I left home around 4.30am for a drive out along Brookton Highway looking for orchids and spiders. Tired from the week so difficult to get up and going but as always it was so worth it.  As I headed up the scarp into the hills the air thickened and fell in ever increasing waves until the car was enveloped in thick fog and I could barely see far enough ahead to safely drive.  I love mist and fog so decided to head out to a place where gnarly old Eucalypts and Zammia Palms grow.  I had been there once before in the mist and it transformed the forest into a mystical scene, dark hulking shapes, fronds, shafts of light, shapes looming from the ethereal swirling, moving haze. I find the beauty of such scenes incredibly exciting, a strong desire to the atmosphere and my feelings in images, not always successful but always inspired to try! Often when I first look at a landscape scene I don't really know where to start but usually a shape, or contrast in color will catch my eye. Often I get down very low and point the lens upward, I find these compositions tend to be more powerful, a shift in perspective and angle brings a different view and often unexpected appeal!  Usually results in damp clothing, tangled hair and dirt but that is part of the process and I actually enjoy being immersed in a scene!!