First Of Spring
michaelorr

First Of Spring

First warm days of spring on the Susquehanna River. There was almost a fog and haze on the river so much so the horizon was indistinguishable.
Location
Havre De Grace, MD
Equipment Used
Contax RTS II 50mm
Exposure
Auto
Film & Developer
Kodak 5222; XTOL lab developed
Paper & Developer
Lab scanned
Lens Filter
Yellow
Always a sweet scene. Here, the tones in the rocks & reflection make it for me.
 
The seagull really helps this photo but I'm not quite sure about the lack of separation between sea and sky although it is actually a pleasing photo nonetheless.
 
This was meteorologicaly interesting at mid-day. A cloud or fog had settled uniformly across the water. This is right at the top of the Chesapeake Bay, where the Susquehanna river ends and the water is brackish. There was no separation between sky and water even to the eye, as the water was just reflecting what was above. The sun was punching through as a hazy "airy disk" off camera to the right.
This has mood, but i don't feel as if the mood when standing there has translated to the image. Maybe if it had just a tinge of warm tone it would help. But, mostly i think it is missing the "texture" of the fog. The grain in the 5222 film just seems to be grain, not an aid to defining the photo. This was literally my first frames taken with this film.
 
Partially 'cause most scenes do have a distinct horizon/waterline, I like this - adds to the mystery/ambiguity the fog brings. It would be interesting to know if any stronger filtration would reveal the texture of the fog. I was surprised how much the yellow brought to the sky & rigging on the sailboat mast. That's curiosity speaking. As Svenedin says - its pleasing.
 
I have read that a blue filter will increase fog/mist but I have never tried this. It might be worth an experiment. I have never bought a blue filter as I thought it would be so rarely used.
 
I might have a blue Cokin filter. Hadn't heard that about the filter, thanks for the comment! Would be worth the experiment.
 
I bought a used one for exactly that reason - its in AA's 'The Negative'.
 

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First rolls of 5222
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First of Spring.jpg
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Date taken
Sat, 23 April 2016 12:16 AM
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