![a rope swing hangs from a tree in Oregon Hill, Richmond, with foggy landscape in the background](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/6a69bbbfe2.jpg)
I never seem to get a chance at photographing foggy scenes. Usually the timing is wrong for me when we get the right weather conditions, but this morning I woke up early already planning for my Saturday ride when I saw a dense fog advisory in my weather app. I loaded the camera and my travel tripod onto the bike and headed out...only to have the freehub fail on my rear wheel (this means I could spin the pedals freely without actually making the bike move 🤦♂️).
Thankfully I was only about a mile from my house so I didn't have to walk far with my bike. My ride for the day is kinda ruined since we have stuff going on mid-day and more rain should arrive this evening (I generally try to plan my longer weekend rides around early morning and/or after bed time for the kids so I'm not sticking my wife with all the child care). But I wasn't abandoning the glorious fog, so I took my gear in the car and drive down by the river.
![an island in the James River in Richmond Virginia seen through fog](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/3f83d37e39.jpg)
![two self-building cranes near Brown's Island in Richmond VA seen through fog](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/2dd5fa3c86.jpg)
![CSX rail cars on an elevated rail track along the James River in Richmond Virginia seen through fog](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/26d92bc370.jpg)
![Several skyscrapers in the fog with a train in the foreground in Richmond Virginia](https://ploafmaster.micro.blog/uploads/2024/8d6e8c5502.jpg)