Foggy Mountain © JRP

Foggy Mountain
J. Ramon Palacios
 Camera  Nikon F5 on Gitzo G1227 with Markins M10 ballhead, TB-20 base plate
 Lens & Filter

17-35mm f/2.8D ED AF-S Zoom Nikkor
Cokin 666 Gradual-Fluo Blue 1 Color filter

 Aperture f/18
 Shutter speed  Unrecorded
 Film & ISO Kodak Ektachrome E100VS at rated ISO 100
 Date October 16, 2004
 Location Chautauqua Park, Boulder Colorado, USA
 Comments It was a moment for reflection before sunrise, but it was so cold that I just reflected on that. As if the fog made sound denser, it keep it down; even the high pitch sounds of chatter from passing-by climbers seemed to crawl into the ground, inside the trail. An inner voice kept asking if I should use fill-flash for the rock. Numb from the humid cold, my brain did not reply with any action command, but I managed to smile while shooting simultaneously when the first light caressed the chosen foreground so subtly. Behind, Flat Irons remained cozily under its blankets of fog, like if waiting until I was done to come out. So I thank them.