I spent a week in the Smokys
May 11, 2018 20:22:15 #
I wanted grand vistas showing the rolling layers. I wanted blue skies and maybe some white puffies. I got dense fog and constant rain. But I did get a bear and some elk and a LOT of spontaneous waterfalls.
May 11, 2018 20:31:50 #
You get what you can in photography. I once drove 3 hrs on Maui (with a crashing hangover - I was younger then) to get to the top of Halelaikia to capture sunrise only to find a cloud layer that prevented seeing anything.
May 11, 2018 20:36:00 #
May 11, 2018 20:57:34 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
You get what you can in photography. I once drove 3 hrs on Maui (with a crashing hangover - I was younger then) to get to the top of Halelaikia to capture sunrise only to find a cloud layer that prevented seeing anything.
Yep. Got nothing but fog as close as my nose from the top of Pike's Peak. We do what we can, no?
May 11, 2018 20:57:44 #
May 11, 2018 21:08:52 #
Looks like Cade’s Cove and Roaring Fork. Nice captures 
Before the arson fire Roaring Fork was also a great wildlife location.
Before the arson fire Roaring Fork was also a great wildlife location.May 11, 2018 21:36:07 #
SnappyHappy wrote:
Looks like Cade’s Cove and Roaring Fork. Nice captures Before the arson fire Roaring Fork was also a great wildlife location.
Before the arson fire Roaring Fork was also a great wildlife location.Thanks, Snappy. Did both. Can't recall the wildlife at Roaring Fork. I think the bear, maybe. The elk were at the entrance from Cherokee.
May 12, 2018 01:34:43 #
I'm sorry your week there was a bit of a disappointment, Kathy, but you captured some wonderful wildlife and beautiful scenery nonetheless.
May 12, 2018 03:08:08 #
May 12, 2018 07:20:25 #
May 12, 2018 07:47:38 #
Beautiful light on the stream, great job with the exposure and details too. That was no easy photo op and you showed your experience and knowledge. Fun critters too! Kathy, thank you for the reminder that photographers just need open their eyes to what is around them and the opportunities will be there, no matter the weather.
May 12, 2018 08:56:27 #
Maybe not the images that you were hoping for, Kathy. But they aren't turkeys (couldn't resist). Your experience is exactly why I feel so blessed on those rare-and-wonderful occasions when the conditions I had hoped for actually happen and I get a killer shot. Don't give up on the Smokys, but shoot for Autumn next time. It can really be magical.
May 12, 2018 10:40:35 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I'm sorry your week there was a bit of a disappointment, Kathy, but you captured some wonderful wildlife and beautiful scenery nonetheless.
Thank you, Donna. I keep telling myself that it wasn't a bust because I did get some interesting stuff. I just didn't get what I wanted! That's the trouble, I guess, with preconceived ideas?
May 12, 2018 10:40:53 #
May 12, 2018 10:41:35 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Nice variety, and shot well!
Thanks! Some I worked on and some I just snapped. Having a good camera really helps!
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