I can't speak for everyone else but I love to shoot in adverse weather conditions. Fog, rain, snow,mist the worse the weather gets I more I like it. Everyone shoots when the weather is nice but images taken in bad weather are rare and generally more interesting because we do not see it all the time.

This is not a bad shot, it just needs more care in processing However there are acouple of things you could do. First I would suggest the use of a plarizer. Using that filter would cut the glare especially on the surface of the water. I use the filter for most of my landscape images but I would certainly use it if there is water or iced in the scene. The other thing I would suggest is eliminating as much of the white as possible. Blank, white skies never look good in images and since the eye is drawn to the light and the bright areas the sky just draws attention away from the subject.

The only trouble with the mist in this image, is that there should have been more of it.   Posted: 07/09/2025 17:02:56

Hi Gokul. Good for you being out in challenging weather. I also enjoy shooting in inclement weather conditions. You did a great job removing the mist in this image but for me the added mist tells a different story. As Larry mentioned, there's quite a bit of white space from the blank sky and sun glare on the water which distracts from the main subject. A polarizer or positioning the camera angle down toward the water can help with the glare. For me, the composition with the boat, ramp, and people on the steps works and balances the scene. I would suggest cropping out a significant portion of the white areas - perhaps using 16:9 aspect ratio. I'm also curious about the choice of f2.8 for this shot. Any cropping in post production with this aperture can affect sharpness and increase background blur.   Posted: 07/12/2025 15:01:33

Adding kudos for braving bad weather to photograph. To add to the polarizer discussion, about a 35 degree angle to water works best to eliminate the glare. I agree with cropping down from the top to the point of eliminating the sky would work. I would leave the bottom to leave the dock at the third line. An aperture of f8-11 would have worked much better for this scene.   Posted: 07/13/2025 23:54:05

Hi Gokul - I like your tighter crop which puts more focus on your subject. If you use Lightroom Classic, the DEHAZE and HIGHLIGHTS options can help lessen glare when a polarizer is not used. I also would consider further cropping, or darkening the white reflective water at the bottom, to focus more attention to your main subject. The cool thing about Lightroom is that you can use the CREATE VIRTUAL COPY function as many times as you want and edit each copy differently without impacting your original image. So you can try as many edit options as your imagination allows. About polarizers - there are some (used to be called "warming polarizers") that only reduce light by 1/2 or 1/3 of a stop to reduce possible noise in darker conditions / high-contrast conditions.   Posted: 07/22/2025 18:58:23