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First good frost in NC mountains

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Posted by Daniel Moore on November 26, 2007 at 2:32 AM
On Friday (11/23) the higher elevations got a good frost and a little snow near Waynesville and Asheville NC. I went up on the BRP (Blue Ridge Parkway) and took some pictures. I am still learning, and have a lot to learn, but I did the best I could to capture the beautiful scenery. Here is a shot that I took at about 5,300ft. All the trees were completely covered in frost and were pure white, but the ground had very little snow or frost. I like the diagonal lines that the rocks, trees, and sky make, but I am not sure about the rest of the image. Does it hold you attention? are the trees too bright?

Canon 40D w/Canon 18-55mm @55
Daylight (some clouds) w/polarizer
1/160
F/9
ISO 100

I took some other images that you can see here if you want: http://www.flickr.com/photos/18365176@N04/sets/72157603295402866/

Pre-thanks,
Posted by Leann Greene on November 26, 2007 at 1:20 PM
Daniel,
I'm glad you got out before it melted-it's hard sometimes to make it out in time or it's during the middle of the week. It may be a tad bright but still nice. Your other shots are good as well.
Posted by Daniel Moore on November 26, 2007 at 1:58 PM
I had to work that morning, but I got out to the BRP about 2:00pm. On the north side of the mountains the frost lasted all day. I stayed and took some pictures of the sunset, and when I was leaving it had only melted a little. At 2:30, a couple stoped and talked to me, and they told me that it was 28 deg, and that was only at ~4,500 ft. That was were this picture was taken. But I went on up to ~6,100 ft and thats where I watched the sun set, so I know that it had to be about 20 deg by the time I left. While I was hiking back down the mountain, I could not feel my hands, but I think that it was worth it!
I'll see if I can darken it a little too.