Change Is Hard

…but change is certain.

And then there was fog

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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.

Foggy farm fields.Say that fast 3 times.

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.

A barn patiently waits for spring.

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.

It was kind of peaceful there, no noise, just the sound of falling rain.

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.

Looking across the lake, the fog was rolling in thick.

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.

So many rest here.

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.

Do you see them?

This time I did.

Meet Mr, and Mrs. Bald Eagle.

Score.

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

Red looks so nice against the grey of a Michigan winter.

Yep, I ended up being a happy camper, even on a dreary, foggy, rainy, winter day.

Author: dawnkinster

I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.

18 thoughts on “And then there was fog

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. “Foggy farm fields” – nice alliteration.

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Glad you found the eagles in your hunter for atmospheric fog photos 🙂

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  7. Gorgeous. And eagles!

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. I did see the eagles! Fabulous fog photos, especially the ones of the tombstones.

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  11. I love photographing in fog, too. You got some beauties here, Dawn.

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  12. 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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  13. 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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    • 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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      • 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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        • 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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        • 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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