Morning Rays in Cades Co

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 10, 2010275 views16 comments

This is my first post and the first photo resize. I'm not confident that I did it correctly so if the pixelation is off, I will have to attempt it again. Trust me, the picture is clear on my Mac.

Took this shot after sunrise on a recent trip to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 10, 2010 at 10:02 PM

I like this. Beautiful light and light rays. Glad I got to see it before it gets moved.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 10, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Hi Eric and welcome to NPN and the ES&S Gallery. Yeah, there is the Man & Nature Gallery. Here in the ES&S Gallery it's suppose to be without any evidence or the "hand of man." We're pretty flexible with many elements of man, but usually if they are insignificant in the frame or something small just doesn't get noticed by anyone. But clearly the road is a major element and so I will go ahead and move this after posting my comments.

This image is wonderful! I would almost go as far as saying "glorious" with those beautiful rays of light. Terrific b&w rendition too. I'd say the resizing is just fine although perhaps a tad over sharpened? Always a tough call with these web versions. But overall, this looks wonderful.

Welcome aboard and if you have any questions about the image getting moved or anything in general, don't hesitate to drop one of us a note.

Lon

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on June 10, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Thank you Lon. I greatly appreciate all of your kind comments. As you've probably noticed, I have moved the photo already. After I read Tony's comment, I remembered from my prior stint on NPN 5 years ago about the manmade features. Thanks again and I look forward to becoming a contributing member of the site.

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on June 10, 2010 at 11:03 PM

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Comment posted by mark cillo on June 11, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 11, 2010 at 4:16 AM

Eric, welcome to NPN. this is a cracking first post. Beautiful morning rays, peaceful atmosphere.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 11, 2010 at 8:04 AM

Welcome to NPN Eric, and wonderful first post! This is truly magical. Looking forward to many more posts.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on June 11, 2010 at 12:52 PM

This is beautiful Eric. There aren't many B&W images that I like, but I'm loving this one!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 11, 2010 at 6:44 PM

Beautiful scene. I really like the light, which gives the image a very surreal look.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 11, 2010 at 8:06 PM

This is very nice. I really like those sun rays coming through the trees. A very pleasing composition also. Well done!

Nick Bristol
lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 12, 2010 at 9:59 AM

This is a fantastic first post Eric. The lighting and composition are wonderful.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 12, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Looks very nice, good first post. Was this a B&W conversion from color? Tech info is helpful.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 12, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Excellent first photo - You can feel the mist hanging in the air and the lines of the fences and road bring the eye right to the sunstreaks

- Luke

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on June 12, 2010 at 8:26 PM

I'm very appreciative for all of the great feedback. Thank you. Yes John, this was a B&W conversion.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on June 13, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Wonderful image! It's got a great flow and It's dripping with atmosphere.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on June 14, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Great shot! Very moody and wonderful comp. The b&w treatment is dramatic, but I can't help wonder what the color version looks like (more curious than anything). I love these early morning scenes.

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