As in some other images from the day, shooting 'along' this fallen tree with just a tiny change in upward tilt of the camera would bring in an entirely different effect in terms of the sunlight flaring into the lens.
The amount of 'haze' effect in each final image is determined by the shooting angle, and then either leaving the shot really soft, or adding adding a selected amount of contrast back in during post-production.
Same image as previous, with a more moderate degree of contrast in post-production. Still fairly vivid, but a little softer.
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