p.2 #5 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
The water is beautiful Ross!
We love the Asheville area very much......
When I was a lot younger, I took a Spring hike on the PCT, Pacific Crest Trail from N.Cal to Crater Lake...it was still June and much snow. Loved it!
Dan
p.2 #6 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
Fabulous work Ross. I must say I found the one of the tree in front of the waterfall quite jarring. My mind expected to see a smooth calming waterfall scene and the tree in the middle totally distracted me from that, creating a great deal of tension. Not saying it's good or bad, just reporting how I saw it as I thought the effect was quite interesting.
p.2 #7 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
dakel wrote:
Fabulous work Ross. I must say I found the one of the tree in front of the waterfall quite jarring. My mind expected to see a smooth calming waterfall scene and the tree in the middle totally distracted me from that, creating a great deal of tension. Not saying it's good or bad, just reporting how I saw it as I thought the effect was quite interesting.
Thanks Derrick! I agree that the foreground tree adds a sort of tension, a dynamic. I like that it brings some visual depth and contrast, a sense of lushness, and also tells a story of a tenacious tree hanging on to mostly rock with its exposed roots. I tend to think of composition on any given scene as having not just one right answer, but multiple possibilities that each have something desirable. When I return to this falls in autumn I will likely see it in a different way compositionally as I seek to expand on what I’ve shot before.
p.2 #8 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
Danpbphoto wrote:
The water is beautiful Ross!
We love the Asheville area very much......
When I was a lot younger, I took a Spring hike on the PCT, Pacific Crest Trail from N.Cal to Crater Lake...it was still June and much snow. Loved it!
Dan
Thank you Dan! Your past PCT trip must have been epic!
I do love the Blue Ridge area near Asheville and usually go there, but this trip opened my eyes to what the more northern section of NC has to offer - all of it is wonderful.
p.2 #9 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
Ross Martin wrote:
Thank you Dan! Your past PCT trip must have been epic!
I do love the Blue Ridge area near Asheville and usually go there, but this trip opened my eyes to what the more northern section of NC has to offer - all of it is wonderful.
It was. The weather was perfect. Did run into some snow here and there but all-in-all, an excellent adventure. Saw much wildlife! They saw me I saw them and we both moved on...thank heavens!!!
The further I got into the Cascades, the heavier the snow on the mountains was.
Have a great journey!
Dan
p.2 #10 · June in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
Danpbphoto wrote:
It was. The weather was perfect. Did run into some snow here and there but all-in-all, an excellent adventure. Saw much wildlife! They saw me I saw them and we both moved on...thank heavens!!!
The further I got into the Cascades, the heavier the snow on the mountains was.
Have a great journey!
Dan
Sounds like your PCT trip made memories to last a lifetime, Dan!
