Early morning, Luckens Reserve, West Harbour, Auckland, NZ. Su Leslie 2018
Early morning mists create wonderful soft light and I’m lucky to live in an area that still has some tall trees to silhouette against the lightening sky.
The post title comes from the famous balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. Though of course, Romeo was using “soft” as an exclamation, and was certainly more interested in wooing Juliet than any quality of the light around them.
Zimmerbitch 
Alas poor Romeo. Had he paid more attention to the light things might have turned out differently!
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Hehe. 🙂
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Beautiful image.
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Thanks. The way trees are being felled here to make way for houses, these will be legacy images before long 😦
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😦
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Too bad, cutting down trees to make room for housing! Yet, encouraging to see your silhouetted trees in the soft misty light, Su!
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Thanks Peter. 😀
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Lovely title and lovely image. ‘Soft’ is how we refer to a day with light rain.
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Thanks Jude. I hadn’t heard that before 😀
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Mainly Welsh I think. What about ‘soft lass’? An affectionate term for a over sentimental girl/woman. Northern origins.
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🙂 My mum used to talk about people being “soft in the head” but she’s a bit more PC now.
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Yes! I did think of that one, but thought better of it. 😀
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🙂
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Beautiful photo and excellent title!
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Thank you 🙂
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Is it a bit cool there Su?
Leslie
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It is, but not too bad.
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It will be a change from your hot summer….
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Very welcome. I would much rather be cold and add layers of clothing than too hot and have no respite.
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I just were a tank top and shorts when it’s hot.
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I resort to a sarong.
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I should have typed “ware” . A sarong would work too….
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Lovely!
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Beautiful image Su, but it looks cool over there
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Thanks Pauline. Cool, but not too cold.
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Spring is almost here. I remember July and August as being wet, calving time, sloshing around in gumboots
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🙂 My lawn has been so wet I’ve been sloshing around in gumboots. No calves though. But there are some sheep grazing on the reserve round the corner.
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Oh yes I remember that squishy lawn feeling
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Guess it’s a distant memory now 😀
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Lovely light.
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely (and soft) shot, Su. Romeo and Juliet is one of those plays that when I was young, brought tears to my eyes when seeing the Franco Zeffirelli version or seeing its modern interpretation, “West Side Story.” But as I got older, I got more than a bit irritated at the over-reactions that caused all the problems. 🙂 Getting old and curmudgeonly, I guess, although I prefer to think of it as sensible.
janet
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Hehe. That’s brilliant Janet. I feel exactly the same way.
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Ah, those lovestricken youths, don’t see the trees for the forest. Or in this case the lady 😉
Beautiful shot, Su, especially since my T-Shirt manages to clutch at me from all that perspiration today!😂
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Oh I don’t envy you the heat 🙂 It’s got warmer again here, but still within bearable range. I’m a bit over love stricken youths at the moment — one in particular who shall remain, in this space, nameless 🙂
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I love misty photography and yours are some of the best! 😀
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Thank you so much. I am lucky to live so close to the sea, where the mists tend to hang.
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Lovely job Su.
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Thank you 🙏
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