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Sun Rays Piercing the Fog



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Rays of sun piercing the fog in a spruce forest at Patrick's Point State Park.

Rays of sun piercing the fog in a spruce forest at Patrick's Point State Park.
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cameraNIKON D500

settings Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 300/10 

upload_dateMay, 2017

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20 Comments |
pietnel
 
pietnel May 30, 2017
Fantastic awesome shot
Olvewe518
 
Olvewe518 July 10, 2017
Beautiful
PetalFairy
 
PetalFairy October 12, 2017
amazing light. what a beautiful shot!
alexroibu
 
alexroibu October 26, 2017
I love this photo. You are the winner of my challenge. Have a nice day.
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett October 26, 2017
Congrats - gorgeous
derekbradley
 
derekbradley December 04, 2017
Beautiful capture! Great
Katnott
 
Katnott January 20, 2018
This photo is absolutely fantastic Love it! what an amazing capture!!
one of my favorites ever!!!
katykelley
 
katykelley February 07, 2018
Spectacular! I love the light through the trees!
conniehumphreys_3889
 
conniehumphreys_3889 April 08, 2018
Beautiful...congratulations
pantheon02
 
pantheon02 June 01, 2018
Amazing shot! Loved the B & W effect!
thunderlake Platinum
 
thunderlake July 27, 2018
Spectacular!!!
MikeBoyle
 
MikeBoyle July 27, 2018
Congratulations on your winning photo. Nice...very nice
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots July 27, 2018
Awesome capture! Congrats.
Snapsbysarah
 
Snapsbysarah November 26, 2018
Amazing B&W shot
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug February 26, 2019
Absolutely spectacular! Congratulations on your award winning image and capture!
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Beautiful-Breeze February 26, 2019
Congrats on your win 👍🏻👍🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉
ScenebytheRoad
 
ScenebytheRoad February 26, 2019
Amazing
Kjenora
 
Kjenora February 26, 2019
Congratulations! Great work!
margaretgodfrey PRO
 
margaretgodfrey February 26, 2019
Great capture - congrats on People's Choice
AliciaRPaparo
 
AliciaRPaparo March 25, 2019
Intense! I love it!

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#God Rays #california #fog #fogshine #forest #landscape #sun rays #sunshine #trees
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Behind The Lens

Location

This is from Patrick's Point State Park, near Trinidad, California. With dense groves of sitka spruce trees and plentiful fog from the ocean, it's one of the best places in the world to take fogshine photos like this.

Time

At some point during the late morning or afternoon, the fog starts to burn off enough to let sun rays through. On this day, it started in the early afternoon, around 2pm.

Lighting

To get distinct rays of fogshine like this, it helps to have trees at varying distances with sparse or no foliage on the branches. The fog tends to facilitate lighting like this when it's first rolling in or when it's burning off.

Equipment

This was taken with a Nikon D500 and Tamron 13-30mm zoom, handheld.

Inspiration

The forests of California's north coast are full of spectacular sights. Whenever I go for a forest hike, I like to take a wide angle lens and a macro lens because I never know what I'll come across.

Editing

Only minimal contrast curve adjustments were made to this image.

In my camera bag

For a hike in the woods, I take a Nikon D500 on a Joby sling strap, a Tamron 15-30mm zoom and a Tokina 90mm f/2.5 macro lens.

Feedback

It's hard to know exactly when and where you'll find an opportunity for a shot like this, but I've never regretted taking a camera for a walk in a foggy evergreen forest. All my favorite forest macro and landscape shots have come from simply exploring wild areas with a camera handy.

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