Goblins in the Fog

Photographed in the hills east of Arvin, California. The trees look like creatures advancing out of the fog with limbs waving in the air. I wasn't dressed for the weather. The plan was to find a composition that conveyed the simplicity of the time and place before I froze up solid. I thought it would be easy, but most views included too much information or the wrong balance between elements. I found these two trees and eventually settled upon a position from which to make the photograph. I made several exposures, then quickly returned to the heated car.