Woke up early and drove up to Clingman’s Dome to take pictures of the sunrise. This is my current favorite, it seems to accomplish the goal of showing the layers of mountains with a pretty cool glow from the sun in the fog. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm… Continue reading
Alum Caves Trail to Mt. LaConte. This was very near the top of the trail, most of the way was not so consistently treed. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm @ 46mm, 1/15 sec, f/11, ISO 200
To redeem myself for yesterday’s mistake, this was the first only salamander we saw on the trip. Saw it hanging out in a little trickle of a stream crossing the Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm @ 39mm, 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO 400
This was the first salamander lizard we saw on the trip. Apparently there are something like 30 types of salamander in the Smoky Mountains. Camera didn’t like trying to focus on the face in this one, so it breaks the one rule of animal photography and doesn’t have the eye… Continue reading
A shot of some Dwarf Crested Irises that were lining the trail to Ramsey Falls. We were a little early for most wildflowers, but these guys were out. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm @ 135mm, 1/60 sec, f/8, ISO 100
This is the first log bridge on the Ramsey Falls Trail. I found this bridge to be a bit questionable crossing, but I made it. I’m pretty sure this picture was taken handheld, which is ill advised for a 1 second exposure, but one out of seven or so was… Continue reading
I actually packed my set of neutral density filters just so I could try slowing down the shutter enough to get the softer look to the water. Unfortunately, that also means little details like leaves on tress might be blurred. Probably a good time to take two shots and merge… Continue reading
Smoky Mountain Sunset round two. Same basic picture as yesterday, but just a single shot and a more natural looking processing. Not really sure which version I prefer. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL18200 lens @ 32mm, 1/80 shutter, f/8, ISO 100
New picture from the recent weekend in the Smoky Mountains. Specifically tried to get some sunrise and sunset pictures this time, which was helped by staying closer to the park than the last time we were there. The downside of trying to practice photography more is that I have far… Continue reading
I’m just calling this one “Grumpy Bird” also from Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT, EF 70-300mm @ 200mm, 1/160 sec shutter, f/5.6, ISO 1600