The photo essay is posted at KLM Images.

An exercise in monochrome

The good and bad of misty mornings

Cubbing starts early in the morning to avoid as much of the late summer heat as possible.  The big challenge was to take effective pictures near dawn in low light and exceptionally heavy mist.  The Blue Ridge Hunt kennels are near the Shenandoah River at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the mist from the river was persistent. There were patches of dense fog just a few yards from bright sunlight.

One of the whippers-in was mounted on a grey horse that was exceptionally photogenic in the lighting conditions.  I took many shots (and published a few) exploring how much you could get out of essentially colorless scenes.  The lighting controlled which were silver and which were sage.

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