Autumn Fog With Sun Rays
by Theresa Tahara
Title
Autumn Fog With Sun Rays
Artist
Theresa Tahara
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A rare occurance of fog when the sun is just high enough and the fog is low enough and thick enough to make these beautiful sunrays. Shadows are cast through fog in three dimensions. The fog is dense enough to be illuminated by light that passes through gaps in a structure or tree, but thin enough to let a large quantity of that light pass through to illuminate points further on. As a result, object shadows appear as "beams" oriented in a direction parallel to the light source. These voluminous shadows are due to the same cause as crepuscular rays, which are the shadows of clouds, but in this case, they are the shadows of solid objects.
The foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, the meeting place of the cold Labrador Current from the north and the much warmer Gulf Stream from the south.
Paint effects added.
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October 28th, 2013
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Comments (21)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding capture, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted in the MID-DAY RAYS OF LIGHT contest
Scott Kingery
This is really striking, Theresa! A vote in the "Gorgeous Trees" contest and a L/A here.
Lynn Bauer
This is absolutely STUNNING, Theresa!! I absolutely LOVE it!!! So well done in every way!!! F/L
Mick Anderson
Fog and sunlight, always a wonderful potential... and you captured it wonderfully!! F/V
Joyce Dickens
Absolutely gorgeous Theresa; I love those incredible rays....thank you for being there at the perfect moment to capture this rare phenomenon - promoted on Twitter this morning :-)
Byron Varvarigos
What a rare experience this must have been, Theresa, not just the dazzling light, but the feel of the air and probably bird sounds! Wonderful capture! LF
Theresa Tahara replied:
Yes, it was a rare experience. An unexpected slam on your brakes on a gravel road experience. As you probably know, fog moves very quickly sometimes. ;-) Thank you, Byron.
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