Blue Ridge landscape
Nov 6, 2017 21:57:08 #
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Nov 6, 2017 22:15:00 #
GalaxyCat wrote:
Nice photos, but I don't believe it.
They're real! Actually, I took many shots along a 15-mile stretch of the parkway.
These were taken about 5 miles into my drive, near the Mattanussen area of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Nov 6, 2017 22:18:04 #
Nosaj wrote:
They're real! Actually, I took many shots along a 15-mile stretch of the parkway.
These were taken about 5 miles into my drive, near the Mattanussen area of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
These were taken about 5 miles into my drive, near the Mattanussen area of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
You didn't enhance the blue color? I'm shocked. I guess that's the meaning of the "Blue Ridge Parkway."
I would love to see that for real.
Nov 6, 2017 22:34:19 #
GalaxyCat wrote:
You didn't enhance the blue color? I'm shocked. I guess that's the meaning of the "Blue Ridge Parkway."
I would love to see that for real.
I would love to see that for real.
I don't use photoshop or lightroom. Only enhancement is done with the native Windows photo tool, which is very primitive, only useful for minor cropping, straightening, brightness, and conversion to B & W. However, I have the color setting in my Pentax K3 set away from the default. I used a Sigma 17-70mm f/3.5 lens, white balance of cloudy, and manual mode, with occasional changes to aperture priority. I did not have my tripod on that trip, so I used the auto to help steady my balance and shake resistence.
Nov 6, 2017 22:49:00 #
Nice shots. I live in the Shenandoah Valley, about 10 miles from the Blue Ridge Pkwy.
It's not Mattanussen, but Massanutten Area and that is near Skyline Drive. Which is north of the Pkwy.
Skyline Drive ends at Interstate 64W. and continues there going south as the Blue Ridge Parkway.
will
It's not Mattanussen, but Massanutten Area and that is near Skyline Drive. Which is north of the Pkwy.
Skyline Drive ends at Interstate 64W. and continues there going south as the Blue Ridge Parkway.
will
Nov 6, 2017 22:52:31 #
GalaxyCat wrote:
Nice photos, but I don't believe it.
Yes Cathy they really do look like that. That's why they are called the Blue Ridge Mountains.
As I live about 10 miles from the Pkwy I can attest to that.
will
Nov 6, 2017 22:56:04 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Nice shots. I live in the Shenandoah Valley, about 10 miles from the Blue Ridge Pkwy.
It's not Mattanussen, but Massanutten Area and that is near Skyline Drive. Which is north of the Pkwy.
Skyline Drive ends at Interstate 64W. and continues there going south as the Blue Ridge Parkway.
will
It's not Mattanussen, but Massanutten Area and that is near Skyline Drive. Which is north of the Pkwy.
Skyline Drive ends at Interstate 64W. and continues there going south as the Blue Ridge Parkway.
will
Thanks for the corrections. During my trip, I stayed at tgecresort at Massanutten. And, the parkway is Skyline Dr. It's been more than a year since the trip my memory is sketchy.
Nov 6, 2017 22:57:02 #
It has to do with s chemical emitted by the trees when exposed to sunlight. I was in Asheville NC and Garlinburg TN this last week, and was told this by a tour guide. They are blue...
Nov 6, 2017 23:02:39 #
Nosaj wrote:
Thanks for the corrections. During my trip, I stayed at tgecresort at Massanutten. And, the parkway is Skyline Dr. It's been more than a year since the trip my memory is sketchy.
Actually Skyline Drive was the northern part of the Blue Ridge Pkwy. before it was given to Shenandoah National Park in 1961.
Nov 6, 2017 23:03:07 #
Spider223 wrote:
It has to do with s chemical emitted by the trees when exposed to sunlight. I was in Asheville NC and Garlinburg TN this last week, and was told this by a tour guide. They are blue...
Thanks for confirming this. Interesting to note that the "Green Mountains" of Vermont are actually green in the very earliest sunrise hour. I have many shots showing green hues across the lanspdscape panorama in similar fashion as the blue hues along Skyline Drive in VA.
Nov 7, 2017 03:46:10 #
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