Swan in the mist
A swan on Carlingwark Loch in SW Scotland on a foggy day
A swan on Carlingwark Loch in SW Scotland on a foggy day
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joycealicesmith
February 27, 2016
Wow!! What a fantastic capture! Very worthy of the win! Congratulations!
SPadel
February 28, 2016
Beautiful capture, it evokes a desire to explore the photograph completely..excellent use of exposure, Congratulations....
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Location
I took this photo down at Carlingwark Loch, at the bottom of the town where I live, Castle Douglas, in South-West ScotlandTime
It was quarter to eight on a cool October morning. I was up early, having taken my son to school in time for him to get the bus for a school trip, when I noticed the mist seemed to be about near the bottom end of town.Lighting
Early morning mist has a quality all of its own. The world is muted in sound, light and colour. There is always an eerie, otherworldliness about it.Equipment
This was taken with a Fujifilm bridge camera - the S100FS - handheld.Inspiration
On this particular morning my son needed to be at the high school for 7.20am as he was off on a school trip to Stratford for a couple of days; the highlight of which is heading to the Globe Theatre in London to see Shakespeare's, "As You Like It" performed live. Now this is all very noble, cultural and educational, but for me it meant getting up early to take him there. So it was Mr Grumpy who climbed out of bed at silly-o-clock in the morning and trod on his belt buckle. It was Mr Grumpy who almost missed the last step as he came down the stairs. It was Mr Grumpy who discovered there was only enough orange juice in the carton for an eighth of a glass. It was Mr Grumpy who couldn’t remember where he’d put his car keys. It was Mr Grumpy mumbling obscenities into his beard, as he had to scrape the first ice of the season off his windscreen. It was Mr Grumpy who had to get back out of the car to scrape the ice off the wing mirrors when he discovered he couldn’t see anything in them. It was Mr Grumpy trying not to be Mr Grumpy as he struggled to get a hug from his son who didn’t want to be seen hugging his father at the school gates where his friends might see. It was Mr Forgot To Be Grumpy who thought he saw fog rolling in at the bottom of the town, where Carlingwark Loch is, and realised the sun would soon be rising. It was Mr Excited who ran into the house and grabbed his camera. It was Mr Peaceful who breathed in the cool, autumn air and watched the swans gliding in and out of the mist, while the sun rose behind the trees casting streaks of golden light through the fog and across the loch. And it was Mr Photographer who took 104 photos over the next 40 minutes. This was by far and away the best shot.Editing
Purely converted to black and white, cropped and a slight adjustment to the contrastIn my camera bag
These days I carry around a Canon R5. My 3 favourite lenses are my 24-70mm and 70-200mm - all Canon.Feedback
Get up early if you think the mist of fog is likely to be about, and find a body of water.
