Len Philpot
Well-Known Member
The forecast was for fog this morning starting a few hours before, and extending for several hours after, sunrise. So I set the alarm for 5 AM and made the ~40 minute drive to the Catahoula National Wildlife Reserve (fueled on two sugar cookies and a cuppa, no less!). There was indeed fog and despite getting there before sunrise, there was of course no visible sunrise. So I drove around the reserve, shooting whatever I could find.
Truth be told, while it's a decent place for its intended uses -- and in bearable weather, i.e., minimal heat, humidity or mosquitos, not entirely unpleasant -- it's IMO only moderately photogenic, with a significant sameness factor. I've gotten and few of what I consider decent images there but I've run out of subject matter rather quickly beyond those. Although there are things that initially catch my eye, there's also a huge amount of visual clutter everywhere and it's extremely difficult to isolate subjects.
Good thing it's a wildlife reserve and not a photo destination, eh?
Anyway, here are a couple.
Fog on the bayou. Does this qualify as minimalist?

Dark path to ...what?

Truth be told, while it's a decent place for its intended uses -- and in bearable weather, i.e., minimal heat, humidity or mosquitos, not entirely unpleasant -- it's IMO only moderately photogenic, with a significant sameness factor. I've gotten and few of what I consider decent images there but I've run out of subject matter rather quickly beyond those. Although there are things that initially catch my eye, there's also a huge amount of visual clutter everywhere and it's extremely difficult to isolate subjects.
Good thing it's a wildlife reserve and not a photo destination, eh?

Anyway, here are a couple.
Fog on the bayou. Does this qualify as minimalist?


Dark path to ...what?
