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Stepping into daylight

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Posted by Chuck Bishop on May 1, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Stepping into daylight
Hi everyone!

I’ve been lurking around this forum for a little while and find it so enjoyable that I’ve joined NPN.

I’m from Inman, SC (in the upstate) and do most of my shooting in the Smokies and national forests of the Southeast.

The outdoors has been my most enjoyable environment my whole life. Please don’t ask why I did not start photographing it until 5 years ago. I have no good answer.

I look forward attending some of your events and meeting the people behind my computer screen

To get into the swing of things right off the bat, I’ve posted an image from my recent travels. This image of Purple Phlox was taken April 25th just down the hill from The Chimney Tops trailhead in the Smokies. I shot it with a Canon 20D using a Canon 10-22 lens at f22.

Chuck
Posted by Alice Scoggins on May 1, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Hi Chuck! Nice to have you here. Great image, I love the colors. I live in Rutherfordton, NC, not too far from Inman! :wavey:
Posted by Jon Massie on May 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Hi Chuck! We've bumped into each other a few times over the years in the Smokies. Nice photo!
Posted by Chuck Bishop on May 1, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Hi Jon,

Yes, we last met in 2006. You told me about the painted trillium at Kanati Fork trail. Good to hear from you.

(This forum is GREAT!)

Posted by Wade Hardy on May 1, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Welcome Chuck! Great shot - i love that log running through the middle of the wildflowers - it really adds alot to the scene. Nicely done!
Posted by Richard Bernabe on May 1, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Chucky boy! Good to see you here.

Great way to start out with an image like this. Didn't you tell me last night that you were uninspired when you went out there? Looks good to me!

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Posted by John Zinn on May 1, 2008 at 6:21 PM
That phlox rocks!! Nice shot, especially the arching log on the forest floor. It makes a great focal point.
Posted by Chuck Bishop on May 1, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Thanks all.

Richard, that shot was taken accidentally while sitting down trying to figure out my camera. Opps! :wink:
Posted by Jerry Greer on May 2, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Oh stop! If that's the case I want to see more! Good to see you here! :toast:
Posted by Joe Baltimore on May 3, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Chuck, Nice one here! Love the way the decomposing log leads the eye through the image. I wish I could get shots this nice "accidentally".

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Posted by Thomas Biggs on May 5, 2008 at 5:06 PM
What an "accident" ! Very nice image!
Posted by Harold Ross Jr. on May 6, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Welcome to the "Land of Lurkers" ...we all started out as young lurkers...now we are OLD Lurkers. Great Image...like the Solomon Seal working in with the Phlox.

Harold
Posted by Leann Greene on May 8, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Lovely and effective composition and it's just so darn pretty of a scene!
Posted by Chuck Bishop on May 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Many thanks for all the kind comments.

Chuck
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