Foggy Reflections

Snapped at the local harbour on a particularly foggy morning earlier in the month. No plans to venture out togging but the appearance of the fog persuaded me that there could be a picture out there and that I should make the effort.

 

Foggy conditions in the harbour can be quite beneficial because it often helps simplify a composition and hide much of the usual flotsam which can otherwise detract.

 

With only the occasional jogger looming out of the mist for company, I set myself up on the narrow floating jetty that juts into the harbour and found myself spoilt for choice in terms of composition. Boats were appearing and disappearing with the strength of the fog and that in turn opened up different compositional options. When the conditions are favourable, the harbour can be a good place to be with a camera!

 

The birds, I’m embarrassed to say, were the result of a completely fortuitous photobomb. I had been focusing on the boats with camera locked and loaded on tripod. I heard the unmistakable whoosh of bird wings from behind me and was using bracketing to hedge my bets on the exposure. When I triggered this series of shots the birds and their reflections just filled each frame better than I could ever have arranged. I’m not sure how often I could count on that happening!

 

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