A wonderful misty morning : Finally!!

I have been getting a bit fed-up with the weather over the last few days, with mist and fog forecast, but after getting up early, seeing nothing! Today, that all changed, with a wonderful misty morning across the Marshwood Vale.

I set off (again) early this morning to agreat lookout point across the Marshwood Vale up near Lamberts Castle. mIt was a cold morning with the car covered in ice, the lock frozon solid and the roads a bit icy and slippery, but I was determined to get there and capture the valley.

I arrived well before sunrise and got organised, setting up my gear. The view across the valley was very atmospheric with a thick layer of mist across a lot of the valley, with the trees, pylons, farms and buildings popping out of it sporadically across the valley floor.





I took a few shots before the sun rose above the horizon, which gave a very cold and almost monochrome feeling and with a cloudless sky, there was not too much colour in the sky, even as the sun rose above the clouds on the horizon.

Once up the valley came alive, with side lighting to the centre of the valley, striking shadows across the mist and lighting up the trees. I took a selection of shots across the valley, including one I converted to black and white using SilverEfex pro.









I then broke all the rules and took a few straight into the sun, to capture the outline of Colmers Hill in Bridport against the rising sun, with the 'layers' of hills around it.





I had been wanting to take this valley in the mist for some time, so it was a real treat to see it, experience it and capture it.