Photo 0024: Foggy Venus Temple

Fog covering an observation deck on a lake island.
Foggy Venus Temple
Location:
Venustempel — Magdeburg, Germany
Date (taken):
February 2023
Camera model:
Fujifilm X-T4
Lens model:
Fujifilm XF 16-80mm ƒ/4 R OIS WR
Exposure settings:
36mm (54mm) | ƒ/8 | 1/125s | ISO 160

On a recent foggy morning, I went to a nearby park, hoping to take some interesting pictures. One of my targets was the Venus Temple, an observation platform on a small lake island. The fog was so dense that I could barely see the other side of the lake. The initial JPEG preview was unusable, and I almost deleted the photo. It turns out, there was enough information within the RAW file to rescue it with some photo editing. I like the final result, especially the dreamy atmosphere.