My GPS Camera Phone

Generally, fog is thought of as a thing that obscures vision and makes things difficult to see. With regard to photography, it is just the opposite.

Fog actually helps you see better.

Many photos I’ve taken in the past at the Paynes Prairie overlook have been on days with clear skies and no fog in sight. You could see for miles and the sun lit up the green surroundings. Good consditions for shooting the obvious, but not good for highlighting the obscure.

This morning, the fog was incredibly thick – as it is this time of year – with the moisture actually visible to the naked eye. You could see waves of tiny droplets floating by in the breeze, getting caught up in the thousands of spiderwebs, shedding light on one of nature’s invisible masterpieces. The surrounding foliage was covered in spiderwebs, producing a visual as if there was a big net covering the prairie. Had the camera been able to capture this with some reasonable amount of detail, I’d have posted it. Looking at this image, though, should give you a good idea of what it was like.

Spiders are amazing.

This is a great time of year to capture spider webs because we get a lot of fog in the morning. When I say fog, I’m talking about the type that’s like rain in suspended animation. The thick and damp fog with low visibility. However, with this low visibility comes high visibility.

And if you aren’t sure who Howard Roark is, go here and be enlightened.

More fog in upcoming days. Happy Friday!

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Here’s the follow-up I promised yesterday. The other shots didn’t come out as good, so they are being put aside for a rainy day. Enjoy.