After the snow and cold it got warmer. Typical Michigan weather, changing all the time. But all that snow was still on the ground, and it had been cold for almost two week, so inevitably one day we woke up to fog.

So I went looking for water and trees dripping in fog. I had something specific in mind, but sometimes things don’t work out the way I plan. Eventually I gave up on the foggy lake idea and settled for foggy farmland.

I was somewhat happy with the few foggy farmland photos I had when I remembered the National Cemetary, not far from my house. I reasoned the rows of white tombstones could look interesting in the fog.

And I remembered there were a few dead trees around a small lake too. Surely there would be something perfectly foggy to photograph out there.

In the end I’m really glad I stopped at the cemetery, though it had begun to rain by the time I arrived. The tombstones looked even more somber than usual in the grey light. I took quite a few photographs. They look almost black and white, but they aren’t.

When I was finished photographing things near the front of the cemetery I figured I’d go to the back on the off chance I’d see the eagles that nest there. Every time I visit this cemetery I look, but I don’t always get lucky and see them.

This time I did.

Score.
And double score on the way home when I found a red barn.

Yep, I ended up being a happy camper, even on a dreary, foggy, rainy, winter day.
January 27, 2024 at 3:38 pm
A big WOW!!!
And the feelings of seeing Bald Eagles – and snagging shots of them – is PRICELESS – I know!
We had the same ‘when ya leaving fog’ here for much of the week – and last night areas east of us – closer to Philadelphia – were zero visibility –
H&K&W,
Willow & Phyll
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January 27, 2024 at 3:57 pm
I like the first barn photo with its very weathered look, but then the red barn! And Mr and Mrs Bald Eagle! Score for sure!
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January 27, 2024 at 4:06 pm
“Foggy farm fields” – nice alliteration.
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January 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm
Fog is always so mystical.
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January 27, 2024 at 5:10 pm
Thank you, again, for the foggy explorations. We had a few days of heavy fog here too – but I stayed inside where it’s warm and dry.
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January 27, 2024 at 6:44 pm
Fabulous images, despite the fog, Dawn! One reason why we spent January in Arizona is to avoid the inevitable fog that plagues Spokane in January. Your images capture fogs beauty nevertheless. The red barn looks amazing and who doesn’t love seeing bald eagles!
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January 27, 2024 at 8:46 pm
Glad you found the eagles in your hunter for atmospheric fog photos 🙂
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January 27, 2024 at 11:16 pm
Gorgeous. And eagles!
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January 28, 2024 at 4:50 am
And eagles! Nice. My favorites are the barn images. Now I have an urge to go looking for similar scenes myself. I like that as photographers, even fog has us searching out the pictures in our heads. 🙂
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January 28, 2024 at 8:53 am
Looks like a great day “photo hunting”. The eagles are awesome. I really like the shots with just that hint of color against the gray – we’ve had SO much gray lately in the north – the cattails by the water and the red barn are beautiful.
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January 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
I did see the eagles! Fabulous fog photos, especially the ones of the tombstones.
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January 28, 2024 at 10:13 am
I love photographing in fog, too. You got some beauties here, Dawn.
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January 28, 2024 at 1:56 pm
We’ve had days on end of that fog here. Maybe I should take your suggestion, get out for myself, and take some photos. Bound to be more mood-uplifting than sitting around and complaining about the nasty weather — thanks, Dawn!
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January 28, 2024 at 8:31 pm
I did see those eagles nesting before you zoomed in. What a nice collection of foggy shots Dawn. I always worry about taking the camera out in dampness – do you take any special precautions with it?
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January 28, 2024 at 10:40 pm
I have a Nikon z6ii, pretty weather resistant. But I have taken other cameras out in worse than fog too. I just try to keep them under my coat when I’m not shooting, and I towel them off when I get back to the car. I’m more concerned about being out in really cold weather and then going back inside.
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January 28, 2024 at 10:45 pm
I see. You know I recently started following the “Huron-Clinton Metropark Photography” site on Facebook as I go to a few Metroparks, mostly Lake Erie Metropark. They have some nice shots there. I was pretty amazed at all the pictures of the foggy settings and was surprised how many of the photographers were taking the camera out in rain/snow. The cold weather is rough as it slows the flash and if you’re taking pictures of birds or animals, it sometimes flashes after they are gone. That’s happened to me several times, even with a new battery.
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February 8, 2024 at 10:34 am
hmmmm. I don’t have flash, so when the light is low I struggle anyway, regardless of the weather. Today is sunny and I should get out there somewhere…instead of cleaning the house which is what I planned on doing but it looks like I’m following up comments on the blog instead! 🙂
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February 8, 2024 at 9:23 pm
It was beautiful today! I walk in the morning, even when I’m not working. It got to 60 degrees today! Too bad it will rain will be a spoiler though.
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