providing mood and a sense of timeless mystery. Its wonderful to think that we could be loooking at a scene from thousands of years ago.

 

After reading posters comments.....I can't understand the need to have high contrast images all the time.. just because photoshop can do this doesn't mean it is appropriate, the soft light and mist subdue the colours and so I feel it should remain thus.

 

Thanks for this.. must visit this location and explore too.

 

Best regards Jane

The original shot is better IMO. The softness of the light is spot on for this type of shot.

 

Regards,

 

David

When life is discovered on another planet, this is what it will look like. Great composition and perfect light.

It may look good in B&W, but I have to ask myself whether color is contributing to the image. My answer is an overwhelming "yes." The variation in green among the rocks, the fact that the rocks and trees both are covered with moss.... all of that greatly contributes to my enjoyment of the photo. This is probably one of those compositions that will look good in color as well as B&W.

I do question why you think all the highlights are blown Norman...

Wonderful image. Can't see how this could be considered over-exposed in anyway. Increasing contrast just spoils the mood in foggy images.