Rising Mist, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

A heavy mist rises from the north end of Pitt Polder below rugged mountains known as the Golden Ears. The landscape of the Fraser Valley has changed drastically over the last fifty years, with many of the quiet places of natural beauty destroyed to make room for subdivisions and shopping centres.

"There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight.
To me did seem
Apparelled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore -
Turn wherever I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more."

William Wordsworth
Intimations of Immortality...

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Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2006-03-03 9:22

Hello John
Nice view, nice place, nice fog;). I like the capture.
Have a nice day.

Loic_bzh (7646) 2006-03-03 9:26

Nice shot, John! I love the way the fog cut the lanscape in two different part...

markstaples (15670) 2006-03-03 9:31

Amazing. Great perspective created by the track, superb effect created by the mist. Superb work. Thanks for sharing.
Mark

danyy (0) 2006-03-03 9:41

Bonjour John,
c'est assez impressionnant ce 'mur' de brume ou de brouillard, le reste de paysage est si d馗ouvert, ensoleill� et net , un contraste fabuleux.
Nous sommes sans doute � l'altitude de nuages bas.
Have a great wekk-end.
Daniel.

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-03-03 9:44

Hi John,
intersting image ... I like the way the fog devides the scenery. Intersting perspective.
Have a nice weekend.
Nino

venki (83) 2006-03-03 9:49

Hi John,
Very beautiful image. I particularly like the two white benches. They seem to be inviting me to sit and watch the wonderous nature. The mist looks like a veil slowly uncovering the mountain. A very poetic shot.
Thanks for sharing.
Venki

johnnymag (490) 2006-03-03 9:59

Hi John,
Wonderful photograph, very striking scene. For me there are 3 photos, all different. The mountains in the top half have a mist filled vale. The green lane and benches have a misty sky, and the whole photo makes a very striking scene. Good work and a very apt poem. TFS,
John

fkk (2039) 2006-03-03 10:46

Merhaba John;
Very great job...

catman-fatih

poulinp (4528) 2006-03-03 10:56

Hi John. I like the way the fog cut the picture in two part. Maybe a bit dark in the bottom, but the rest is perfect. Good shot.

jhm (211736) 2006-03-03 11:37

Hi John,
Almost incredible how the fog between the country side and the mountains in background so appear, I like this wonderful picture, good depth through the three tracks, those my eyes lead toward the two benches.
Thank for sharing,
Have a nice weekend.
John.

toni_al (15875) 2006-03-03 12:06

Salut John
Toujours tr鑚 sympa ces paysages avec la brume. j'aime lke cadrage verticale qui donne de l'importance aux montagnes.
@+ Toni

carper (96) 2006-03-03 12:09

it's a nice one John,
a very nice one from you.
a very good composition, great with that fog around the mountain, the quality is very high, well done.
gr. jaap

weswang (18247) 2006-03-03 12:29

Hi John, An excellent catch. The cloud helped you to create the clear contrast of the foreground colors and scene and the background colors and the scene. I like the composition very much. A well seen and well taken picture.

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-03 12:40

Hi John,
I made a delay to take a small pause and now I'm here to make my critiques and thanks for your visits to my post sharing work. So, I will make also a second crtitique to your fine work and usual quality great view captures like this splendid one that you present us with great quality, perspective and moment atmosphere eye catch.

In a vertical format the Vivaldi Weather Seasons in Simphony and Perspective in a great enquadrement. Amazing depth and angle of view in this nice place and mood moment so well captured by you. Good light, atmosphere with excelent colors, fine sharpness and enquadrement view. Very good work, congratulations and have a nice weekend.

Best to you.
Fernando

bertolucci (14052) 2006-03-03 12:42

Incredible pic John, due to the thick layer of mist the mountain is seperated from the rest of the scene - the atmosphere is one of mistery. I like the colours and hard shadows too and the craggy textures of the mountain works wonderfully together with the soft green ones in the FG. Very nicely photographed!
Have a nice weekend,
Bert

Fis2 (170747) 2006-03-03 13:00

Witaj John!
Your photo is wonderful. I like the light and fog. Good composition and frame. Very ompressive picture.
Regards
Krzysztof

coco (30439) 2006-03-03 13:46

Hi John.
Nice capture. The light has been well managed and the correct exposure gives to us a nice landscape.
The composition is good too.

Carlos.

