A Cabin in the Woods
The old cabin was occupied before the Great Smoky Mountain National Park became a park. It's certainly no longer maintained nor occupied but fits in nicely...
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The old cabin was occupied before the Great Smoky Mountain National Park became a park. It's certainly no longer maintained nor occupied but fits in nicely in this setting.
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UnkleFrank
June 10, 2016
What a lovely POV. Love the structure especially the side window. Color and focus is spot on.
MaryMulholland
June 15, 2016
Perfect setting, what comes to mind when you think about early American settlement :)
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onyanita
June 24, 2016
beautiful scene...i think i could live there for at least a month LOL. I'm a city slicker!
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UnkleFrank
September 01, 2016
A Fabulous Image for a vote to Fabulous Foliage. Congratulations on your challenge win. Good for you.
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kathleenweetman
March 05, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
kathleenweetman
March 05, 2017
I want to be there....Peace ...quiet...walks....weather....lol Voted ..k
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Location
In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.Time
It was early morning.Lighting
The lighting was mostly filtered by the trees, but there was also dappling, which you have to be careful about so as not to fool you light meter.Equipment
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 16-35mm L-series lens, Manfrotto tripod, no flash.Inspiration
I thought the log cabin was a perfect foil for all the trees and greenery. It sort of blended in, but also gave me a focal point.Editing
First of all, this is an HDR. I almost always bracketed my photos in the Smokies because of the tree cover that's prevalent there. I used Photomatix to process the fusion of the 3 images. Next, I brought the fused image into Adobe Camera RAW where I did most of the editing. From there, I went in Photoshop CC 2015. I used OnOne Effects for a bit more depth, then Topaz Detail. I burned and dodged as necessary. I lowered the vibrance in a Vibrance adjustment layer in Photoshop because the green was actually too vibrant!In my camera bag
2 camera bodies (Canon 5D Mk III and Canon 60D), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF Lens, Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM lens, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom lens, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 Macro Lens, all with circular polarizers, and a Canon 1.2 teleconverter. I'll have the basic support equipment: lens cleaning materials, Manfrotto tripod, tripod plates, black cloth to cover my camera viewscreen in the bright sun, camera manuals, lots of SD and CF cards, remote and wired shutter release, a 3-, 6-, and 10-stop ND filter for each lens, and maybe a small laptop. What's actually in my bag, of course, varies as to where I am and how far I have to walk lugging all that stuff.Feedback
Go to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can go alone and do fine, which is always good to know. You'll always have a lot of company in all the other tourists. I'd go when school is in because there's a lot of traffic. A lot of walking isn't necessary for a lot of good shots because everything is so close to all the roads that wind through the park. In fact, the long views are best (and most possible only there) at the pullovers on the roads. Once you leave the road, you have a lot of tree cover which makes long views impossible. Avoid weekends and holidays if at all possible or you'll have way too much company! I went in mid-May.
