Foggy morning

[theantiquetiger]

Woke this morning to 70 deg weather (21 DegC) and a ton of fog

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4585/26968066509_e38d7b690b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H65oBX)fog1 (https://flic.kr/p/H65oBX) by Chris Campbell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/theantiquetiger/), on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4533/26968062119_d965ca45b8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H65njg)fog2 (https://flic.kr/p/H65njg) by Chris Campbell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/theantiquetiger/), on Flickr

[Runmonty]

Just wonderful AT

First one for me please . Nominated as soon as I saw it

Share it, frame it, sell it, exhibit it, enter it into competitions

[Marko]

Such a cool mood!!!
I think I favour shot 2 here - The tonal range is superior, feels a bit cleaner and the blacks aren't as deep - so all those white specks in shot 1 (which look to be normal) seem to be distracting me.

I think I'd try to pull out about 10-20% shadow detail in shot 1 if this were mine - it's worth the work - the comp is wonderful. This is also one of those rare cases where i think I might try to clone out every speck in shot 1 if opening up the shadow detail doesn't help to reduce their appearance. (they do not bother me at all in shot 2 due to the reduced contrast).
Hope that may help

Get one of these to a framery!

[theantiquetiger]

Thanks Run and Marko.

I think the white specks maybe bird droppings. They also bother me in shot 1. I also favor shot 2 because of the minimalism.

[Runmonty]

They also bother me in shot 1. I also favor shot 2 because of the minimalism.

I hear you and yes the spots bother me a little as well. If you felt so inclined, 20-30 minutes with the "spot healing brush tool" will fix this. If you only wanted to spend 1 minute on it then use the "dust and scratches" filter (mask it if you feel you need to, but I dont think you will).

I too like the minimalism of shot 2 and the solo bird and it's reflection is awesome too. I just find the composition, tree shape and arrangement of birds more appealing to my eye than shot 2

[Iguanasan]

I absolutely love #2. The reflection and mood is awesome. I bet you it would look really cool framed on a tall wall.

[JAS_Photo]

Love these! Especially love the reflection in #2 the birds look like musical notes. Sot the birds in trees have sheet music below to sing to.