We just got back from a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee and North Carolina border. I love the mountain streams and the water flowing in and around the boulders in the streams. I think my favorite are the moss-covered boulders. With the camera on a tripod, a wide-angle lens, a small f/stop (f/16) to get a great depth of field and an exposure of a few seconds I was able to capture the milky flowing water in the streams. (The water didn't look milky in real life, that's just the way it appears with the long exposure.) For the stream pictures I prefer the overcast days or in complete shade, especially early morning, because the shadows are softer.
The mountains got their name for a reason. Mornings and evenings the mist and clouds hung in the valleys or on the mountain peaks, giving the illusion of the smoky mountains. I love the many shades of the layers of the mountains as they gradually fade off in to the distance.
You can see more images of the Great Smoky Mountains here -
http://www.brucegmckeephotos.com/great-smoky-mountains-np.html
The mountains got their name for a reason. Mornings and evenings the mist and clouds hung in the valleys or on the mountain peaks, giving the illusion of the smoky mountains. I love the many shades of the layers of the mountains as they gradually fade off in to the distance.
You can see more images of the Great Smoky Mountains here -
http://www.brucegmckeephotos.com/great-smoky-mountains-np.html
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