Date Taken: 05/29/2017
Location: Mingo Falls, near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Cherokee, NC

Camera: Canon 7D Mark II
Lens: EFS 18-135
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 second
Aperture: f/22
Filters: Syrp Variable ND
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: We caught this shot in between several storms that were blowing through the area. We ran up the stairs to the Falls and fortunately were the only ones there despite it being a holiday (the rain probably had something to do with it). The rain left everything nice and wet which gave a nice shine to everything.

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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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