In October 2024, I spent a wonderful week in the Charlevoix region with friends, all eager to capture the autumn beauty with our cameras. One morning, I was amazed to see a thick layer of fog that resembled a massive cloud resting on the ground.
From my experience, being at a higher altitude offers the best perspective of the scenery when fog is present. I drove along a small road at the top of a hill, parked my car on the side, and walked a few meters to take in the view. I was captivated by the colorful carpet of foliage, the slender trees, the distant mountains, the vibrant clouds, and the fog in the valley.
I took out my camera, held it steady, and composed my shot using a 24 mm focal length and an aperture of f/16. To achieve the perfect exposure through the “expose to the right” (ETTR) method, I intentionally overexposed the scene by 1 stop.
Looking down, I realized that the fog was concealing nature’s beauty. A few minutes before taking this picture, I captured another stunning view along the same road:
