Mary Ann Carrasco
November 2025 - Sea Mist
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About the Image(s)
We spent last week at the ocean and while taking a walk with the camera I noticed this scene in the distance. My intention was to capture the mist against the hills and catch a wave. I set the camera to black and white and took a series of images. I liked this one with the spray from the wave. I used Nikon Z9 with 24-400 lens, f/14,ISO64, 1/250. I look forward to your comments.
8 comments posted
This is a very good image which does lend itself to a black-and-white treatment. You might try brightening the image up a little bit with some additional whites. Added contrast in my opinion would make the image stronger.
I wonder if you took any images of just the middle of this image. The spray of the water is in the middle and you might not need the four and the background tops of the mountain and sky to tell your story. I really like your image. Posted: 11/10/2025 19:33:36
I wonder if you took any images of just the middle of this image. The spray of the water is in the middle and you might not need the four and the background tops of the mountain and sky to tell your story. I really like your image. Posted: 11/10/2025 19:33:36
Bob, thank you for the feedback. I went back into my edit and increased the whites and contrast. Does this version work better? Posted: 11/13/2025 00:09:24
I Iike this version better! The first version seemed to me to be a little flat. Did you like the new version better? Posted: 11/13/2025 20:08:37
Bob, yes! It looks alot better to me. I really appreciate your feedback as I tend to struggle with post processing and obtaining the look I want. So, thank you! Posted: 11/14/2025 00:09:47
Good day for a picnic. Well that was a great day for some images, you have captured the battering well. Your two images does show how much colour can hide, I never notice the house in the colour.
If you use Lightroom, first thing you should do in develop is press Auto. You will be surprised at how good it is now at balancing your images out.
I think your DOF is spot on and bar the touch more highlights your toning is great. Must have been a good day for images. Posted: 11/15/2025 13:15:51
If you use Lightroom, first thing you should do in develop is press Auto. You will be surprised at how good it is now at balancing your images out.
I think your DOF is spot on and bar the touch more highlights your toning is great. Must have been a good day for images. Posted: 11/15/2025 13:15:51
Mary Ann - I like your 2nd version much better! The mist becomes much clearer and better portrays the day that you experienced. You don't say if you used Lightroom - it's so good now, particularly with the mask capabilities. You may have done this, but the landscape mask is a quick way to create separate development zones for sky, land, sea (or you can combine last 2). So differing contrast/clarity is easy to play with.
Interesting that you set your camera to mono - I've never done that and may try it (taking it for a walk and only seek out mono targets). Posted: 11/18/2025 17:31:28
Interesting that you set your camera to mono - I've never done that and may try it (taking it for a walk and only seek out mono targets). Posted: 11/18/2025 17:31:28
A good composition with impact and interest especially from the splashing waves and fog or mist.
I agree with the others, on processing tips.
You mentioned shooting in B&W, but looking at the original, I think I see colors.
Are you shooting in RAW, JPG or both formats?
I ask because when setting the camera to B&W, if using RAW, the image will be B&W on the camera LCD but will be color when down loaded. You would need to set the camera to shoot JPG or both RAW and JPG, and the JPG would be B&W and the Raw, color. That said, a JPG file will be very limited when processing. Converting the RAW and to B&W in processing might be a better choice. Hope this makes sense. This also holds true for the many Scene settings available on cameras, they will only apply to JPG images, not RAW. Here is a link that explains it in more detail, and better than I can, https://dearbubbles.com/2025/07/raw-vs-jpeg/. Posted: 11/18/2025 22:30:48
I agree with the others, on processing tips.
You mentioned shooting in B&W, but looking at the original, I think I see colors.
Are you shooting in RAW, JPG or both formats?
I ask because when setting the camera to B&W, if using RAW, the image will be B&W on the camera LCD but will be color when down loaded. You would need to set the camera to shoot JPG or both RAW and JPG, and the JPG would be B&W and the Raw, color. That said, a JPG file will be very limited when processing. Converting the RAW and to B&W in processing might be a better choice. Hope this makes sense. This also holds true for the many Scene settings available on cameras, they will only apply to JPG images, not RAW. Here is a link that explains it in more detail, and better than I can, https://dearbubbles.com/2025/07/raw-vs-jpeg/. Posted: 11/18/2025 22:30:48
Not easy to be the last one to comment.
The fog is always (often) interesting for a picture, with a good attention to the contrast, what you did in the second version.
I like the different shots (?) in the image. Quite difficult to have a lot of structure in the trees.
Water is not too much highlight, well done. Posted: 11/19/2025 14:06:07
The fog is always (often) interesting for a picture, with a good attention to the contrast, what you did in the second version.
I like the different shots (?) in the image. Quite difficult to have a lot of structure in the trees.
Water is not too much highlight, well done. Posted: 11/19/2025 14:06:07