nice pic

best negative space ever

i would have cropped it, but thats just my oppinion

And I thought yesterday's photo was good... sigh... this is really special.

this is so amazing and surreal. i love it.

I like the picture as a whole but it's so big I only saw the white sky to start off with and sat there waiting for it to load. Eventually, I realised I needed to scroll down!

...At first I thought, "uh-oh, server's slow, no pic loading." After I hit re-load and let my eyes adjust i realised that was the top of the photo. heh heh ooops

Oh wow. That is an amazing use of negative space!

I really love how simple yet complex this photo is.

could you maybe make a desktop of this? i think it would make an awfully swell one

Cool shot. Good job going B&W.

~Rob

In France it would be: église and in Italy chiesa. Either way, simply wow scene with the mist rolling in.

amazing as usual. :)

For a second I thought that the picture was not loading, until I decided to scroll down...

I really really love it. It's just amazing.

wow...I love this photo, proportion, and composition.
Thank you for sharing. ;-)

Very nice image, the large white area works well in this shot.

what brilliant use of negative space. would make a good wallpaper if you have a wide shot

Ooooo. I like that a lot.

Excellent composition. Really enhances the feeling of isolation.

How funny! Because of the straight white sky I sat waiting for the image to load - didn't look like it was happening. Eventually - a few moments - I did scroll down through the fog. Good one, Sam.

Looks like the setting for Brotherhood of the Wolf. Looks forlorn. It needs a kung-fu scene.

Great shot but why this 1/320s | f4 | Tv | iso200 combination?

That's one haunting looking scene. Thanks for sharing it.

hey Sam,

whats you're thought behind the cropping and the scrolling on screen...is that intentional (I assume so) and why not just crop, for example, this photo at about half its height?

It's an honor to be the first to post a comment! This is so spooky! Scary! Excellent photo. I thought I couldn't open it at first then I scrolled down and there it was. Thanks for all these Sam. I don't miss a day!

Lol...I am laughing because when the page opened...I didn't wee any image just a white box. So I reloaded the page...still no picture, just the white box. Then I read the title (I know I do things backwards) and thought oh "fog" so I scrolled down and voila! there's the picture...I didn't sleep well maybe I should go back to bed.

I love fog shots and this one is a fantastic capture. I like how the road is almost completely hidden making the church seem nearly inaccessible.

Sam,
So when is your next trip so I can come with to see the wonders of the world!!! You have such an eye to capture the beauty of even the simplest images! Your site is what starts off my every day!
Thank You Sam

I love this photo. At first, I thought the picture wasn't loading correctly, but then I scrolled down to see the rest. Brilliant!

cool:)
looks like the fantasy in the dream:)

Incredible Image (the cross, then nothing..)
Very powerfull °
Bravo !!

Oh! Lovely. Nice creativity.

Terrific image. Love the use of negative space.

great atmosphere, awesome composition (especially with the vast amount of "whiteness" in the shot). suggests the vastness and power of nature vs. the ephemerality and "insignificance" of the human-made world. would look especially great framed with a white matt -- the whiteness of the piccie with the whiteness of the matt would really bring out the chapel and rugged hillside.

I haven't found many times that I had something other than great to say about your photos but on this one I have to be honest and say that I would have liked a landscape shot in stead. There is too much blank on the top portion of the image. But as for the scene and the B&W conversion, this is absolutely awesome. And I know how you feel on wanting to take pictures while on a trip. My brother gets mad when we travel through the Ozarks in Arkansas. But over all, another great shot you have.

That photo is truly beautiful. The more I look at it, the more I like it. Very nice.

This would make it a very cool print with black frame around it.
Nice.

Like others, i was almost fooled by the white space created by the fog. I was thinking the connection to your site was slow. Eventually I found out the real subject when I scrolled down. Fantastic way to post this photo.

hey, sam -- WHERE'S THE PHOTO????!!?

[[oh yeah ... scroll down..... good idea -- silly me!]]

This was my second try today to view your post -- mind-blowing shot (in more ways than one!!)

TTFN, =D

It's rare to see a monochrome on your blog but when one pops up, it's a gem! Any other time i'd dismiss a photo with a whitewashed sky as poorly exposed, but THIS is wonderful use of negative space. Wish the post to the right of the chapel wasn't there though.

nice pic, i thought it didnt load at first until i scrolled down.

Bien thebaide !

I really like the negative space used here. It kills me to not be the driver everytime I see something worth stopping for but that's just the way life works.

like jon, when the page loaded I was wondering where the picture was seening only grey... lo-and-behold I had to scroll down... and i love it!

hi,
looks a bit like in the south af alps, above Cuneo. I'd say it was in italy... i lived at this boarder (in france) during 22 years hehe
so it depends which road you took and i'll tell you :)

nice shot by the way, great space. i like it

jm

I'm in the cropping camp on this one. While a good portion of fog/cloud atop is required to give a sense of environment...we may have over done it here.

This photo cries out for an explanation. What is this small church (I assume it's a church) doing in the middle of nowhere? Who built it there and why? Was this area once a small village that was destroyed with only the church leftstanding? What is the white pole-like structure to the right of the church? Is this scene high up in the mountains or are the clouds just very low? Does this place have a name? Who lives there? I would love to see what the interior of the church looks like. A strange and beautiful picture... but lots of questions.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one sat there waiting for the picture to load before realising that it had!
x

j'aime le brouillard

Sorry, I don't seem to see what other people see - I'm underwhelmed. Oh well, can't like everything you do.

The most beautiful shot I have seen on your site in a long time. Well captured.

probably my favorite pic i've seen in a long time

What an amzing picture! This rocks!

I am craving to see the color version of this...

This is an inspiring picture, I can really get a feel of what life is like in this area. Any picture that can capture something like that it truely amazing!