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I love shooting in the fog. It’s a tricky environment depending on place and time of day – camera meters can go right out if you meter for scene as the vastness of the frame is a backlit white.

The morning in question had me heading out to a few places on the way to a task. Starting in North Shores BeachHaven, I ventured down to Island Bay and captured some early shots as the fog engulfed the upper harbour of Auckland.

Soft and still, though you can see ripples in the water, this area can certainly see a little more wave action than this morning offered. I then headed through Highbury – high above the fog, but with a great view out to the sea where vision was cut in the fog engulfed areas.

The golden rays of the morning had started to hit at Highbury as I left and headed down into Northcote where some resident boats lay. I love some of the shots I got here.

Finally the fog shots ended in Devonport as I travelled the length of the coast the village had to offer. Now near 9am, people were out starting their days and as my outing drew to a close the fog was silently evaporating in the morning warmth.

My below closing image. It is, as the rest, in colour. The real world sepia tone of the wharf and stillness of the water really offered a moment of calm as the world began its day.

All images today from the Canon 5D and 50mm lens.