[singlepic id=1336 w=480 float=right] Smoky Mountains Day 1 itinerary: 9:30pm (CT) – depart Chicago (Midlothian) Drove through the night 8:30am – arrive in the Smoky Mountains Stopped at Sugarlands visitor center Headed to Ramsey Falls (+ coffee) 10:20 – started hike 12:15 – arrived at the fall 1:15 – start… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1327 h=480 float=left] Followed this gray heron for a while – I’m not sure if I was bothering it, it was on the other side of a river and I was shooting with a 420mm lens, but I’m not familiar with herons roosting in trees either. Picture taken with… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1323 w=480 float=left] The historic Cable Grist Mill in Cades Cove. Took many, many pictures trying to decide just how I wanted the wheel to look. It wasn’t spinning when we first arrived, but an attendant came and enabled it. Pictures taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1314 w=480 float=left] More experimentation with water fall photography. This time at Arch Rock (the structure off to the right) on the Alum Caves Trail in the Smoky Mountains. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 10mm, 8 sec, f/16, ISO 100
[singlepic id=1302 w=480 float=left] Not sure it’s completely fair to call this a sunrise, but it was taken at the same time and place as yesterday’s sunrise photo, but with the camera pointed in the opposite direction. I had an idea of how this was supposed to turn out, and… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1297 w=480 float=left] 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… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1296 w=480 float=left] 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
[singlepic id=1285 w=480 float=left] I posted a similar Badlands sunset picture back in the Badlands – norconk.com. I think this one has a slightly better foreground and a little lighter touch on the HDR compilation. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm lens @ 45mm, 1/10 – 1/160 shutter, f/16,… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1284 w=480 float=left] Sticking with the animal theme for one more picture, this is one of the better shots I got of a bear while in Yellowstone, even though it’s a black bear and not the more impressive Grizzly. Hung around watching this one forage for about an hour… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1283 w=480 float=left] This is the closest shot I got of a coyote in Yellowstone. I don’t know why we turned off into the picnic area where we found this guy, but we just happened to be scrounging around for food. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm @… Continue reading