9 Nov
Morning Sunlight & Fog - Between You, Me and the Trees
Posted in California, Landscape, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo by JimEarly Wednesday morning I was on dog duty walking my 3 dogs around a local park. When I left the house the neighborhood was shrouded in thick fog. Realizing that there may be a photo opportunity with the fog rolling through the Monterey Pine trees in the park, I went back in the house to get my camera and tripod. Murphy’s Law would have it that as soon as I got to the park the fog started to lift, but just enough to increase visibility. The fog wasn’t thick enough for the moody shot I wanted nor was it light enough to get a good nature profile photo of the trees. The fog seemed to ebb in density. I got a couple shots, but wasn’t really satisfied and just kept walking the dogs around the park. Sticking around and having patience paid off as for 30-45 seconds the sun broke through the fog revealing the scene pictured below. As quickly as the sun broke through it was concealed again in the fog turning the park from a golden jewel to a gray shadow of itself. I suppose if there was a moral to the story its to know your subject, be patient and to always be prepared.
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Landscape Photography and Nature Photography by Jim M. Goldstein - JMG-Galleries - Photography Blog Project #2: "In Your Own Backyard"
on November 9 2007
[...] As a follow up to my recent “backyard” experience and my first photography blog project I thought it might be fun to give everyone reading an opportunity to share an “artistic” view of something they see every day in their own neck of the woods. This doesn’t have to be literally in your own backyard, but should reflect the local flavor of where you live (with in ~5 miles). There are no rules regarding when the photo was taken, but clearly the more recent the photo the better. Oh and one last thing… don’t get hung up on showing your best photo. Participation is more important than anything else. If you want to know how to make your photo even better feel free to specify whether you’re open to critique or not. If there is enough participation I’ll see if I can pull together a prize for the crowd favorite. [...]
Jill (Jill's Junk)
on November 9 2007
You have inspired me to look around closer to home Jim and I hope to be able to contribute something. Again, this is just superb!!!
ThomasK
on November 9 2007
What a beautiful Shot!
What aperture / shutter speed where used?
Mary Henry
on November 9 2007
Amazing! I find that sunrise and sunset shots are very fleeting that way. We had a gorgeous sunset a couple weeks ago- at the end of the cloudy day. The edge of the cloud bank passed just as the sun was setting making for some great colors. I have those on my Smugmug site that I sent you.
Photo News Today » Blog Archives » Photography Blog Project #2: “In Your Own Backyard”
on November 9 2007
[...] “As a follow up to my recent “backyard” experience and my first photography blog project I thought it might be fun to give everyone reading an opportunity to share an “artistic” view of something they see every day in their own neck of the woods. This doesn’t have to be literally in your own backyard, but should reflect the local flavor of where you live (with in ~5 miles).” - Jim Goldstein [...]
Mark
on November 9 2007
Beautiful shot Jim. Sometimes I think rewarding shots like this are more fun than getting something great from a far away place.
photographyvoter.com
on November 14 2007
Super shot Jim - love the way you captured the light..
Jim
on November 14 2007
Thanks everyone. It’s great to hear that this photo resonates with others.
@Jill I look forward to your project submission.
@ThomasK 1/20 sec at f/22
@Marry Henry Sunset and Sunrise always creates great ligthting oppoortunities. I’ll have more on that in the coming week. I’ll check out your shots on smug smug as soon as I can.
@Mark I agree. Discovering something in your own backyard often has a heightened sense of reward/achievement.
@Paul (AKA photographyvoter.com) thanks
Between You, Me and the Trees | GilyGily.Com
on December 9 2007
[...] Sunlight breaking through the fog in my neighborhood. More info here This photo is the motivation for my 2nd Photography Blog Project - “In Your Own Backyard”. Be sure to take part! [...]
Landscape Photography and Nature Photography by Jim M. Goldstein - JMG-Galleries - My 10 Favorite Images From 2007
on December 31 2007
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