Haven't the Foggest.

[fourth]

Part of my winter series. Fog is always good for me. As usual click the image for the larger on black photograph. C&C most welcome.

[fourth]

One more fog and light shot. As usual click the image for the larger on black photograph.

[aprilS]

Though your images are so often photographed at night (or in the dark), they always remind me -- and these in particular -- that the medium of photography is first about light.

Reading The Photograph by Harald Mante, this stuck in my mind:

According to Wassely Kandisky, 'The point is the result of the first meeting of the artist's tools with the material, with the basic surface.' In photography light takes over the role of the tools. A small source of light in a dark area or the reflection of light from a small bright object on an otherwise dark surface results in a mark on photosensitive material, which is comparable to the contact of a pencil or brush on paper or canvas."

How beautifully these images illustrate that concept.

[eob]

That is a very appropriate quote and your comment, April. The simplest means often are the most effective. But the composition is what holds all elements together.

In this case, I like the first photo better because of tighter composition. The second one is more scattered and not exactly to the point (too distracting peripherals). I would crop that photo much tighter, especially from the right side and from the bottom, so that my eyes would go straight into the light area accented with the "V" built by lamps. Alternatively, I would try to remove those distractions in the right portion of the image.

[fourth]

Thanks for the comments guys. One more from the night of fog. Wasn't sure if I should leave the bouy in or out.

[aprilS]

One more from the night of fog. Wasn't sure if I should leave the bouy in or out.

Hmmm...

It adds to the feeling of depth. But before re-reading your post, I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what that was -- which distracted me from the rest of the image.