Fields of Mist

 Some moody, misty, monos from a recent stroll over the fields.

Riverside Park In Flood And Fog

Apparently, I now only take photos in the fog.  

The riverside park in St Neots is a flood plain and spends, at least, a few days underwater in an average year.  But the recent floods have been the worst I can remember since the Easter of '98.  Even so, I have photographed the park in flood before.  I have also photographed the park in fog.  But never before both at once.  The combination turned a very familiar place into something ethereal.

 

More Foggy Fields

Three more images of the fields local to me, taken earlier on the same day as the Cambridge shots.  There is one specific tree of which I was hoping to get a misty/foggy shot, from a specific viewpoint.  On the previous trip over the fields, the mist had cleared by the time I reached it.  This time the fog just got thicker and I couldn't even see the damn tree.  Oh well, at least it's local, so I can keep trying for that Goldilocks level of fog.

Cambridge On A Foggy Evening

 A recent extended foggy spell coincided with a weekend, which meant I could head to Cambridge for some night pictures.  For years I have wanted a moody monochrome foggy picture of the tree-lined path across Jesus Green.  This was my chance.  But since the fog didn't seem to be going anywhere, I tried a few other locations on my way to the green.  Once there, I spent about an hour, taking multiple shots, waiting for just the right person to walk by and getting very cold.  

Eventually, I got a shot approaching what I wanted.  But, it's not my favourite of the night.  That was taken in just a couple of minutes at my first stop of the evening, outside Fitzbillies.  The bus came around the corner at just the perfect time and I love the way the steam from the vent is back-lit.

Fields in the Mist

Lockdown is back, so it's more images from a walk around the nearby fields.  This time on one of the recent misty mornings.  

A Foggy Morning In St Neots

Last Saturday I woke to a beautiful foggy morning.  Perfect photography conditions.  But where to go to take best advantage?  I decided Granchester might be a good bet.  The meadows would have interesting trees and there might be some activity on the river.  Then I could work my way down into the centre of Cambridge.  

My only concerns were that the fog might not be as strong in Granchester or that it might not last until I got there.  So to play safe, I decided to get a few shots by the river in St Neots first, before moving on to somewhere more interesting.  However, it turned out that my safety stop gave me all I wanted.  Some great trees, swans and rowers on the river.  I spent the whole morning getting shots there and didn't bother with Granchester.  So the lesson is, never ignore your local patch.