Watching The Detectives [And Contest]

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Another black and white foggy image today. Chris Maskell left a comment on yesterday’s photo discussing how he used to avoid shooting in fog and had to make himself do it. I found some strong shots where he overcame his aversion here and here. I think I went through something similar. It wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to shoot in fog, but rather that I always wanted to get clear sky shots more. For example, the first time I came to this neighborhood I got shots like this and this. The second time I saw scenes like this or this. I think I needed to get those shots in my bank before I cared enough to shoot the same area in fog, but it was something of a small shock to me when I realized on Saturday, as I planned my outing and checked the forecast, that I had almost no fog shots in my portfolio.

For this image I tried very hard to render it in color, and I think it looked fine, but in the end black and white called more strongly to me. I don’t want all of my fog shots to look the same, and fairly obvious at that, but I also don’t see a need to fight what I think works best for each image

CONTEST

I’m planning to buy a couple of prints for myself to update my walls, and I’m looking for ideas for what photos to print. In return, I’ll gift someone else one free print.  So, leave a comment below telling my what’s your favorite photo of mine. Feel free to browse my blog archives and my galleries at SmugMug or anywhere else.  Give a link if possible – but if you can’t find an image that left an impression on you, describe it as best as you can. I’m going to solicit comments all over — here, on twitter, Google Plus and Facebook. Then I’ll randomly select one person who left a comment with a suggestion and will send that person a free print at any size up to 12 x 18.  The contest closes at the end of this week, midnight Saturday December 8. Let’s go with Pacific time.

For my own prints, I won’t necessarily pick the ones that get the most votes, and might even select something that nobody mentioned. I’m just looking for something a little interactive and to get some ideas flowing. Also, the winner won’t have to select the image he or she suggested for the free print. If you win and change your mind by the time it is time to choose, that’s OK. Also, feel free to suggest something that has already been mentioned.

 

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This Post Has 5 Comments

    1. Mark

      7 Dec 2012

      Thanks, Scott. I had somehow lost track of that one. It’s definitely going onto my short list.

  2. Scott Starks

    7 Dec 2012

    Do I get a finders fee? 🙂

    1. Mark

      7 Dec 2012

      If you win you get the free print, other than that – I’ll just wish you Merry Christmas, or Hanukkah, or New year!

  3. Scott Starks

    7 Dec 2012

    I was joking. I hope I win anyway. It’s a nice photo 🙂

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