Saw this wonderful fog the other day and tried to capture it. Turns out it's not as easy as I first thought. Am not quite happy when th the result yet. Any pointers to how to capture fog well are very welcome :)
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2025
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Odds are you could make the fog pop with a bit of post processing. Amusingly, if you took this on a phone it might have been actively fighting against the fog. If you have a raw file you'll have a bit more leeway for editing, but messing with the JPEG should be fine.
Found the fog while fooling around with a drone. It was too far out to walk so I flew there. This comes from the raw shot (dji Mini 3)
Here are two somewhat heavy handed edits using the jpeg on .world. Obligatory I am not a great editor, but I think the fog needs a touch more definition and a more contrasting background to pop better.
The first photo has:
The second edit only has the addition of low light vision to de saturate and further add some contrast.
Wow, your edit is amazing. Thank you for the insights and for putting so much work in it!
Ha, thanks. I'm glad you found the post somewhat informative! It looks like it was a pretty cool scene.