Shadows of Titan

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The Vision:
I couldn't help but think of Saturn's Moon, Titan. A fascinating moon with a dense atmosphere and Earth-like terrain. A recent discovery is that rain falls in the form of methane in a cool -180 degree land. I have always been fascinated with planets and space and this composition feed that perfectly. This is my vision. A short glimpse if one penetrated the thick atmosphere of organic smog on Titan.

The Story:
The badlands is such a fascinating place and this particular morning yielded some great conditions. After a night of rain and already wet conditions, thick fog and rain moved in over the Sage Creek Basin overlook. Cool and steady rain made it so much fun to shoot.
There were times the landscape was barely visible and I just shot away finding patches of mysterious landscape beneath the mist. I took so many of these shots.

Artistic approach: What you see has not been altered much. I purposely cooled off the wb in camera and then processed accordingly. I also said "forget that" to the bubble level and purposely skewed the angle creating a more celestial landscape. Sometimes it's fun to play.

Thanks again for your time and comments

Canon 5D2
70-200mm
f8