Monochrome Winter
Late January and it has been raining more than snowing. Weird winter so far.
Although the fog prompted a weather alert for low visibility I thought I could create something interesting within the morning conditions. I threw the camera bag in the car and drove around the city before sunrise looking for opportunities. My usual spots didn’t resonate with me. I eventual gave up and went for groceries.
After getting home, and after sunrise (somewhere behind the clouds) I headed out again in search of that foggy composition. I thought Delta Lake would give me what I was looking to capture but on my way there the car turned the dam at the south end of the lake.
Yes! This will work. I played for a while near the dam. My favorite turned out to be this image of the Mohawk River from the single lane bridge crossing it. The fade into nothingness hit the right tone for me. Plus, reflections! Right up my alley.
Memories Fade
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70 f/4 S, 1/30s, 34mm, f/8, ISO 200
MLCreations Photography 
I was out in the fog this week as well, looking for something special…like your shot! I was looking for fog and water and leafless trees. I drove around for a long time, the back roads were ice covered and slippery and the paved ones were too busy to stop. But I ended up with a few I liked. That post will be coming up shortly.
One thing I notice is you are hand holding for longer shutter speeds than I seem to try. I like your lower iso, so I need to try something similar. I generally don’t try to hand hold slower than 1/100. Of course you’re YOUNGER than me and maybe have steadier hands!
I really like the images you found in the fog. When I started my photography I followed the “rule” of only hand holding the exposure if it could be at the reciprocal of the focal length (at the very least); i.e., 1/100s for 100mm. As cameras have improved their image stabilization I have been able to hold slower speeds. Generally I have to support my hands, lean against a wall or post, sometimes create a tripod by squatting down and using my legs.
Love the symmetry and the reflection – and the fog, very cool. I think it could evoke a spooky feel, with the “disappearing into the unknown” look or to use the word that crops up a lot in novels by one of my favorite authors “preternatural.”
I have to admit this illiterate engineer had to look that one up… and it was the mood I was trying to capture.
Nicely captured. Love foggy mornings (for photography). I wish we’d get more of them here.
Thank you. The fog fascinates me with the “other worldly” scenes it creates…
Love, love, love this, Mike. Stunning. :) Fog is one of my favorite types of weather for photography (also, might be one of the most difficult at times).
When the conditions are right, a good foggy image invokes big feels for the viewer.