Foggy morning in Marion Bay

Fog…a moment in time when one cannot see what’s right in front of you.

I find it a little unnerving and yet pleasurable in the dense fog. What was so obvious the day before is now enshrouded in mystery. For a photographer it is a wonderful opportunity to gaze upon a landscape that is out of focus, ethereal and vaporous.

One particular morning last week I got up early and photographed the fog lingering along the shoreline. As the sun rose the colours turned from dark grey to pink, then to orange then back to pink, then a purple blue.

Minimal imagery, which I love, is ideally suited to foggy days.The fog limits any background objects and adds a hazy, watery feel to the picture.

A few quotes about fog:

Fog stimulates your imagination into places where it may be afraid to go.

The fog always lifts.

You may not see clearly in the fog, but rest assured peace can be found simply enjoying its beauty.

Sometimes when you lose your way in the fog, you end up in a beautiful place.Dont be afraid of getting lost. (Author, Mehetmet Ildan)

At first I could only see misty pink sky all around. I knew the jetty was there somewhere so I kept walking.

Sometimes you simply have to trust and keep walking toward your destination.

Birds resting on the shoreline in the fog

Walking on past the jetty, early morning fog.

The day grows lighter as the sun begins to come up.

A fishing boat heads out for the day

What an amazing morning! How wondrous are His works and the creativity of His hands.

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Yellow the brightest colour in the spectrum. Fun, stimulating and picturesque, not really the colour one would paint a whole house in. But touches here and there add a vibrant and happy feel to a home.

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Black and white images make fabulous pics on your walls. Maybe I will soon write a blog post and post some of my photographs I have on my walls in my beach house.

Hmm keep yourself tuned for some updated blog posts on this web site.

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Did we really have an apostle? Victoria had twelve, (Yeah right!! There are really only eight and rumour has it, there never, ever were twelve, it was simply a marketing ploy.)

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I think the explorers of old had note paper instead of a camera, old boots instead of good Nike trekking shoes, kerosene as insect repellent, and as the movies depict they always lost their water on the way so almost died of thirst!!

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