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Pounding Mill Overlook, Milepost 413.2

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"Pounding Mill Overlook, Milepost 413.2" by Jeff Burcher Photography

Location: Pounding Mill Overlook – Milepost 413.2
I wasn’t very optimistic as I settled into one of my favorite spots on the parkway, the Pounding Mill Overlook last spring. There was no color at all to be seen in the minutes before dawn and sunrise came and went without seeing the sun at all. But though the clouds were thick, they were also moving fast enough to part and let the shine through, if only for a few fleeting moments.

Camera: Nikon D-90
Lens: Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR.
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20 & 1/60
Aperture: F/11
Filters: none
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: The Pounding Mill overlook is a popular spot on the parkway due to the fact that you can catch both sunsets and sunrises there and also it’s close proximity to Rt. 276. I set the camera up on a tripod and when the sun finally broke through the clouds, I took 2 exposures…one on the bright part of the sky and another on the foreground. I exposure fused them later in Photomatix with no tonemapping.

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