A Little White Church in the Mist

A friend asked recently asked me where my image of this little white church in the mist was taken. I think I may have written about this a few years ago, but I thought back to last fall when I went up there to Ossipee New Hampshire at dawn and waited for the sun to climb above the hills in the east.

A reflection not to be found

The reflection I and other photographers were hoping for was not happening this morning, Just enough breeze to scatter the mist and stir up the water killed those thoughts. But there were some nice clouds over the western hill above the church.

I had to combine several images to get the dramatic sky and retain the colors on the hillside.

Here is a link to my little white church article from 2012 and what you can get when the weather cooperates. I was sort of happy (but not really) and I headed back towards Tamworth, but I had the urge to take the mountain road over the hill which is to the right of this picture above. You can almost see a line in the trees, and that is the road I took.

Mountain road mist and barns

As I always tell you, you never know what will be around the next turn until you take it. I was not in the best mood as I climbed this dirt road. I crested the top and this barn comes into view. It sat near the road with lots of fall colors surrounding it.

I switched to a wide angle because it was right on the dirt road and I really couldn’t get far enough away. I now felt a little better and continued down the road.

I came down a hill into a small dell (although I didn’t see a farmer in this dell) :-)…

and through a thin cloud of white fog and out the other side with the sun to my back, fortune smiled on me as I looked in the rearview mirror, and I slammed the brakes!

Loving the misty morning

The sun was streaming over the far hills and through the trees. This sort of light is always very hard to predict since once the sun comes up, it usually burns away in a few minutes. I was lucky to arrive just as the sun began to stream through the morning mist. I could see it fading as I stood there, but I was heading to Chocorua, and the lake was calling.

Other stops along your way

Along my way, once I left the dirt road, I found the Silver Lake Railroad at Rosewood Landing (or nearby) on the north end of the lake. And because I can’t remember, you will have to explore to find this other church peeking through the trees. I just know I was standing next to a cemetery.

The rest of the day is history

You can pick up the rest of this day exploring Tamworth and follow my explorations around Tamworth and Chocorua New Hampshire.

Jeff Foliage Folger

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