As stated in my previous post, the best of the misty conditions were gained on this visit to Blidworth Woods. It was an opportunity to combine the remaining autumn colours with conditions that rank a close second to my normally favoured bright and sunny weather.
Mist is particularly useful for woodland photography as it helps to simplify compositions by diffusing the background and isolating the main subject. Its dulling effect on the highlights closes the light holes between trees allowing a wider angle capture and the type of balanced exposure that would not be readily available in brighter conditions.
Being able to use a wider focal length allowed me to get closer to the subject to find the ‘sweet point’ where the subject comes out of the mist with the diffusion behind. Zooming in from a distance doesn’t work so well as this tends to diffuse the whole scene.
I tried using this technique to capture the young birch trees growing amongst the pines in Blidworth Woods. When the sweet spot was achieved the dotted yellow and orange leaves tended to stand out from the background producing pleasing results, although getting close enough to some of these trees was difficult due to the dense undergrowth. These were some of the results:
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