Landscape- Sofia

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Both of the photos I chose were taken on our field trip to Tennant Lake. Although the conditions were quite cloudy for most of the day, I actually really enjoyed how some of my landscape photos came out later in the evening when the fog was starting to clear. I think the combination of the sunset and the weather conditions made for a really calm, gloomy atmosphere for the photographs. In the first photo, I was really focused on capturing the reflection of the sky in the water. I really like the way the sunlight is shining through the clouds and how this is reflected in the water creating a mirrored effect. I also really like the way the trees are fading into the fog in the background. However, I think I could have used a slower shutter speed and higher ISO to let a little more light into the photo since it is quite dark. I also think a more colorful sky would make the photo much more compelling, especially with the reflection in the water. Although the second photo is also quite dark, I actually really like the lighting in the image with the fog and the watchtower in the background, as well as the reflection in the water. I purposefully kept the branch in the foreground to try and add some depth to the photo, but I think I could have positioned it differently to be closer to the right corner and stretch across the foreground a little more. I could crop the image to achieve this as well but I think that would make the photo slightly off balanced since I like the amount of sky showing in comparison to the ground. Overall, I really enjoyed experimenting with photography in foggy conditions, although clear, sunny, skies might be ideal for the most detailed landscape photography, I think the fog really added some character to the images.

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