Searching in the Gloom

As a way of building up an image, I start with the background and work towards the camera, creating layers of light. Here I wanted to create a spooky atmosphere as if shining a torch on a foggy night…

This was an 10s exposure, deliberately out of focus to create the ‘fog’.

[Madeleine Pennock]

It is fascinating how both the camera and a torch (or car headlights) pick out the small particles within fog. I would play around with this concept further, maybe pick something such as a spider's web or skeletal leaves to focus on and observe the magic in the background.