Winter fog flows along the chill waters of the mighty Cowlitz River, cloaking the small rural town of Toledo, Washington in a veil of mist. Lakes and ponds glisten in the light of an early January morning.


I'd wanted to fly at this location for awhile now - the water filled gravel pit is a fascinating patchework of lakes and scrubby woodland, and quite beautiful from the air. If you look closely you can see a waterfall falling into the river from the edge of town - I only spotted it while editing! There's also a herd of cows that I entirely missed both while filming and editing, and which I only noticed after rewatching the video after uploading it!


I've also put together a small photo gallery on my blog: https://illuminationsfromtheattic.blogspot.com/2019/01/winter-fog-flows-along-chill-waters-of.html

Beautiful piece of work

Woe Posted at 1-14 18:30
Beautiful piece of work

Thank you!

Very nice footage

Nice footage with good relax music.

A little bit dark, i thing you choose a filter to hi. At this season with no snow, you dont nide filter.
Good job!

Illuminations Posted at 1-14 21:18
Thank you!

You're welcome.

Steeve Labrie Posted at 1-15 04:36
A little bit dark, i thing you choose a filter to hi. At this season with no snow, you dont nide filter.
Good job!

Thanks - I didn't use an ND filter, and the video looks fine on my screen. The problem might be that I edit on a fairly bright display, so perhaps on some other screens it appears darker than intended.

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful video!

Nice footage! Thanks!

Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Montfrooij Posted at 1-16 01:11
Beautiful video!

Thank you!

Illuminations Posted at 1-17 22:14
Thank you!

You're welcome!

It always amazes me to see things for the first time when watching or editing a video.   Nicely done...

That’s fantastic. The fog makes it very atmospheric. Well done.

That’s fantastic. The fog makes it very atmospheric. Well done.

Nicely done and very green for this time of the year. Thanks for posting it!

absolutly amazing , thanks for sharing

Nice shoot, I’m always nervous when there’s water around.

That was a great video! I particularly enjoyed the reflections in the water.

the colors are simply wonderful despite the overcast weather

Beautiful video with very nice color.  This place looks amazing.

Flyingcougar Posted at 1-19 05:19
Nicely done and very green for this time of the year. Thanks for posting it!

Thank you - the green fields of winter in Western Washington are one of the perks of it raining almost constantly for 6 months out of the year.....

ghutch Posted at 1-18 10:20
It always amazes me to see things for the first time when watching or editing a video.   Nicely done...

It's one of the best parts of flying drones! You never know what you might find.

Filmed at the most perfect time of day!!!

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

I like this one very much! Fantastic work!

darkfull1 Posted at 1-20 05:26
Beautiful video with very nice color.  This place looks amazing.

Thank you, though actually the place really isn't that interesting on the ground. I did my best to film in such a way that I managed to capture attractive subjects while avoiding putting ugly trailer homes and rundown buildings in the frame.

Красиво !

fansc4f2631a Posted at 1-21 12:16
Filmed at the most perfect time of day!!!

Yes! Early morning/late afternoon are the best times for photography.

not working on my computer i think i need maintenance

It's just amazing...

Richard Adams6 Posted at 1-28 03:04
It's just amazing...

Thank you!

Amazing video!

Awesome video!

Fantastic video and awesome shoots. Thanks for sharing

Guido-Italy Posted at 1-30 09:38
Fantastic video and awesome shoots. Thanks for sharing

Thank you!

Nicely done - thanks again for sharing!

Illuminations Posted at 2-1 01:04
Thank you!

you're welcome