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Judges Comment

This mysterious and intriguing photo is almost filmic. A story is unfolding and we are viewing from a distance. A very interesting photo with many possible ways of usage.

Photographers Comment

This photo was taken on one of the hottest days of the year 2011 on a North Sea beach in Holland. A natural phenomenon called "Sea Fog" (or Fret or Haar) occurred: Warm air travels over cold sea and lets go of the moisture it contains. Acute fog forms. It's impressive! The temperature dropped 10 degrees in a few seconds and visibility went from 'infinite' to 'as above'. There were many children playing in the shallow waters left on the beach by the retracting tides. The fog made them run, scream and act theatrical. I kneeled down just above the level of the water and took this and several other pictures which you can see on my website (below). I'm very proud this photograph was selected. It was in an exposition I did last year, because it is my favorite. It's timeless, placeless and still, although I was there, makes me wonder just what is going on here. Mysterious is the right word. Gilean Nolst Trenité. Canon 7D, 100-400mm @115mm, 1/500sec, f/10, ISO 100
www.gileanphotography.com/fog/