A walk in the mist

I woke up after midday today and I felt like wasting the afternoon. I just wanted to stay at home and do nothing, but I mustered up the will to go to the gym and do a shoot in the dense fog beforehand.

This was taken at the Forest Recreation Ground, a park that I've done a few shoots at before. Like yesterday I cropped the photo because there was a small tree to the left, but I felt it distracted from what I was trying to emphasise, which is the size of this tree in comparison to the couple.

Apparently the fog isn't going to subside for a couple more days. I want to go to a cemetery again and do a shoot, using the mist to create a spooky atmosphere. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

Canon 7D, f/5, 1/50, ISO-160

[The Steve From 2010]

That really does give a massive impression of scale. The tree looks huge. I loves it

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Just gorgeous... Love the mist and the way the tree stands out so starkly. It's a beautiful shot!

[Koshi]

I think the cemetary shoot would work well as this has an ominous feel about it as it is - the fog, combined with the black and white processing works really well here :)

I agree - that tree is huge ... love the scale given with the couple beside it ...

[andy c]

good shot Vik... snap on the mid day get up but hat's off getting to the gym. I just vegetated on the sofa most of the day...

[Nathan Marshall]

The line of the road leading your eyes to the couple really helps the exaggerated scale of the tree. Great black and white.

[Laura Ferguson]

amazing capture!!

[Nicole]

Love, love, love this.

[stephanie dp]

very stark and dramatic.

[Erin Henry]

this is amazing...a fav :)

[TPiix]

i agree with all above, this is just amazing, i love that you've kept the road so low in the photo, love it :)

[Suelbiz]

Love this! The mist is so spooky - I think it's that you don't really know what's ahead of you. Fear of the unknown maybe?

[Lori Rompolski]

gorgeous

[Sharlotte Fondeur]

absolutely AMAZING, definetly worthy of being faved! ;)

[Yoella Offir]

Fantastic shto. Very beautiful.

[Yoori]

Whhoooaaaa this is amazing, Vik! Wonderful mysterious feel and ace composition! Gotta love fog! :)

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Super love. Fave for sure!

[Heather (pixelchix)]

a fav for me. this is stunning. wonderful. awesome. hey, i think i really like this shot! ;-)

[Missdeb]

Ooooooo, I love it. Very atmospheric!

[Richard Tyson]

Oh this is superb.

[Steve Harvey]

awesome, awesome shot Vik. Congrats on hitting the popular page.

[Meta Mavec]

very beautiful:) I love all the foggy shots, but this one is amazing:) I like how the tree is clearly outlined, but the rest is swallowed by the mist:) great job, a fav!

[Aaron L]

Can't fault this at all Vik, wicked shot! The figures wlaking along add that little bit more

[Jennifer B.]

Oh wow. I love this picture. It's such a beautiful black and white.

[Annie Charalambous]

That is an amazing silhouette

[cheryl green]

Perfect silhouette scene...pondering is the word that comes to me to describe the feeling of the shot...

[Kerry Bergman]

Lovely composition. Looks great in mono!

[Sara Loveleyh]

this is perfect! reminds me on my favourite book..the shadow of the wind.

[Theresa Reagan]

A stunning photo. Glad you are on the pop page. Helped me to discover your great work behind the lens.

[Lauren Dahlhauser]

awesome shot Vik!! I really love that big tree adn the silhouettes.

[Cole Markus]

excellent shot

[Kimberly Reeves]

Wow....amazing shot.

[elkehochban]

Stunning shot! There's something very intimate about fog and the two small figures exemplify that feeling!

[Wolfe]

This is great Vik!

[Kris]

I really like this! Great shot.

[Constance Brinkley]

Great shot.

[Megs]

Took my breath away. So in love with this photo. Beautiful compsition

[Cynthia C.]

Wow, gorgeous. Love the mist, the b&w, the hugeness of the tree and the mood of the pic.

[Krissy]

This is stunning.

[Lynn M. Watson]

Lovely!

[Filip Lucin]

Fog is photogenic if the conditions are right. They were right for you, good photo! Happy new year!

[Elise DeCola]

This is fantastic! That tree looks massive!

[Barbara Lamacki]

I can see why this was popular and your favorite too. It's beautiful and rather dreamy. I like it too!

[Slava]

Stunning image!!! Congrats for being in the top 20!! ;-)

[zab coloma]

wow! this is really beautiful :D

[LiftWithYourSoul]

Perfection !! FAV!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Top five for theme--WTG ! ! !

[Christine Fitzgerald]

Congrats on this absolute fantastic capture - it is simply breathtaking!

[Stefanie Neves]

This may actually be the greatest photograph you have ever taken.
I love this to no end!

[Angie]

Love this!!!

[Linda Lou]

Great shot - an amazing tree....what is it?

[Vikdaddy]

@stefanieneves Thanks Stefanie! Not sure I agree though - it's become far more popular than I thought it would!

[sarahb]

happy new year! great shot!

[Abby]

absolutely captivating.

[jinx (@jinximages)]

I've been meaning to say, just how much I love this. Fave.

[Steve Harvey]

Vik congrats on the top five, you got my vote. This is a really great shot.

[Jennifer Loftin]

Wonderful job!

[Christine Hamrick]

Love this shot - congrats on the Top 5!

[Carole Neesam]

Fantastic shot A fav x

[Stephanie Jenkins]

I really like this.

[franci]

wonderful!

[Ella-Marie Day]

stunning!!!

[Josh Balka]

This is one of the best black and whites I have ever seen and iv looked at black and white pictures for ages online all the time haha
Great Job!
Fav'd :D

[Elisabeth Dahlstrom]

This is awesome!!