The trail up to the Chimneys in the Smoky Mountains. There is supposedly a gorgeous panoramic view at the top. It was white for 360 degrees, but we kind of anticipated that given the fog on the trail which was pretty cool in and of itself. Picture taken with Sony… Continue reading
The rare, and much sought after, Stinking Benjamin! A red variety of trillium that we were keeping an eye out for the entire trip. From Wikipedia: “The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies.” Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 39mm,… Continue reading
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 Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm… Continue reading
Here’s a creepy crawly (millipede) that we came across because, when you’re in the woods and you see a bug, you aught photograph that bug. Found on the trail to Rainbow Falls. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @165mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1600
The last of the Cades Cove Fog burning off as we made our second loop around the area. I should have backed off a bit more to get some additional fence in the shot, I think. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 33mm, 1/10 sec, f/16, ISO… Continue reading
A spider web, on a fence, by a restroom, that was open at 7AM… I was trying to keep the background in focus, thus the f/18, but apparently that wasn’t going to get quite enough DOF. Calculator says I only had about 3″ of depth behind the web, so any… Continue reading
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 @ 11mm, 15 sec, f/16,… Continue reading
A second picture of Ramsey Falls – this one maybe more ‘interesting’ than particularly good. I had read about a technique of compiling multiple pictures to gain the effect of using a ND filter and slow shutter. This was the outcome of 21 pictures, all taken at 1/250 shutter and… Continue reading
My meta picture of a picture of a sunset. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 30mm, 1/100 sec, f/8, ISO 100
These cantilevered barns are an interesting concept to me – apparently allowed storage of hay and such on the second level while allowing a wagon to sit directly underneath. Maybe it makes sense if you want to keep a wagon load of stuff dry or want to be able to… Continue reading