The Fog

Bravado · 04 Jul 2015, 6:07 pm

There was some really heavy fog in the early morning, for 3 or 4 days running. Spotted this house a week or 2 earlier and thought the fog would make interesting pics.

It's clear from the pics that there is fog about, but when I was taking the pics, there appeared to be heaps more fog between me and the house.

Is there a way to make the fog more evident? Set up the tripod further away and zoom to get the right framing? Will it just make the pic look washed out?

I guess the effect could be shopped in later, but I was curious to see what I could change to capture the actual fog.

phytrix · 04 Jul 2015, 6:21 pm

I guess a shorter shutter speed would do the job? With a longer exposure, things like dust and fog become less visible I would imagine. Standing further back and zooming in would help too. Also, maybe playing around with the white balance would help? Just some thoughts off the top of my head, not really sure if they're applicable or not.

Light Knight · 04 Jul 2015, 8:53 pm

Bravado wrote: Is there a way to make the fog more evident? Set up the tripod further away and zoom to get the right framing? Will it just make the pic look washed out?

I guess the effect could be shopped in later, but I was curious to see what I could change to capture the actual fog.

You have to remember that the human eye sees differently to a camera. Shooting in RAW will give you more flexibility in getting the shot back to how you think you saw it. Expose as to not overexpose highlights. In Lightroom, slide highlights to min, shadows to max, adjust white and black (alt+mouse) so that you are only just getting white and black pixels. Check results and then adjust as required.
If you have Lightroom CC you can add haze to a shot using the dehaze slider.
If you have Lightroom 6 standalone, download free dehaze presets from http://prolost.com/store/dehaze
Adjusting contrast and clarity to more negative values may also add haze/mist to an image. Also, avoid over sharpening in this case.

Bravado · 06 Jul 2015, 7:18 pm

Thanks guys.

I'll see if I have a lightroom license at work. Then I suppose I'll have to wait for moar fog.

Light Knight · 06 Jul 2015, 9:02 pm

Bravado wrote:Thanks guys.

I'll see if I have a lightroom license at work. Then I suppose I'll have to wait for moar fog.

Aside from the dehaze functionality (in this case used for adding haze), you can do all of the above in other RAW developing software if you don't want to line Adobe shareholders pockets.

peterh13 · 13 Jul 2015, 1:59 am

Its a vampire nest. We've all seen the movies and know what happens next.

Unclehaggz · 13 Jul 2015, 6:18 am

I actually like the fog, adds a mystical touch to the shot, almost suspense !!

UH

Kto · 13 Jul 2015, 2:48 pm

That house is still standing ....