Fog created by the difference between air and water temperature rolls off the Potomac River near Shepherdstown, WV. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 45mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 1/45 of a second.
This image was shot just a day after the big blizzard that hit the eastern seaboard. This is the view downriver from Shepherdstown, WV. I got out early to see what kind of light we had plus I was curious about the road conditions. When I crossed over the bridge I was treated to this amazing sight. The warmer river was interacting with the 12 degree air temperature to create a beautiful rising fog. In addition you can see large sheets of ice in the shot. As these floated down river you could hear them crashing into the bridge piers. Just an amazing vista.
I was shooting almost directly into the rising sun. Most of you who know my work know that I like to shoot these kinds of high contrast images. They make very dramatic shots. The sun was still low in the sky and most of the hot light was filtered by the rising fog. But I still had to use a 4-stop split neutral density filter to help me balance the contrast. I have a few other shots from this day which I will post at a later date.
Bob
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It looks like a tinted B&W image. Nice!
Wen: Yes it does. Its one of the benefits of shooting virtually direct into the sun. The high key, high contrast lighting condition creates a dramatic opportunity. I have used this technique on several Grand Canyon images. One of the things that helped here was the low level position of the sun and the fog providing a kind of soft box effect to filter the light. You do have to be careful of flares and in fact this image suffered from a slight refraction from my neutral density filter. Its a bit of a tough fix but I got most of it out.
Bob