its about the fog and colors....

[juanita]

I love foggy pics but sometimes the colors just don't get it...when I try contrasting and saturation the fog gets weird...Tell me-tell me what do you?

[john101477]

Nice place to strart Juanita. Fog can be a PITA. getting closer will get rid of some of the effects in the foreground but will change the angle your getting in the back ground.

[OrcaBob]

One thing that might help, Juanita, is to get something in the immediate foreground. Perhaps part of a fence in a bottom corner or a tree to one edge. What doesn't work for me about this pic is that it's all fogged to some degree. There's atmospheric shading, but it goes from "pretty fogged up" to "totally fogged." Having something sharp and distinct in the foreground would provide some context for the rest of the scene.

What might work better is to get closer to the barn so it's the sharpness, and let the trees in the background show the fogginess.

There's also a strange pattern in the image.

[juanita]

Hey I think I may have sized and resized that barn with the strange pattern...I'm not quite sure what I did, but i replaced that photo with the original instead of doing any cropping...

I appreciate the feedback, will try doing that-you both pretty much said the same thing!!!


thanks John n Bob

[NCPhotoTrekker]

Adjusting the contrast is the best way of dealing with this. You could try underexposing just a bit, and then brightening back up in post production. The distance you are at will cause a lack of contrast due to the fog because there is an optical element in the way. Try using a polarizer as well, since it will reduce the amount of glare from the water vapor in the air. It will also help to saturate the colors.

I don't have that much experience shooting intimate fog pictures at such distance. I actually like for the fog to reduce detail the further into the picture you go. My main focus is usually something up close which is in fine detail. What you are asking with this post is couter to the element that you like. The fog is doing what it is supposed to here, and to make the buildings appear more defined is denying the existance of the fog.

[Steve (FloppyDog)]

My critique of this photo would consist mostly of repeating the other critiques. The empty grassy area in the foreground tends to give the photo a flat, 2D look to it. (like a painting) A favorite trick of landscape photographers is to compose with something in the foreground to give a photo some depth.

Fog is tricky because it can make or break a photo. Moving closer would close up some of the empty space in the foreground, and add some color to the buildings. Of course, this isn't always an option. In this case, like Greg said, a polarizer would eleminate some of the fog's effect and add some color. At the same time, it would probably still leave enough to retain some foggy effect. One drawback with a polarizer, however, causes you to typically lose about 1-1/2 to 2 stops which you'd have to compensate for.

On the flip side, its certainly a useable image as is. Even with the low contrast it would make a fantastic background for a graphic. You might experiement with it a bit with some effect filters in Photoshop.