Saw this wonderful fog the other day and tried to capture it. Turns out it’s not as easy as I first thought. Am not quite happy when th the result yet. Any pointers to how to capture fog well are very welcome :)

  • @IMALlama
    2•4 days ago

    Odds are you could make the fog pop with a bit of post processing. Amusingly, if you took this on a phone it might have been actively fighting against the fog. If you have a raw file you’ll have a bit more leeway for editing, but messing with the JPEG should be fine.

    • @NooodelOP
      1•4 days ago

      Found the fog while fooling around with a drone. It was too far out to walk so I flew there. This comes from the raw shot (dji Mini 3)

      • @IMALlama
        2•3 days ago

        Here are two somewhat heavy handed edits using the jpeg on .world. Obligatory I am not a great editor, but I think the fog needs a touch more definition and a more contrasting background to pop better.

        The first photo has:

        • local contrast to give the fog a little more definition. This is the only thing I masked, everything below was applied to the whole photo
        • shadows and highlights, mostly to crush the treeline behind the fog some and give the fog more contrast
        • tone curve + base curve, again to add some more contrast
        • haze removal to make the tree line darker

        The second edit only has the addition of low light vision to de saturate and further add some contrast.

        • @NooodelOP
          2•3 days ago

          Wow, your edit is amazing. Thank you for the insights and for putting so much work in it!

          • @IMALlama
            1•2 days ago

            Ha, thanks. I’m glad you found the post somewhat informative! It looks like it was a pretty cool scene.