This has been a cold foggy winter with some hoarfrost and
beautiful soft light. I showcased hoarfrost
in my January 28, 2014 post, so this time I will show a few photos of the fog
that creates the frost.
December 21, 2019 started out as a very foggy morning here
in Montpelier, Idaho. It was just 10 degrees
(F), so I had to psych myself up to grab my camera, bundle up, and go outside
before the sun appeared over the eastern hills.
I didn’t have to go far.
The cemetery and adjacent golf course are nearby where the fog was rolling in. The sun barely
appeared through the fog over the snowed-in golf course.
Naturally fog and a cemetery work well together to create an
eerie atmosphere. The subdued light and
extreme cold tend to create blue light.
I converted some of these images to black and white to present more
neutral tones.
There are fields on the north side of the cemetery where this
fence and the irrigation lines in the first photo seemed to stretch into
infinity.
Here are some tips for taking photos in these cold damp conditions. Batteries die in the cold so I keep one in an
inside pocket or in my fairly warm truck.
Don’t keep your vehicle too warm because cold lenses will fog up when
you get in out of the cold. Try not to
change lenses or your cold camera mirror can fog up. Fingers get painfully cold in a hurry so I
use warm mittens with fold-off finger covers.
I hope this helps your winter photo adventures.
Please respect my copyright and do not use my photos for any
purpose without permission, and probably a small payment.
