Jerry Fryer
Waves in a Sea of Fog
If you're a beach bum you can really get into waves - but I never know what I'm going to get with fog.
I'm not very good with early mornings unless I'm on holiday - sounds crazy I know, but being a photo crazed addict has kind of turned my priorities upside down.
On the way here there was no fog until I got up high onto the Hog's Back (thought the fog was supposed to be down in the valley but like I said I always keep an open mind because you never know).
I didn't have to get up til 6.00 which is pretty civilised (& why I like these short days), plus the weather looked promising - (clearish sky, low temperature & no wind can sometimes equal mist or fogginess in varying degrees of surprise & in random places)
10 minutes after this the Sun had risen a bit higher & the waves disappeared to be replaced by whiteness everywhere & none of this view was visible.
Gradually the Sun burnt the fog away afterwards.
In addition to this live geography practical lesson, I also learnt some other things ( I learn something new every time I come out).
Having been turned from a reasonably law abiding citizen into a serial trespasser by my camera, I'm pretty used to being told off by farmers and gamekeepers even though I haven't actually been shot yet, but I don't usually photograph in places like parks or where there are loads of dog walkers.
To get this, I parked near the top of the hill in Guildford and walked up through the grass to this spot by the big pylon.
I understand how Pavlov could train dogs to drool by ringing a bell, but another conditioned reflex that isn't used as an example is how when a dog gets out of a car and sees long grass, it causes a reflex at the back end of the alimentary canal that causes a dog's sphincters to relax completely.
If you want to drive home in a clean smelling car, always keep your eyes peeled & stay on the path on the way back to the car - because if you go off-piste in the long grass, the frequency of treading in something that needs to be scraped carefully from underneath your shoes rises exponentially the closer you get to the car park! - trust me on this one! :)
Pano of 3 shots @ 70mm
Many thanks to everyone who took the trouble to view comment or fave :)
Waves in a Sea of Fog
If you're a beach bum you can really get into waves - but I never know what I'm going to get with fog.
I'm not very good with early mornings unless I'm on holiday - sounds crazy I know, but being a photo crazed addict has kind of turned my priorities upside down.
On the way here there was no fog until I got up high onto the Hog's Back (thought the fog was supposed to be down in the valley but like I said I always keep an open mind because you never know).
I didn't have to get up til 6.00 which is pretty civilised (& why I like these short days), plus the weather looked promising - (clearish sky, low temperature & no wind can sometimes equal mist or fogginess in varying degrees of surprise & in random places)
10 minutes after this the Sun had risen a bit higher & the waves disappeared to be replaced by whiteness everywhere & none of this view was visible.
Gradually the Sun burnt the fog away afterwards.
In addition to this live geography practical lesson, I also learnt some other things ( I learn something new every time I come out).
Having been turned from a reasonably law abiding citizen into a serial trespasser by my camera, I'm pretty used to being told off by farmers and gamekeepers even though I haven't actually been shot yet, but I don't usually photograph in places like parks or where there are loads of dog walkers.
To get this, I parked near the top of the hill in Guildford and walked up through the grass to this spot by the big pylon.
I understand how Pavlov could train dogs to drool by ringing a bell, but another conditioned reflex that isn't used as an example is how when a dog gets out of a car and sees long grass, it causes a reflex at the back end of the alimentary canal that causes a dog's sphincters to relax completely.
If you want to drive home in a clean smelling car, always keep your eyes peeled & stay on the path on the way back to the car - because if you go off-piste in the long grass, the frequency of treading in something that needs to be scraped carefully from underneath your shoes rises exponentially the closer you get to the car park! - trust me on this one! :)
Pano of 3 shots @ 70mm
Many thanks to everyone who took the trouble to view comment or fave :)