These next couple of shots show why it’s a great idea to get up nice and early and do some shooting.

This first shot was taken right at the beginning of my walk and the sun had yet to barely come over the horizon. It was eerily quiet and the fog was clinging to the ground like…well like fog. I just love the trees looming as silhouettes in the background. What sort of scary things might be hiding in that fog?

When shooting ‘fog’ shots I have found that it’s kind of tricky to get the white balance correct. You just have to play with it and keep adjusting till you get it just right. And then you are probably going to have to do some more tweaking in Camera Raw to get it just right. After getting the White Balance right I just increased the blacks a little and added a little edge vignette. 

This next shot was taken a little while longer as the sun had some time to rise above the horizon. I just love the great reflections in the water and the lone three trees stranded by the flooding waters. Missing from the shot is a huge Blue Heron that usually hangs out on this little slip of land. But do to the the extremely high water it was off to an easier fishing hole. Would have made a great addition to the shot. 

I did a little more ‘post’ with this shot. I converted to black and white then did some duo toning to create the antique sepia look then added quite a bit of vignetting to really accentuate the mood of the shot.

Well I really hope you all like the new shots. I know it’s been too long between posts and I’m working on fixing that. Please feel free to leave any comments on the shots. Thank You. Peace