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There is a term for a photography technique taken from the Japanese word for “blurry” called boke(h). This can be achieved by setting your camera’s aperture to its widest open setting (for example F1.8) which essentially speeds up the exposure and to various degrees, only shows the nearby focused object clearly and gives the background a dreamy sort of blurred background. This can also be achieved in post processing by creating something called the Orton Effect. This is great when you really want to de-emphasize the background causing the viewer to instead focus in on what you want them to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nature itself has one great form of weather that achieves this effect without doing anything. As a photographer, I cherish any morning I wake up to see a heavy fog, my creative spirits rise. It is a magical time. One of my favorite places to go is any place I can find trees. Forest scenes that in daylight can be chaotic just because of the shear amount of subjects, slowly disappear in stages in fog or mist. And if you are lucky enough to add a little backlight from some clear sky somewhere above, the results can be even more amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I venture further and further into my journey into fine art, I find myself learning my favorite scenes are simple and intimate. Yes, the grand awe inspiring great vistas like the Grand Canyon allow us to see how spectacular our world can be, and sometimes I love to show that. But there is something so peaceful and calming about a misty scene that not only is invoked in a photo, but really expresses the feeling one gets when being there in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fog is my friend and my meditation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n