Graal (103040) 2006-03-03 13:59

Hi John,
interesting landscape with fog. Good composition and colours. Beautiful place to shot. Good captured and well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

sam224 (6215) 2006-03-03 15:03

Great shot as usual John.. I was having a look at the last pics of the gallery: I really missed something!
Very good composition here with the mist framing the image and creating a separation between the ground and the snowy peak in the BG.
Excellent colours and light.
Thanks for sharing!

peter1892 (1681) 2006-03-03 15:28

Excellent work yet again, John. The different distinct areas of colour (sky, mountain, cloud & field) are pleasing to the eye. It's a great shot!

anavazao (5592) 2006-03-03 16:06

Hi,
Great mystic landscape with nice perspective! Great note with nice composition, sharp, POV and details!
Ana:)

papagolf21 (152607) 2006-03-03 16:37

Bonsoir mon ami John,
C'est curieux de voir ce mur de brume s'駘ever ainsi devant ce chemin parfaitement 馗lair�. Le contraste entre le premier plan et l'arri鑽e est particuli鑽ement saisissant. Le tout donne une composition tr鑚 originale, voire myst駻ieuse (m騁駮rologique).
Une image tr鑚 bien r饌lis馥.
Bravo !
Amiti駸.
Philippe

alvaraalto (42804) 2006-03-03 17:02

Hi John,
Beautiful double picture, devided by these broad band of mist. Very exiting idea.
The thank you for the poetry too.
groet Rob

syd1946 (1167) 2006-03-03 17:20

Hi John,
Excellent shot again and great composition.
The cloud add more interesting to the picture.The perspective in foreground is very
well seen.Great work!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

kebek (5438) 2006-03-03 17:30

Serwus John !
I'm just thinking how people resting on these benches must lift their eyes to notice the very top of Golden Ears :) Fortunately, we can enjoy it from less acrobatic perspective due to Your interesting composition. I like the misty effect, filling the center of the frame, and the way how the mount surprisingly rises above it.

You touched on the sad theme - destroying our common Nature and Heritage. I'm sure, we are all here trying to save It for next generations. Hopefully, not only in jpeg-format...
Be well John,
Mat

singuanti (15250) 2006-03-03 23:25

Hi John. Well you've got no shortage of the dramatics here. You had an amazing situation and you captured it beautifully. The bit of grass makes for a superb leading line. Awesome shot John!

rabdelnoor (3423) 2006-03-04 0:49

Hi John,
Great scenery shot. It is fantastic how the mountain hide behind the mist and the sharpness above and bellow it. The light is great and the colour is superb.
Have a great weekend.
Ricardo

jjcordier (79299) 2006-03-04 1:06

Very good capture, john!
On a l'impression d'avoir deux photos l'une au dessus de l'autre.Saisissant!
Best regards
JJ

riclopes (35577) 2006-03-04 3:36

Hi John,
Excellent capture of this mist. I love to feel above the clouds, but in here I am behind them and can apreciate to diferent landscapes with an amazing effect of separation in this perfect balanced composition, of three equal parts. Great dephness and perspective given by this foreground and impressive snowed mountains seen in the back. A really fine shot!
Ricardo

PixelTerror (0) 2006-03-04 5:08

Hi John,
A very good subject and framing, it's always nice to see those snow capped peaks rising over the clouds, the foreground adds another layer as well as a contraste between the worlds above or below the clouds.
I wish you a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

Fixfocus (9385) 2006-03-04 5:32

Hi John,
A superb compo with the three layers of path,mist and mountains.I like the inviting perspective and the contrast between the cold mist and the warm sunlight.A matching illustration to the note too.
Have a nice weekend,
Hermann

Rossignol (2289) 2006-03-04 5:48

Stunning shot, John. Great perspective in the grassy path leading the eye to the two white benches. The snow capped peaks are excellent too and the composition works brilliantly with the thick layer of mist separating these two areas of the image.
Brilliant.
Peter

feather (51130) 2006-03-04 6:56

Well Mother Nature must know about the rule of thirds as she arranged this view for you. It's amazing how the top and bottom are bathed in sunlight. Well composed with the arched pathway leading our eye into the frame.
Kath

Cormac (26565) 2006-03-04 10:54

Good shot John! I like the effect of the different layers in the shot, with the grassy trail in the foreground, the fog, and then the mountain looming over everything. Well done!

supereira (9576) 2006-03-04 11:22

Interesting shot.I like it!Great atmosphere,I like the fog.Good contrast between the mountain and the sky.Great colors,light and sharpness.Well done!

Tue (92360) 2006-03-04 13:53

Hej John,
The green in the foreground leads the eye nicely towards the very thick fog. The clear view of the mountain above this mist is very nice. Very well captured and thanks a lot for sharing!
Hilsner,
Lars

rosaline (0) 2006-03-04 14:46

HI John
Great shot here. The capture of the mist is what makes this picture special. I am envious of the environment you live in. The photographic opportunities must be endless. Not to mention the variation in light. The framing of this shot is good, with the land, mist and mountains giving a good division across the picture. Welldone
Aubrey

Cricri (176) 2006-03-04 15:07

Bonsoir John,
Comme quoi la nature nous fait vivre des moment impr騅isible, belle lumi駻e sur la montagne,sous un mur de brume, douce lumi駻e aux couleurs chaudes
dans le bas, une r饌lisation parfaite
Amiti駸
cricri

