Encompassed

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 12, 2012315 views9 comments

With all the great stuff being featured on NPN lately I finally motivated myself to post one of my favorites earlier this year. This past spring was fantastic in the Great Smoky Mountains and I took advantage of the few days I could break away to immerse myself in the sweet essence of the park. The flow in many of the creeks and rivers was perfect for getting wet and making foreground rich compositions. Hopefully next year will be just as productive, I'm eager for my favorite season in the Appalachians!

This composition is from the popular Roaring Fork on the Tennessee side of the park.

5D Mark II, 19mm @ f/16, ISO 200, 3.2 second exposure along with a Singh Ray LB Warming Polarizer.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on August 12, 2012 at 1:50 PM

The depth of light is wondful in this shot - and the fresh greens make it even more appealing. I love the depth and perspective as well. Nice shot, Peyton!

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 12, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Oh wow Peyton!! Foreground rich for sure, but there is interest throughout the entire image! Wonderful perspective. I understand why this is one of your faves.

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Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on August 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM

Nice contrast...rich colors, great shot overall. An intriguing perspective as well.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on August 12, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Love that glow!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 12, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Peyton I love the low-down view here and the vivid greens, makes me want to hike in that forest and over that stream!

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on August 12, 2012 at 7:54 PM

Sweet. Works as a landscape and as art. I cannot wait for my trip there in October. Hope that it will be a good fall color year.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 12, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Very nice scene. I like the immediacy of the water in the foreground. Maybe seems a bit too yellow, but there is room for lots of personal preference in interpreting this type of light.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 13, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Lovely depth, great leading line in the stream, and glorious greens. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 13, 2012 at 11:52 PM

Great motion in the foreground that leads to an amazing, and calmer, vibrant green background.

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