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Here are some images taken from our recent trip to Smoky Mountains National Park. The wild flowers were out in full force when we visited and the sky decided to put on a show of its own.

As I was photographing this Trillium with the sun beams burst through the trees and started falling on the flowers. The brightest part of the sun was directed right at the Yellow Trillium in my frame.

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All C&C are welcome. Hope you like the photographs.

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-Jay Patel

Jul 01, 2009 at 06:38 PM

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p.1 #2 · Glow of Life (+1)

First one is killer....2nd one ain't all that bad either!

Nicely done!

Roman

Jul 01, 2009 at 06:41 PM

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p.1 #3 · Glow of Life (+1)

Hey Jay,

Super shots! It's such an incredible experience to have the sun break through and spot light a subject like that while we are photographing. How cool that you were there to capture it! A great job in #2 also, some wonderful layers topped with a sweet strawberry topping!

Jim

Jul 01, 2009 at 07:07 PM

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p.1 #4 · Glow of Life (+1)

Great photos. I love the smokies and need to get back. Good eye on the sunlight and the soft muted layers are great. Paul

Jul 01, 2009 at 09:32 PM

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p.1 #5 · Glow of Life (+1)

Jay, I've always admired your work, and this is no exception.
Great compositions and post processing.
If your ever in the area let me know, I'll show you some photo opps.
Regards.

Jul 01, 2009 at 11:33 PM

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p.1 #6 · Glow of Life (+1)

That first one worked out very nicely - hard to ask for more when it comes to incident lighting on your subject. The second one is a nice shot as well with the layered hills and suffers in this case only because you posted it alongside the first one

Thanks for the views.

Alan

Jul 02, 2009 at 01:22 AM

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p.1 #7 · Glow of Life (+1)

2 beautiful images. I love the light in 1!
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Jul 02, 2009 at 04:51 AM

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p.1 #8 · Glow of Life (+1)

Both excellent shots, but I am drawn to #1, the lighting is perfect.

Jul 02, 2009 at 09:06 AM

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p.1 #9 · Glow of Life (+1)

Two beauties, Jay. Very nice arrangement of the flower in the first, and really like the colors and lighting in the last.

Cheers,
Ed

Jul 02, 2009 at 11:41 AM

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p.1 #10 · Glow of Life (+1)

Man you guys get around. 2 is a classic, but man I really like the first. I love Trillium so that helps, but the spot lighting is great.

Jul 03, 2009 at 02:35 AM

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p.1 #11 · Glow of Life (+1)

I love those foliage shots in the spring but there always seems to be a leaf or petal out of place. You nailed that one plus got the light to cooperate.

Jul 03, 2009 at 11:56 AM

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p.1 #12 · Glow of Life (+1)

Lovely work, Jay. Great catch of that cool spotlight on the 1st.
Also love the wonderful hazy soft light and layers of ridges in the 2nd....classic!
Beautifully done.

Barry

Jul 03, 2009 at 12:08 PM

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p.1 #13 · Glow of Life (+1)

Both are really beautiful, Jay. Lighting on #1 is really special.

Jul 03, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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p.1 #14 · Glow of Life (+1)

The light in the first photograph was near prefect and was aided by the fact that the trillium was few inches taller then the rest of the foliage around it.

The only challenge was to make sure the the the flower was not over exposed.

Thank you all for your comments.

-Jay

Jul 06, 2009 at 01:01 AM

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p.1 #15 · Glow of Life (+1)

Excellent images.
Harsha

Jul 06, 2009 at 01:05 AM


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