Hudson river

[Joe Colozzo]

I was traveling from bear mountain to New Croton Dam, While going over Bear mountain Bridge looking down the Hudson River I saw this scene. I didn't do it justice but the drizzle and fog made for a pretty cool view. As always all C&C welcomed. Any tips would be well appreciated also!
IMG_8659 by Joseph Colozzo, on Flickr

 

[AlanLichty]

This works quit well for my eyes. I like the patch of lush greens and the fog/mist leaves you with a sense that this goes on forever.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Joe, this is a really cool scene. I can see why you stopped. Those are hard conditions to really capture. I wonder if you backed off on the contrast a bit or maybe slid the Highlights slider the opposite way? I know I have a tendency when I process shots like this to adjust the contrast up, but I will question myself as I look back if maybe I needed to go with less contrast to help retain that foggy/misty look?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice scene and as Jim says hard to capture. You did well here. Perhaps cropping off about a 1/4 from the bottom will focus the image towards the patch of light and the mist in the horizon more.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

thanks for the tips and comments. Here is a little rework to get more fog feel. all though I don't know if it helps the image or not?

IMG_8659-2 by Joseph Colozzo, on Flickr

original for comparison
IMG_8659 by Joseph Colozzo, on Flickr

 

[AlanLichty]

I still like the original better. I have a bias - this looks a lot like scenes I am used to seeing in the Columbia River Gorge during the rainy season. At least for my eyes the original looks more realistic.