Blind Faith & Obedience

[Colin Southern]

Had some "pea soup" fog today - great conditions for shooting, as it makes distracting backgrounds "disappear".

[Mark von Kanel]

Taking pictures again? why dont you go fiddle with your helicopter and stop embarrassing me with your excellent work?

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, very crisp.

[chauncey]

I'm liking it a lot but I do wonder the thought process in determining "how much haze" to cut through.

[Manfred M]

Nice shot (as always) Colin. I love those sea shots that look like they are monochrome conversions, but are actually coloured. The conditions look just about perfect; nice diffuse lighting, the water behaving itself and being close to being a perfect mirror and all those nasty things in the background have been hidden by the fog.

No dust bunnies on the sensor either, it seems (or at least a nice cleanup job). The only thing that I don't understand is the title of the shot; there has to be an explanation there...

[csa mt]

Beautiful image! To me, it depicts loneliness, even sadness. The calmness & serenity really have an impact!

[Brownbear]

Beautiful, one of my favourite images of yours. (and there are many!)

[Wavelength]

Super....a mind sweeper.....

[ied]

Lovely image. I can hear the fog horn in the distance.
Irene

[AndrewMcD]

This one definitely elicits a WOW response. Very nice.
Andrew

[bnnrcn]

Super image Colin

[Stagecoach]

I like it Colin, simple and peaceful.

[CNelson]

Very nice!

[Colin Southern]

Taking pictures again? why dont you go fiddle with your helicopter and stop embarrassing me with your excellent work?

Sorry Mark - I didn't think you'd see this one due to it's size

[Colin Southern]

Thanks folks - very kind of you all.

@ William: It's a judgement call. Images like this trend towards high-key anyway, so I just "go with the flow" to a degree. To be honest, deciding on the level of the fog and frame were harder choices. I shot 5 shot 1 EV brackets and every time it was the -1 frame that appealed the most - so that's what I ran with, with only a minor levels adjust. It was looking like pretty much SOOC for a while, but in the end I pushed the contrast on the boat a little and a couple of other tricks. I think choosing the frame tone probably took longest of all.

@ Manfred: Re: the title - I thought that was an easy one this time. Blind faith and obedience to the captain is what's required to safely sail a boat in fog like this! Sensor spots were't an issue at F3.2 (which - before people ask - is "F2.8 except for an accidental slip of the finger on the index wheel while shooting") (I had to move fast - I'd already left it a bit too long, and the fog was burning off REAL quick).

[Colin Southern]

To give you all an idea of how old I am, I actually shot this very same boat over 100 years ago!

[NorthernFocus]

Nicely done, Colin. I prefer the more recent shot. No doubt you have learned a thing or two and have better equipment now than when when you took the first shot

[Colin Southern]

Nicely done, Colin. I prefer the more recent shot. No doubt you have learned a thing or two and have better equipment now than when when you took the first shot

Thanks Dan,

For sure. We didn't even have electricity when I took the first shot - I had to Photoshop the image by candle light - it was a drag man!

[nimitzbenedicto]

Nice . Well, guess they said it all.

Maybe a "foggier" blurry version would be nice too.
(minus the frame.)

[Otavio]

To give you all an idea of how old I am, I actually shot this very same boat over 100 years ago!

Really a great image, Colin. A classic one. Very well done!

I just thought you were "a bit" younger. You are actually older than me! (my avatar picture was shot in the 30's.

Cheers,