CliffW (2381) 2006-03-04 15:34

Nice work John. The whole scene rises in layers. Lower, it looks peaceful, pastoral. Then you rise through the layer of mist and it suddenly becomes majestic, with the snow caps looming over. Someplace I'd enjoy being, the best of two worlds.

huynt (5081) 2006-03-04 18:44

HiJohn
What for a great shot in the wonderful 4 lines in a painting. Well done. bon week end. Huy

PJE (20758) 2006-03-04 20:53

This is quite the dramatic photo you have zoomed in for John. I like how some TE members envy the beauty you and I share where we live. I think there is alot of beauty in nature on the north side of the Fraser River. I also am sure you had a great time in the outdoors in this area. Excellent balance in thirds with the mist being the most appealling attraction, the trail creating a nice perspective. The benches really are a nice touch in this scene. I think this is one of your best John...well done!

martou (1660) 2006-03-04 23:48

bonjour John,
wow, amazing feeling with this intense mist, the inaccessible mountain, great light condition, f駘icitation
Martin

ChrisJ (171822) 2006-03-05 4:17

Hi John

A spectacular alpine landscape, with superb color, lighting, & sharpness. I like the linear perspective of the fg embankment. Good work!

elmec (12210) 2006-03-05 11:06

Hello John!
It's amazing photo!
Just like two photos!
Great done!
Best greetings!

jafadabret (56501) 2006-03-05 13:38

Bonsoir John,
Cette montagne en l騅itation au-dessus de la brume et d'un chemin d'herbe c'est une excellente composition, le format portrait souligne encore cette impression d'apesanteur.
Jacques

sleon (9402) 2006-03-05 16:21

Hi John
What a striking composition, with the three layers of mountain, mist and field. The lighting is quite special, really dramatising the foreground. There seems to be some noise (maybe from compression?) especially in the upper part of the frame but it's a great view anyway.
Regards, Susanna

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-03-06 3:01

Hello JOhn
This view is really exquisite, nice mixture of mountains,
green and fog,
really well done
Regards
Daniel

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-03-06 3:54

Hi John
very interesting picture with this cloud under the mountain.
Wonderfull.
Bertrand

HOBO (5282) 2006-03-06 9:15

Good morning John,
Great work! I like the view along to the dikes bend with the tree and the benches, when the eye is stopped and moves up, above the fog to this snowy mount surprises. Perfect!
Regards
Knut

Stepan (27210) 2006-03-06 14:34

Two worlds in one shot !
Two weathers in one shot !
Two lights...
You were at the good place at the right moment !
St駱hane

cam (9043) 2006-03-06 21:10

John,this is just unique.
A beauty with the mist playing with the scenery and creating a new world,in fact two worlds,where we can interchange one or the other with a place of our choice.
The light is fantastic.
Take care
Charles

fabio_ts (13696) 2006-03-07 5:32

WOOOW, when Mother Nature plays with her creations is always a pleasure to see the result, and here, you show in a wonderful way this game.. great capture my friend, excellent work!!

have a nice day,
Fabio

aloyho (6798) 2006-03-07 6:48

Hi John,
This is such an amazing situation with the thick mist, the two white benches and the majestic mountain. It indeed is a great moment not to be missed. The diffused background suggest good depth and I like the green down below. Such soothing scene!! Best regards.

greg64g (11193) 2006-03-07 13:13

Hi John

I don't know what to add as comments, this is so incredible view.
tfs
greg

xavshot (69835) 2006-03-07 16:13

Bonsoir John,
tr鑚 beua cadrage vertical et superbe compo avec cette barri鑽e de brume qui coupe la photo. J'aime bien la lumi鑽e que tu as r騏ssi � avoir
Bravo
Xavier

Jeppe (18654) 2006-03-07 16:50

Hi John - a truly amazing effect that low cloud gives in the image - I like the change between close and far objects - specially the benches in front of the tree - Thanks for sharing this lovely work with us.

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-03-08 4:00

I like this three (vertical) levels picture, it is simply good anyway.
All element is well detailed with its mood, especialy the foreground and the mountain. Also great colors
jean Michel

Didi (61589) 2006-03-08 14:18

Bonjour John
Je donnerai mon royaume pour 黎re face � un tel paysage.
Une composition magnifique parfaitement mise en 騅idence par la pr駸ence de cette brume envahissante.
Bon travail.

Hello John
I will give my kingdom to be vis-a-vis to such a landscape. A splendid composition perfectly highlighted by the presence of this invading mist.
Well done.

Gregtom (7169) 2006-03-10 1:58

Hello, John!
fantastic shot with layers of different type. The foreground is perfectly separated from the background by the lovely fog covering everything. Mountain seems to be floating in space and not to have a solid base. Very nice!
regards,
Greg

jbweasle (9393) 2006-04-11 2:52

Hello John, the mountain is superbly framed by the mist. And to have the foreground clear as well makes for a remarkable scene. It's like two wonderful pictures in one.

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-04-17 12:38

Hello John!
Beautiful colors and light. Excellent POV and composition! Fantastic photo!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota