Last week, I shared a disappointing sunset photo that turned out to be one of the best of the evening. I haven’t had time to get out with the camera this week, so I thought I would look through some old photos instead. That’s where I found this shot.
This is the view from Higger Tor in the Peak District. I shot this in February 2022 using a Fuji XT3 and Fuji 10-24 lens at 19mm. It’s a tripod-mounted exposure of 0.6 seconds at ISO160 and f/14.0 (I think I must have caught the lens aperture ring to be using f/14.0).
This is another example of an image that I ignored. I ignored this one because the mist lifted further as the sun rose, and it turned into a spectacular sunrise. It’s only with the passage of time that we begin to see the possibilities in what looks like an otherwise dull shot.
Now, when I look at the other images from that morning, I think they are so colourful and vibrant that they look fake.
Time is a critical factor in photography, at least for me. I need space to forget the day; without that, I tend to focus on the most dramatic shots. Even when I’m looking back at old work, I need to remember to view each image in isolation. Only then can I decide if it’s a good shot or not.
I hope you like this one and have a great weekend.
The Lightweight Photographer 
That’s a very good point. It’s also easy to forget potential good images taken on a trip that one had the intention to come back to later. Just recently I processed some landscapes taken in 2016 in New Zealand that I had forgotten. Current software does wonders with these.
That’s another of my favourite passtimes. Processing old images with the latest software. They can look so good.
A beautiful image … good that you went back and found it!