Cades Cove Morning

Wonderful image, Lori. The layers of trees and the wispy fog work really well together. I also really enjoy the very subtle warm cool contrast in the different areas of fog.

Very peaceful, love the flowing layers.

This is exquisite Lori! Absolutely beautiful!

Wow Lori, this is really nice! The flowing fog is beautiful with the layered trees.

Lori, this is absolutely beautiful, it has a haunting look to it. Very nice indeed.

Holy Carp, That's unbelievable! BEAUTIFUL!

Beautiful Lori! The "waves" of fog are really cool.

Just sweet! those "waves" of fog and soft light.. great, fleeting moment and you were there to capture it! love it.
georg

Oh Yeah!!!! This is sweet, Lori! Those clouds area amazing. I am all over this one.

Lori, this is just magical. I love the wavy veils of mist, the subtle palette, and the trees fading into the fog. Just beautiful!

Guy

Absolutely stunning image. You don't post often Lori, but when you do it's pretty amazing stuff. No let down here. This is one of your very finest images. I love the soft light, depth and separation of elements here. Congrats on capturing nature at this rare and beautiful moment.

Lori, I love the wisps of fog. Very unique!!

John

This is flat out gorgeous. That soft light and flowing fog really paints a peaceful atmosphere. Without a doubt one of the finest photographs I've seen do this. Just beautiful! If possible, I'd be curious to here some of the technical specs used to capture this.

Lori,
This is heaven. Perfect exposure with just the right amount of detail.
Jack

Very mystical, nicely captured, I really dig the framing.

What Bill said - EXQUISITE. Absolutely wonderful - you got a spare 16 x 20 laying around??

CJ

Very nice high key image Lori. I like the soft feel this portrays.

Hi Lori,

Very delicate and so beautiful. I just love everything about this one.

Great work!

Lori,

Let's see if I can find a word that hasn't been used yet...

Elegance. I love the flow of the clouds - kinda like nature's wind tunnel. Absolutely a beautiful image. Congratulations!

Lon

Stunning, the fog waves and the tree shapes have a nice crosstalk, super motif, great light, well seen and composed !

Thanks for the comments, everyone! Eric, this was shot in RAW with a D200 and a 70-180 lens at 180mm, 1/30sec at f/11, ISO 100, and no filters. I bumped up the exposure and adjusted the white balance in RAW processing, and fine tuned the color and contrast in PS.

Lori

FANTABULOUS!

Terrific image. It has a very soothing and tranquil look.

wow Lori. so impressive. soft and powerful at the same time.

Wonderful light and atmosphere!

Very unusual atmosphere! And a beautiful presentation.

Lori,

This is simply an amazing image! One of my all time favorites from your spectacular portfolio.

Michael,

There's also a fall Tremont workshop. We don't always photograph the Cove in the fall because it's so crowded, but Willard Clay is the lead and he's a great instructor. You can find out more about the workshops here.

Lori

Lori

Absolutely Fantastic!

SUPERB

What a fantastic image. Thanks for sharing this with us. The scene and most importantly the composition is off scale. This moves me very much. Please submit this to Nature's Best! I think you very well might win again.

Regards,
Christoph

Oh Lori this is fantastic!! I love the movement of the layers of fog! What a wonderful image from a wonderful place. I've never heard of the Institute's Spring Photo workshop!!...do they have others at other times of year? I'd love to get in on those!

What can i add? Magnificent!

Lori,

Sweet/rare shot. I know those trees well. What focal length? My guess is 300mm???

The mist seems so very alive. I like this.

Hard to disagree, Lori. This is a stunning photograph - exceptional depth and energy.

I'll add to the chorus of wonder - this is ethereally exquisite!

Thanks again for all the great comments, everyone!

Alice, see my response to Michael in this thread for more info on the Tremont workshops. There's a fall workshop, but we don't go into the Cove for sunrise.

Erich, you pretty much guessed it on the focal length. This was shot with a D200 at 180mm so with the crop factor it's about 270.

Lori

Lori,

Really nice. Something to be said about being at the right place at the right time.

Lori, this is just incredible. Really, one of the most beautiful landscape images I've seen. Wow. I love the balance of subtle warm and cool colors, the soft flowing lines of the clouds contrasted with the hard edges of the trees, and the way the mist forms a natural border. This seems like a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

Lori, I forgot I asked about the technical specs... thank you very much for the info. Amazing... I would have thought the exposure would have been much longer than 1/30th sec looking at the pronounced waves in the fog... very nice to know. I also just wanted to look at this again and even mention again how amazing this is. Inspirational to be sure.

I am a big fan of foggy scenes and this is a beautiful one, Lori! I particularly like the softly flowing waves of fog.

This is so beautiful - a reference for beauty. Absolutely amazing and wonderful, I am in awe.

Lori, this is amazing! Everything in this photograph is so beautiful! Congratulations!

Excellent Lori looks like a typical English morning in it's green and pleasant lands type of shot. Just makes you feel great to be up and about at that hour.

Absolutely sublime- those bolt cutters come in handy huh? Just kidding of course(nudge nudge)

Why am I not surprised this was selected for the moderator's pick?? Fantastic image Lori, congrats!!

Way to go!!-but not surprising as Alice mentioned

Congrats Lori!! One sweet image!!

Absolutely dreamy! The ethereal quality of this image is most captivating. The soft, pastel colors and lighting are sublime. You definitely did capture the magic of the moment with this superb image. Congratulations on the well deserved EP!

Wonderful image Lori. Wish it were in my portfolio!

Lori, this obviously was going to win the editor's picks. I am in awe of the beauty of this. Congrats!

Regards,
Christoph

Wow, Lori, this is beautiful! Those waves of fog are interesting. I love the composition, with the near (and clearer) tree in the lower right. The subtle colors make me feel relaxed. Congrats on the EP!

I have to say it: wonderful!!!

Giuseppe

Not only was it a magical morning, Lori, this is a magical image.

I love the layers and muted colors.

Nice job.

Carol

Lori,

What a beautiful, peaceful photograph. I love the flow of the clouds and the softness of the light. I can almost smell the air. Great work!

I would really like to know how you, and some others, are able to put their personalized signature into your images. The white script and the drop shadow is so nice and subtle. If you would like to share the secret, I'd be very grateful.

Lance Wynn

Lance,

Go to the Digital Imaging forum and search on 'signature.' That will bring up a thread called, "Signature on Prints" or something like that. I use the method described there by Rod Barbee to create a signature brush. I then use the brush on a new layer and apply a drop shadow to the layer (Layer>Layers style>Drop shadow. Hope this helps!

Lori

Absolutely stunning, Lori. This is one of the finest images I've ever seen.

Congrats, Lori, on the 1st HM !!!

Wonderful mood created here. Congratulations on the receiving the Annual Editor's Pick Award. It is well deserved.

CONGRATULATIONS! This image sets a wonderful mood and a softness that is easy on the eyes. I'll never tire of it. Again, congratulations on the Annual EP award.

Congrats on the EP for this amazing image, Lori.

Very nice image. Congrats on the 2007 EP.

Lori,

I was SO HOPING this would get into the Annual EP's! This is one of my all time favorite shots that I've seen here on NPN. Congratulations!