Deep Valley Mist

Sunset on truly cloud days is typically a bust. Sometimes you get lucky, get a lovely diffused glow through the clouds, light into the scene. I got something like that on this trip, haze was building within the mountains once more, heavy fog and misty rolling through the valley paths bellow. It was still fun standing on the road side, people slowly parking around me just to find out what it was I was looking at. Finally another photographer turned up, he was more interested in the sky than the valley, but still, sometimes its nice to talk to someone like minded.

Landscape photography is odd. Sometimes you’ll be surrounded by other photographers all shooting a similar scene, but usually you’ll be all alone, watching the time tick away, the light changing. Try and strike up conversation with someone while you’re out in the field, talk about your interests. It breaks up the monotony of waiting, endlessly for enough light. Maybe you’ll find common interests, maybe you’ll learn something new!

For shooting in low light, when you think its too dark to get a clean photo, give it a shot anyway, you might be surprised how nicely the camera can expose dark scenes, it’s part of the reason I always leave my camera settings at the bottom of my photos. Gives you a chance to experiment a bit more, and feel comfortable with the shooting situations. Remember, when you’re under 1/60th of a second you need to stabilize the camera. Tripod, lean into a tree or wall, tuck your elbows into your stomach. Breath easy, and hit the shutter.

Until Next Time!

Aperture: f8
ISO: 640
SS: 1/15th
Focal: 39mm

Fujinon 16-55mm