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Title: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: EskimoJoe on December 12, 2011, 10:57:03 PM
Mate of mine found it on the vast reaches of the internet. Thought it was absolutely stunning.
3200x1200 resolution

(http://www.picsarus.com/AL5IPJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: 68ZooM on December 12, 2011, 11:00:08 PM
That looks like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in washington state
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Krupinski on December 12, 2011, 11:11:24 PM
That's mad chill.  :)

Perfect wallpaper for my tablet, thx.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: MachFly on December 12, 2011, 11:27:52 PM
Thanks for posting
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Vulcan on December 12, 2011, 11:49:15 PM
Mate of mine found it on the vast reaches of the internet. Thought it was absolutely stunning.
3200x1200 resolution

I see that kind of view (sans bridge and traffic) every summer. The fog rolls in during the late afternoon / early evening from the sea to the west of the hills where I go hunting, so it's just at sunset too. I tried to take a photo but my wee cam in my shakey hands just isn't up to it.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: 2bighorn on December 13, 2011, 12:06:42 AM
That looks like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in washington state

It's GGB
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Shuffler on December 13, 2011, 01:41:51 PM
that is absolutely beautiful
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: curry1 on December 13, 2011, 02:40:46 PM
My favorite part is the subtle moon in the background.  How do you know it is long exposure?  When I was in San Fransisco it looked just like that?
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: F22RaptorDude on December 13, 2011, 03:05:53 PM
Can't even render it on my desk top, had to use my phone, Awesome picture  :O
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Nypsy on December 13, 2011, 04:42:40 PM
Looks nice on my desktop, thanks.  :aok
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Nypsy on December 13, 2011, 04:45:50 PM
My favorite part is the subtle moon in the background.  How do you know it is long exposure?  When I was in San Fransisco it looked just like that?

I think you are right curry1.

If it were a long exposure all the elements in the picture would be effected and they are not. The trees are sharp and so is the sky.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: katanaso on December 13, 2011, 04:52:02 PM
I think it's long exposure -- probably 30 seconds or less.  They achieved the 'creamy' look to the fog rolling over the terrain, and it looks like the lighting on the bridge got a little 'fuzzy' (technical term).

The foreground might've been cleaned up in post though.

Very pretty picture.  It reminds me of a Bob Ross painting.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: shiv on December 13, 2011, 06:19:28 PM
Happy little trees.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: curry1 on December 13, 2011, 08:02:34 PM
I think it's long exposure -- probably 30 seconds or less.  They achieved the 'creamy' look to the fog rolling over the terrain, and it looks like the lighting on the bridge got a little 'fuzzy' (technical term).

The foreground might've been cleaned up in post though.

Very pretty picture.  It reminds me of a Bob Ross painting.

Wouldn't it be "fuzzy" from the clouds?
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: MK-84 on December 13, 2011, 08:57:20 PM
A "long exposure" could still mean less than a second.

We are not seeing an exposure over minutes or hours if thats what some people are thinking.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: katanaso on December 13, 2011, 09:48:17 PM
Wouldn't it be "fuzzy" from the clouds?

IMO, it wouldn't look quite the same. 

Also, what MK-84 states.  It could be that short of a "long exposure".  We'd need to see the exif info on the original to see the actual settings.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: MK-84 on December 13, 2011, 11:12:57 PM
Another way to describe this.

And this is a fantastic photo:

If it was a close to instant "snapshot"  the lights on the bridge would be extremely sharp and you would likely see "rough detail in the clouds" (think 1/400sec)  <--semi-realistic number

at perhaps 1/4sec or maybe even 1/2sec you would see the blurring( soft glow) of those same lights, and a very smooth texture of the cloudbank. (thats what we see)

At several minutes or more you would notice that the moon moves fairly quickly across the horizon, and would not appear as sharp as it is in the photo.

(these numbers are made up, because I have no way of telling what amount of light was available, or the apeture of the lens, etc, or the fact that I honestly dont know the math to figure it out anyways)

But in laymens terms, this is kinda how it works

Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: ghi on December 14, 2011, 12:08:42 AM
Beautiful! but the foreground is too dark;  filter or blended exposure/ HDR makes huge difference  for this kind of shots. I've seen shots with fog like this captured around Lions Gate  Bridge,Vancouver,BC.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Pigslilspaz on December 14, 2011, 12:14:53 AM
My favorite part is the subtle moon in the background.  How do you know it is long exposure?  When I was in San Fransisco it looked just like that?
Always fun driving to the city when the fog is at it's worst. You can't see either end of whatever section of the bay bridge you are on.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Masherbrum on December 14, 2011, 07:37:54 AM
I think it's long exposure -- probably 30 seconds or less.  They achieved the 'creamy' look to the fog rolling over the terrain, and it looks like the lighting on the bridge got a little 'fuzzy' (technical term).

The foreground might've been cleaned up in post though.

Very pretty picture.  It reminds me of a Bob Ross painting.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: Shuffler on December 14, 2011, 09:08:35 AM
I think it's long exposure -- probably 30 seconds or less.  They achieved the 'creamy' look to the fog rolling over the terrain, and it looks like the lighting on the bridge got a little 'fuzzy' (technical term).

The foreground might've been cleaned up in post though.

Very pretty picture.  It reminds me of a Bob Ross painting.

Ahhh Bob Ross...... ordinary guy with extraordinary talent.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: curry1 on December 14, 2011, 06:05:22 PM
Another way to describe this.

And this is a fantastic photo:

If it was a close to instant "snapshot"  the lights on the bridge would be extremely sharp and you would likely see "rough detail in the clouds" (think 1/400sec)  <--semi-realistic number

at perhaps 1/4sec or maybe even 1/2sec you would see the blurring( soft glow) of those same lights, and a very smooth texture of the cloudbank. (thats what we see)

At several minutes or more you would notice that the moon moves fairly quickly across the horizon, and would not appear as sharp as it is in the photo.

(these numbers are made up, because I have no way of telling what amount of light was available, or the apeture of the lens, etc, or the fact that I honestly dont know the math to figure it out anyways)

But in laymens terms, this is kinda how it works



Ah okay I didn't realize long exposure could be so short.  But really if it is 1/4 of a second it is 100 times longer than a normal photo.
Title: Re: Long Exposure : Fog
Post by: EskimoJoe on December 14, 2011, 06:49:47 PM
Look at the star above the moon.