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 p.1 #12 · Little River Rd - Great Smoky Mtn Nat'l Park | |
cpoole wrote:
Fo - the Townsend area is my base for shooting the Smokies unless I am camping.
Enjoyed this series!
Glad you enjoyed!. Townsend is definitely the place to be if you want to concentrate on the Cades Cove / Tremont areas. I might try staying in Gatlinburg the next time I'm down that way cause I'm thinking I might want to focus more on the eastern southern side of the park next time around.
JimFox wrote:
Very cool, what a really sweet area you found. #1 is my favorite, I like the close in view in #2 also, I think they both coexist real well.
It did turn out to be a nice location that I probably should have worked even more. Given it was my first time spendiing much time there, I got a little 'touristy' on this trip, and did more spot to spot hopping than I'd normally be inclined to do.
Interesting you favor the first. If I were to choose between it & the 2nd to include in a 'best of' for this trip, I would select this one now as well....though at the time, I thought sure the 2nd would be the choice.
Zeph wrote:
I'm with Jim, the first has a very balanced comp, though the others are all very well done. My preference is 1,3,2,4
Thanks! I always enjoy hearing others' preferences as they so often significantly differ from my own. The 3rd was one I wasn't too sure about. The way the water kinda runs out the right of the pic ~ 2/3 of the way down just seemed 'off' to me somehow, and I wasn't sure the remaining elements held it together well enough to make it a 'keeper'.
stanparker wrote:
Really good series. That's one of the great things (pun) about this park,,,so many photo ops for anyone willing to explore a bit, and it's constantly changing with the weather and the seasons.
Gracias! And yeah, this park is definitely a gold mine for photographers. I love the Moab/So Utah area, but this might just be my new fave location with the variety of shooting opportunities available.
David Leask wrote:
Very nice shots Fo, great location. #1 is my pick of the bunch.
David
Thanks, David. Much appreciated!
Callisto wrote:
Fo,
You really nailed these shots - really sweet lighting. - RC
Thank you! I did get lucky with the light for water shots for the most part as it was frequently mostly overcast while I was there. And even when the sun was fully out, the tree cover dappled it enough that too bright a light was never really a problem. There were actually a couple times when I was wishing for a couple stops more light because I found myself having to choose between f-stop and shutter speed. And on a couple of occasions, I would have preferred to have the option to use a faster SS.
ben egbert wrote:
Nice, 1st and 3rd for me.
Thanks, Ben. I would be interested to know if there's something in particular you like about the 3rd as the composition in that one still leaves me with a little uncertainty.
Camperjim wrote:
I really like the first three compositions. Not sure that I have a favorite.
Thank you, sir! Appreciate the comment.
AndrewThomas wrote:
Fo this is a very nice series, I'm really drawn to the last one
cheers Andrew
Phew!....I'm really glad to hear someone else likes the last one as that is, by far, my fave of the bunch. Many thanks!
John Richter wrote:
Nice greens and yellows, Fo. Your comps and SS work wonderfully here. Nicely done.
Thanks, John! This is the bunch that I mentioned in your thread a week or so ago that 'water + moss (also) = GSMNP'.
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