Travelled up to Lake Somerset this morning as it looked like it would be a nice clear morning for a dawn shot. However when I arrived there was a lot of fog around so I couldn't get the shot I was really after. Decided to see what I could do with the fog. This is a two image stitched panorama. I didn't do a lot of pp - just sharpening, shadow enhancement and brought up the blues and reds a small amount. Not sure whether it cuts the mustard or not. Comments and suggestions for further pp appreciated .
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WOW, you were blessed with fog to enhance an otherwise ok scene, now what can you do to assist the observer to appreciate your capture? 1st for me is what story do i want the image to convey & how do i want to direct the observer's glance to the image's main theme. Are there foreground elements that distract from the almost "ghostly" tree trunks emerging from the lake in the midground?i would eliminate the foreground bush along with the near ground semi tall tree in the water to its left; the fog nicely frames & gives a quasi surreal backdrop especially as teamed with hill further back. I think the left foreground water's edge can be retained, but i would clone out the left upper tree foliage; the left mid ground tree ridge with its reflection in the lake could be retained, but might benefit from a gradient filter, like what's found in lightroom, to slightly lighten it & its reflection; For me, this tree ridge helps to direct the observer's glance to encompass the scene's "actors",i.e. the emergent tree tops, their reflections on the lake's surface & their interaction with the fog.
Cheers Dave