Creeping around in the dark again

Coastal fog slipped in just before sunset. I had forgotten it does that this time of year. There went my plans for star photos over the ocean.

That's not the sun on the left. It's the light at the end of a pier.

But wait. What would happen if I shot at night using long exposures and only the city lights bounced off the the fog? So at 11:30 I stepped out into the damp darkness to find out.

The results—particularly the colors—remind me of old English landscape paintings. I almost expect to see rustic fishermen out on the water, hauling a net load of fish into a wooden boat. Or cattle resting in the foreground. Or both.

I'm still amazed what my camera is capable of seeing in the dark. And the interesting effects I get. I'm going to have a lot of fun trying more of this.