Ever wondered how to capture those evocative landscape images where the surface of the sea appears as a soft grey mist?

It goes without saying that photographers love images. But it can sometimes be frustrating to come across an interesting photograph that has nothing more than the photographer's name and a brief caption. Numerous questions immediately leap to mind: What was the photographer's inspiration? What camera and lens did he or she use? Why that viewpoint? What time of day was the picture taken, and were any filters used? What about post-processing? What did the photographer think of