When sea fog envelopes the Otago Peninsula you could be excused for staying at home with the camera as there is literally not much to see. However, on this particular morning I just made up my mind to embrace the conditions. I am a big lover of black and white photography and with the fog creating an isolating blanket over the landscape I thought it might work well in these conditions. So I switched my camera view to black and white and immediately it just felt right.
Allans Beach Road by Hoopers Inlet. It was low tide so I could get a a more pleasing angle on the outcrop of trees.
Hoopers Inlet.
I was able to walk across the inlet to this boathouse ‘Waiwhare’ on Hoopers Inlet.
Hoopers Inlet.
An old tree on Hoppers Inlet road. I took portrait and landscape versions of this scene. Without the fog I would never have stopped here, definitely my favourite location of the morning.
Pathway though the trees on Sandymount road.
Looking at these bleak, murky and moody images I feel and see the fog. The black and white images are somehow more filmic and less digital in appearance. All in all, a relaxing morning out.
