Smoky Mountains

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 22, 2010228 views9 comments

My first trip to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park had me in awe. This is one of the primary spots in the park to capture the morning mist through the cove. Three subsequent trips to the park this summer yielded less than stellar lighting conditions, so I am happy to have been able to witness this beautiful morning. Enjoy and thanks for looking.

Nikon D90 w/18-55 DX
55mm
f/11
1/500
ISO 400

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 22, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Beautiful work for my tastes Eric. I like the layers in the composition and the mood created by the fog and morning light. Makes me want to see this part of the country. No suggestions.

Pat

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 23, 2010 at 1:55 AM

The oversharpening is battling against the soft morning mood and atmosphere, but the colors and layers are great. A panoramic format might also be good.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 23, 2010 at 4:36 AM

Eric, what a beautiful scene you captured
the misty area looks great here
I would suggest reducing the upper space a little bit

Thank you

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on July 23, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Hey, I know exactly were you were standing! Very nice and pleasing image and I like the way you held the color to a perfect natural level. The Cove is a wonderful place if you can deal with the idiots that block the roads and create jams!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 23, 2010 at 3:18 PM

eric - very nice layers to this shot. i slightly regret the shadows in the FG but i like the mood of the photo.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 23, 2010 at 5:44 PM

I like ther brightness of this scene. It reminds me of many mornings watching the fog burn off the landscape. Nice composition, and it would look just as good with the dark shadow in the cultivated field on the bottom cropped off. Either way, it's a pleasure to see.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on July 23, 2010 at 9:00 PM

Sweet color and composition.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 24, 2010 at 9:41 AM

Very pleasant scene with good light. I particularly like how the mountains in back seem to be floating.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 24, 2010 at 2:07 PM

Absolutely gorgeous layers here. I might crop a little sky. You could also put a few deer into the foreground

Really a beautiful image in all regards as it is though.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments