Photo By: Terry Barnes

Location: Milepost 469. Mountain view near Cherokee, NC

During the rainy days of July , there are many changing views on the Parkway. This late day view in between showers was a nice find. Image taken near Cherokee, NC.

Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark ii

Lens: Canon 24-105 L f/4

ISO: 100

Aperture: f/16

Shutter: 1/30

Exposure: Manual

Focal Length: 34mm

Filters: 3 stop Graduated ND

How I Got This Shot

I was looking for a nice opening in the greenery where I could get some foreground and at the same time show the distant mountains . I had to wait until the passing clouds cleared enough in the distance to reveal the depth of field to near infinity, which was short lived. Using the 3 stop Graduated Neutral Density filter enabled me to balance out the exposure between the sky and the ground more evenly. I used manual focusing and set the focus mark on the lens scale’s left side of the infinity band to ensure maximum depth of field. A two second self timer then captured the image.

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