More Morning Mist

Tree on Hocking College Campus

Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio

Taken on November 5th, 2016

 

This photo was taken on the same morning as another one of my photos. The moment I saw this scene. It fascinated me. The light was bright because the sun was well above the horizon, and it wasn't long until the fog would vanish. It gave a bright, yet warm and welcoming kind of atmosphere. And the color of the leaf litter on the ground only accentuated the entire scene. In one instant I visualized the result I wanted: a well lit scene with everything bright, and shimmering with light, and with even the smallest details able to be seen. This was what photography was all about: light. I made the exposure, and was more than excited to try and get that image I so desired, though if you looked at my face you would not have seen any trace of emotion.

 

I sat down and opened lightroom, only to find that this version could not accomplish what I wanted. Disappointed, I turned to another image, and found I could better convey what I wanted to in that one. Now nearly two years later I finally get a newer version of Lightroom, and it contained a feature that the last one did not. I tried this image out again, the visualization still as clear in my head today as it was when I was hiking in the hills that brilliant morning on campus. To my great amazement, it worked. Finally patience paid off and I had the image I wanted.

Done