It's a beautifully overcast day this morning, with some fog hanging in the lower valley areas. I'm hoping to take a couple of the four-footed kids out for a walk and some photo practice. Nice, soft light, maybe some macro work and close-ups. Taking advantage of the overcast skies is just one way I can rationalize not getting up early this morning.
A photog friend of mine doesn't care for these kinds of gray days. He likes the emotion of the early morning/late evening landscapes with big puffy white clouds on a blue sky background. Granted, where he's at – traveling through California and areas of the Southwest – thunderheads and cumulus clouds would add drama to photos with otherwise dull skies.
Some of my favorite photos have been taken in the fog. Living in Charleston, Ore., gives me plenty of opportunity to shoot boats coming and going in the fog, docks, houses, bays and beaches in the fog. The mood is spectacular when the image is captured just the way you see it in your mind.
For now, I'm off to cattle country to shoot some valleys and rivers. Will try to post something tomorrow if I get any good shots today.
