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camels are grazing in the warmth of winter sun.

Camels in the Morning

It looks like a scene from some Alif Laila story. Environment was so fascinating that it was a treat to watch camels browsing on tree leaves in a beautiful winter morning.

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Fog is considered as bad weather by most of the people and even photographers consider it as gray and dull and non conducive for shooting. But for me it is all a different story. I love to shoot in the fog and when ever I see fog in the morning through my room window I just jump out of my warm bed and go out for shooting even in sever cold. Shooting in fog and mist is a bit tricky but results are mystic, moody and creative pictures. Here are some important points to keep in mind while shooting in fog:

1) Exposure-  Always shoot one stop over.

Fog looks dull but more reflective and most of the time fool your camera sensor to underexpose. If you shoot at normal program mode then you will end up with dull under exposed pictures. Set manual exposure on your camera and always shoot one stop over for more  dramatic pictures.Bracketing by 1/2 and 1 stop can also work and is more safe. Do not use flash light and shoot in natural light. Flash light just act like a head light in dark and will ruin the overall dreamy effect.

2) Composition –   Keep an Interesting Subject in The foreground

An interesting and strong subject in the foreground will lead the viewer in fading distance and will create a feeling of mystery and illusion. Picture of just fog without any interesting subjects in the foreground are considered worthless.

3) Using Street Lights and vantage point

In urban areas sometime street light can create dramatic effect but that depends upon the thickness and temperature of the fog. A subject emerging out from the fog with lights on back can be a stunning image.Your vantage point is more important, at what angle you are shooting. Head on shots and with angular light with streaks of light gave fine images.  Another important point is that fog is like flowing water and continuously remain in motion. It flows in bumps and lumps so you have to be very clever and selective in shooting.

4) Choice Of Lenses while shooting in fog

My personal choice is medium tele which can produce dramatic effect by moderate compressing effect. But wide angle can also be very useful and creative as you can make your foreground subject more prominent and strong. A long tele may work excellently for a patch of fog on a hill top illuminated by back light with. So choice of lens is very much personal and it depends on your creative ability and choice of situation you exploit. Filters mostly not recommended for fog and may ruin the original effect.

5-Watch out in fog

Shooting in fog is like shooting in rain. So you have to be very careful about your camera. Always keep lens cloth with you and wipe out the mist from your lens front. Take precautionary measure to save your gear to become damp and short circuiting. keep in a small electric air blower to blow out fog around the camera.Do not change lens in fog otherwise it may cause irreparable damage to your gear.

Please enjoy some examples of fog and mist from my album.

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Splendid Beauty of Patterns

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Mystic Beauty Of Morning

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Beauty Of Lake Saiful Maluke In Naran Valley Pakistan

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Horses Warming Up

Black And White photography Of Sports

Tent pegging is a game of thrill and excitement. Horse riders with colorful turbans pull the peg out while running their horse in the speed of a bullet. This is a worth seeing show and excitement of the riders and the crowd is just amazing. Horsemen and horses  warm up in a rhythm before the game and the formations are just a delight to watch. Here is a an artistic presentation of the show in black and white photography.

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Vibrant Colors Of Nature

Heart touching beauty of autumn season

Apricot and peach trees leaves get amazing colors of yellow and red in autumn.

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Innocent Smile

Aksa is the daughter of a poor potter but she have intelligence and hope in her eyes. Her smile was so spontaneous and natural that it force me to shoot. Potters are forgotten artisans and their children are deprived of good education. We should help to revive the craft and tradition to save that priceless art of Indus Civilization.

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