fog

Not to be confused with Moria West Gate!

Was experimenting with a new technique to get this shot. Bright fog and the sun placed behind the focus, allowing for a very clear silhouette. Love how it came out!

Good to have a few more Cair Andros shots out there for the history books.

High contrast shots are HARD. You'd think you could just up your contrast and call it a day, but no. You need to keep the depth and detail in your colors clear in every corner of your shot. It's like painting a picture. The barracks didn't come out quite like that here, but I still love this shot.

Perhaps a bit more direct lighting would've helped the left side, but beyond that, I honestly really like the colors of this shot.

Not much to say on this one. Feels nice and sharp, but the tone is a bit curious.

For years, I've wanted to get shots of cities like Dol Amroth from angles where you can see the horizon and the rooftops at the same time. Due to chunk rendering limits (and the limits of my rigs), this is near impossible to do well. The fog helps make this attempt look alright in this case.

This tower has been the subject of many a screenshot over the years, and I don't blame its photographers one bit. Still, it does make it hard to come up with different styles and angles for it. In this case, I felt that the warm morning lighting went well with the fog surrounding the rest of it.

My third version of a shot from this angle. I didn't expect to get a good shot from this angle, but the fog, cloud shadows, and varying tones really made this version stand out.

Not as satisfied with this final shot as I was at the time taking it in-game, but it honestly could be far worse. Think I expected the cloud shadows to work a bit better, but it's hard to complain with this result.