Our Picture This! assignment this month was simply "Fog and Light,"
and readers responded with a host of gorgeous images that made the most of this
very mysterious weather condition. As we looked through the pictures it became
clear to us that readers responded to fog in the way it played with light and
shadow and how it faded some colors and emboldened others. Many pictures showed
how fog can both obscure and reveal in the same image and how it paints the
world with a soft, often tender brush. Others played with diffused light and
compressed space. And while fog can be threatening, most used it to express
the beauty of the world in a dreamy interpretation of time and place.
Morning Light |
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Mike Farmer made this photo while floating in a canoe on Lake
Wentworth in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He photographed with a
Canon EOS ELAN 7E with a Canon EF 28-90mm lens on Fuji film. Farmer
writes, "I did not record exposure as I only had my camera
and a paddle." Lucky guy.
© 2006, Mike Farmer, All Rights Reserved
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Fence And Fog |
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David Cline leads us into his image with a clear, white fence,
then plays with form and line in the fog formation surrounding
an idealized barn. He worked with a Canon EOS 10D and Canon 24-70mm
L lens. Exposure at ISO 200 was f/9.5 at 1/350 sec.
© 2006, David Cline, All Rights Reserved
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Geese In Fog |
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Bob
Gates made this almost surreal photo at Green Lakes State Park
in Fayetteville, New York, with a Canon EOS 10D and Canon 70-200mm
f/4 L lens atop a Bogen 3021 tripod. Exposure was f/9.5 at 1/1000
sec.
© 2006, Bob Gates, All Rights Reserved
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Returning Fishermen |
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Made alongside Newman's Lake in Gainesville, Florida, Paula
Schammert recorded this evocative scene with her Canon EOS Digital
Rebel camera set at ISO 800.
© 2006, Paula Schammert, All Rights Reserved
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Grist Mill |
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This classic photo was made by Edgar J. Evans in Grand Gulf State
Park in Mississippi. He worked with a Nikon FM3 and Nikkor 105mm
f/4 Macro lens. His Sekonic spot meter netted him an exposure
of f/8 at 1/8 sec.
© 2006, Edgar J. Evans, All Rights Reserved
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Yosemite Serenity |
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This blaze of color was offset by the soft fog in a photo by Wendy
Kaveney. She worked with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II and a Canon 28-105mm
lens; exposure was f/18 at 0.4 seconds.
© 2006, Wendy Kaveney, All Rights Reserved
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Flag And Schooner |
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The play of foreground and background was captured by David Kay
in Penobscot Bay, Maine. He photographed with a Nikon Coolpix
8900; exposure was f/7.1 at 1/125 sec.
© 2006, David Kay, All Rights Reserved
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Blazing Color |
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This ground cover is typical of Bear Mountain State Park and the
Catskill Mountains in New York state during the fall, and the
fog only intensified the color and light. Roger R. Lindquist photographed
with a Nikon Coolpix 8800; exposure was f/8 at 1/10 sec.
© 2006, Roger R. Lindquist, All Rights Reserved
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Halation |
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Street lamps, which might ordinarily show halation in a photo,
are made even more intense in this foggy night photo by Hannah
Zackson Wolk. She used a Canon EOS 20D and 50mm f/1.4 lens and
at ISO 800 exposed at f/2.8 at 1/50 sec.
© 2006, Hannah Zackson Wolk, All Rights Reserved
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Foggy Panorama |
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Made with a Hasselblad X-Pan, Mike Puchreiter photographed this
scene along the Glen Highway in Alaska.
© 2006, Mike Puchreiter, All Rights Reserved
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Ground Fog |
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Jim Mitchell entitled this shot "Ground Fog" and it
caught our eye because of the rhythm of light and dark. He photographed
with a Nikon D70 and Nikkor 70-300mm lens; exposure was f/11 at
1/800 sec.
© 2006, Jim Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
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Abstract Forms |
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A portion of a pier, a reflection, and the mystery of fog combine
for an elegant composition. Tom Vaughn made this photograph with
his Canon PowerShot G6; exposure was f/8 at 1/200 sec.
© 2006, Tom Vaughn, All Rights Reserved
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Winter Fog |
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This monochrome landscape is both complex and inviting. Gunnar
Braaten made the photograph with a Kodak Retina 1B on Tri-X Pan
film.
© 2006, Gunnar Braaten, All Rights Reserved
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Point Lobos |
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This pilgrimage spot for photographers seems even more enticing
in the fog. The photograph by Jeff Dye was made with a Fuji S2
Pro and Nikkor 24-120mm VR lens.
© 2006, Jeff Dye, All Rights Reserved
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Into The Distance |
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The play between the bow of the boat, its shadow, and the receding
forms in the fog was made by Diane Walker. She photographed with
a Nikon D70 and Tamron 18-200mm lens; exposure was f/8 at 1/200
sec.
© 2006, Diane Walker, All Rights Reserved
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