Same here on the northern left coast -- and rare are the days of sun, but no wind!
Same here on the northern left coast -- and rare are the days of sun, but no wind!
The lack of wind here has caused stagnate air. The temp is 30 F so it stinky and cold. Plus fog.
Back in the late '70's when I first started driving trucks I got caught in some of that thick toule fog while heading up to old 99 hwy towards Marposa.Scared the heck out of me, found a small cafe and as I left the highway a convoy of about 5 trucks passed me at hi speed and bumper to bumper. Do'nt know the reason for the speed or the short distance between each truck, but I did not want anything to do with that ,sat there at the cafe eating breakfast till the fog cleared a little.
On really bad foggy nights the CHP have been known to escort convoys of cars and trucks on 99 and I-5. Lighted signs will alert you to this. Hook up with one of these convoys and you'll be OK---just don't try to pass anyone (especially the CHPs!)
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Driving on the highway in downpours in the South and having the world disappear, no matter how fast one's wipers are, is a bit scary, too!
The fog work kinda like large aperture lenses.. the background dissapears. Also, the farther away from your main subject, the more the background will be whitened.
At the same time, the whitened backgrounds can get booring really quick.
Dont be afraid to just try out whaky stuff.. that is what usually turns out best.
Come over to Newfoundland in the summer and you can have the pleasure of driving in fog knowing that a moose could come onto the road at any time. I imagine that's the case in parts of Maine as well, except Newfoundland has a lot more of them.Originally Posted by jp498
Arca-Swiss 8x10/4x5 | Mamiya 6x7 | Leica 35mm | Blackmagic Ultra HD Video
Sound Devices audio recorder, Schoeps & DPA mikes
Mac Studio/Eizo with Capture One, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Logic
Took this a few nights ago with the Speed Graphic and expired Polaroid type 64 4x5 film.
Foggy day in Morro Bay.
Peter
Taken just before Christmas on the streets of NE Portland, OR. A cold, foggy night. By the end of the shoot the lens had frost on it!
4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic
Kodak Aero-Ektar 178mm f/2.5
Expired Polaroid type 54 film
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