Misty Box Hill
Took a walk through a lightly misty Box Hill on an autumn morning.
Took a walk through a lightly misty Box Hill on an autumn morning.
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Location
I took this photo on Box Hill, Surrey, in the UK.Time
I had been walking around Box Hill since nice and early on this misty morning, and was getting ready to return home (about 9am) in time for some family time with my son when I spotted the scene.Lighting
The mist was not as thick as I would have liked on the top of Box hill, so it was letting in a good deal more light, but it was thick enough to mute the sun enough to add that extra mystical feel.Equipment
I shot this with my old Canon 7D with a Sigma 17-70 using a Tripod to allow for the Low light.Inspiration
I love forests, and I love misty forests with soft back light even more. When I saw the weather report the night before I took this shot, I made sure I woke up early enough to be on Box Hill so I could capture some misty shots along one of the dirt roads, and when I saw this scene with the autumn leaves (later than expected in the year) and the reverse S bend to the road, I knew I wanted the shot.Editing
Yes, I did do post processing, it’s one of the main reasons I enjoy photography, and I can often spend hours lost in the wonder of photoshop. For this photo, I did some exposure blending from multiple versions of the RAW file, boosted to the colours, pushed the vignette to help draw the eye down the road into the shot, and then ran a couple of my own custom actions to finish the photo off.In my camera bag
Photography is a hobby for me so I don’t have a lot of equipment, and most of my equipment (multiple flash units) is used for my Fantasy Art photography, so on a landscape outing my bag is quite empty... Usually just the camera, lens and spare battery.Feedback
There are so many amazing photographers better suited to giving profound and inspiring advice than me... But if I had to give advice, it would be as follows. You have to love taking photos enough to be out there looking for a photo when the weather is not perfect, so that you know the location backwards for when the weather is perfect, and you should browse the scene through your view finder, looking for, but not expecting to find, the perfect shot. If you don’t find the perfect shot, then keep looking… it will be there somewhere, you just have to find it.
