Fog Along Foothills Parkway

Fog is a wonderful thing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This is one of those rare cases, the opportunity to be above the fog like a bird flying over. I shot this at one of the highest points on the Foothills Parkway in the early morning hours. Under this heavy fog is the small mountain town of Townsend Tennessee. LynnFreeny.com

Fog and Sunlight

When you mix two elements in nature you are bound to get an interesting photograph. Fog with early morning sunlight is always an interesting combination to work with. The moisture reflects and even redirects light, creating interesting lines and patterns. The long vertical lines in the image are caused by small shafts of light traveling through small holes in the forest canopy. The presence of the fog helps to show these individual light sources as they travel to the forest floor. These same light patterns are created at rock concerts by using man made fog and several different filtered lights. LynnFreeny.com

Red Barn in Morning Mist

When you ask a realtor what is the most important thing they will say" Location, Location, Location." When posing the same question to an outdoor photographer the answer might be "Time of day,Time of day, Time of day. "
The red barn seems to glow with the early morning light. The characteristics of light at this time of day are increased saturation and better detail. The human eye sees a contrast ratio of 10,000 to 1 where as film records 1,000 to 1 at best. What does this all mean? When what you are shooting looks high contrast to you it will be even higher in contrast when film records it. This is one of the reasons time of day is so important. Morning and evening light is much softer and forgiving than the rest of the day. The only exception to this is a cloudy day which produces soft light. LynnFreeny.com