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Smoke on the Sea


Smoke on the Sea
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Copyright: Pentti Perttula (sibiricus) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 15 W: 4 N: 80] (768)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-14
Categories: Seascape
Camera: Pentax K100D, TAMRON CF 1:3.8-4 80-210 mm
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-20 1:50
Viewed: 734
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The phenomenon has many names: steam fog, sea smoke, arctic (or antarctic) sea smoke, water smoke, sea mist, steam mist... The fog is formed when water vapor is added to air that is much colder than the vapor's source - most commonly, when very cold air drifts across relatively warm water.

The water vapor, upon becoming mixed with and cooled by the cold air, rapidly condenses. The mechanism never allows the fog to actually reach the vapor source. Also, upon further mixing in sufficiently turbulent or convective flow, the fog particles evaporate at a more or less well defined upper limit of the fog.

The sea smoke differs greatly from the usual advection fog that is caused by warm and moist air moving over a cold surface. Steam fog is commonly observed over lakes and streams on cold autumn mornings as well as in polar regions. It is sometimes confused with ice fog, but its particles are entirely liquid.
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Hello Pentti! Wonderful seascape. Wonderful fog. Good shot. Cheers from Poland!

Hi Pentti
Very interesting image. Good contrast and composition.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

Hi Pentti,
Very good note and a nice picture.
TFS, Shir

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