Dogwood #1, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Good reason not to give up hope for better light.

COOL!

Beautiful image Jerry, the lighting is wonderful. Just right sutter speed for the running water. Well done.

Utterly terrible. Wish it was mine! Nice one, Jerry.

A beautiful image, Jerry. I love those lush green scenes - so different from my usual hangouts.

Guy

It's sublime, Jerry.

Very pretty photograph, Jerry. The light is really great. If I could nit anything, the inclusion of fuzzy water tends to put it on the 'trite' side. The upper 70% of the image stands very strongly on its own. A 4:5 crop from the bottom up would make this a 9.5

YEP it a good one! Really like the side lighting on the tree to the right.

B.

You worked this scene well,Jerry.Not many people would have gotten two comps within a few feet of one another. I set up on a pretty similiar shot,though the Dogwood did not cooperate ,and as you are aware , neither did the wind.

Love this,the light is perfect and also agree with Michael there is a strong image w/o the water.


Thanks for sharing,since I was unlucky,or was I... Find out in a few days

STOP IT!

Yep, another fantastic one Jerry! Glad to see you're getting lots of use out of the 1Ds.

Jerry,

Beautiful image, nice composition - everything fits in place.

Man - your images always pop with green - love the light with this one.

Jerry: I opted to stay close to home for the Texas wildflowers instead of going to the Smokies. I hate seeing evidence I made a wrong choice. What a lovely image. I like the inclusion of hte water and the light is wonderful. ><>

Michael G,

You stated that adding the moving water pushes the image to the edge of being trite! (Trite, mean lacking the freshness that evokes attention or interest. Applies to what has been used until its possibilities of interest have been totally exhausted. Implies falling invariably into the same pattern or form.)



I just don't see it this way. My purpose for including the moving water was to show the beauty of Tremont, Middle Prong of the Little River and the wondrous dogwoods that grow there. I think what makes this photograph an original is the light and the way that the water is portrayed. I decided to use a faster shutter speed to again add a painterly look to the water instead of the milky interpretation that is most always used. The light… well, it speaks for its self. I just hope my friend Nye had the same luck I did, he was just yards away!

Robert H.,

I’ve got more from this very spot! Want to see them?

Everyone,

Thanks for the kind words! I must say that I’m having a blast with my new system. I’m once again, in love with making pictures, much more than just enjoying the craft of photography. It was a tough decision making the switch to the 1Ds but I now see that I’m spending even more time exploring a scene, more than ever before! It’s a great feeling! My worry was that I’d fall back into the pace that I used when shooting 35mm years ago, shooting at will and hoping one would turn out. But it’s just not the case, I shoot the same as when I used the view camera but with a much much much shorter setup and move time which allows for more images per scene. Man, I love it!


Oh, hey Bill! You missed a great one!

Another beauty, Jerry. I agree with you that the slightly faster shutter speed has resulted in showing off the moving water much better than the usual mushy white.

Although I seldom care about the equipment used to make the image, I am glad to hear that you hare having a great time with the new camera.

Regards.

It just came together here Jerry. Two rocks nicely placed in the stream, the dogwood and the unique tree. Well done.

Of course I want to see more,Jerry! I had miserable conditions with the wind.Heck,I had to sit for over an hour and wait on the wind to give me a 10s exposure.I struggled,but as you know it's about quality not quanity. I can't wait til I get the slides back.

This rocks, Jerry.

Ed

IMO.....the inclusion of the water works very well! You can do it either way...with or without. Excellent, Jerry!

I love it. Excellent and evocative image. Great color and dynamic range too. Very well done.
Ciao,
Stefano

Wonderful light and composition. Congratulations.