Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Red Buoy In Fog



One kind of image I’ve always been partial to is “a little bit of something in a lot of nothing.” This one is an example of a corollary, “a little bit of color in a lot of non-color.”
You can practice looking for situations like this and thy it out with your own photos… a little bit of something in a lot of nothing… a little bit of color in a lot of no color…. a little bit of one color in a lot of another color.
To paraphrase George Zimmer, you’re going to like the way it looks; I guarantee it.
Full disclosure: I took this photo back in January - there isn't a lot of fog in our area this time of the year. 

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Very nice, Steve! It's interesting how the shape of the buoy is almost duplicated by the rig in the background. I like how you can still see faint traces of color (blue and yellow) on the background.

--WT

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 9:10:00 PM PDT  
Anonymous lena said...

Lovely color spot target, great detail over see through fog, nice shot...:-)

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 10:15:00 PM PDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well conceived image Steve, and well stated as to your intention.

Dan

Friday, September 6, 2013 at 6:47:00 AM PDT  

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"Bad Weather Makes Good Pictures"


Following the advice that his father gave to the young Sam Abell that “bad weather makes good pictures,”  we didn’t let the fog get us down.

This is another photo I took on that day back in January. The location is Fells Point in Baltimore, with the old Domino Sugar factory across the outer harbor. Fells Point, once a down-and-out area, has had a revival over the past 20 years and become rather hip. 

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Anonymous lena said...

Beautiful ! indeed, nice capture...:-)

Lena..

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 10:52:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Love the quote. I really missed Seattle after moving to the bay area, perhaps partially, for that very reason. The collapsing dock and new growth sprouting despite the looming industrial cranes behind is fantastic!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 11:39:00 AM PDT  

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