Mark VanDyke Photography
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roaring Fork
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Spring Scenic
Sevier County, Tennessee Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP)
Date taken: April 28, 2016
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is a six-mile scenic loop road just outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), Roaring Fork is a great little stream that gets its name from quickly rising water levels following rain events and the corresponding "echo" off stone walls that amplifies the roar of rushing water. Of particular interest to photographers and tourists alike is the amazing green moss that forms on the river stones. it is the most amazing green color! Add in all the varying spring shades of green along the stream and conditions in Roaring Fork can be quite dream-like!
For this particular photograph I was trying to show the relationship of the sun and the moss/growth through the use of the stream. I tried a variety of more "traditional" shots that I also like, but this one seemed to grab my interest the most. Should you like your water less "dreamy" fear not, I've got several takes with a higher iso setting to achieve faster shutter speeds. And should you find comfort in rules and guidelines, I have several without the wide-angle distortion in the foreground caused from tilting the camera off-axis. I got everyone covered with something on this one :-)!
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roaring Fork
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Spring Scenic
Sevier County, Tennessee Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP)
Date taken: April 28, 2016
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is a six-mile scenic loop road just outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), Roaring Fork is a great little stream that gets its name from quickly rising water levels following rain events and the corresponding "echo" off stone walls that amplifies the roar of rushing water. Of particular interest to photographers and tourists alike is the amazing green moss that forms on the river stones. it is the most amazing green color! Add in all the varying spring shades of green along the stream and conditions in Roaring Fork can be quite dream-like!
For this particular photograph I was trying to show the relationship of the sun and the moss/growth through the use of the stream. I tried a variety of more "traditional" shots that I also like, but this one seemed to grab my interest the most. Should you like your water less "dreamy" fear not, I've got several takes with a higher iso setting to achieve faster shutter speeds. And should you find comfort in rules and guidelines, I have several without the wide-angle distortion in the foreground caused from tilting the camera off-axis. I got everyone covered with something on this one :-)!