Spring, Bradley Fork

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 18, 2011160 views7 comments

It's been a long time since I posted on NPN and a very long time since I posted in the Landscape gallery. Life just doesn't leave enough time to photograph, let alone post. Enough excuses..now on with it. I spent 3 days on the N Carolina side of the Smokies and the Southern most part of the Blue Ridge Pkwy last week. Early spring was in full force around 2500 feet. I challenged myself to visit new locations and look for unique compositions that defined spring. This was taken on a cold, rainy morning during a wonderful 5 mile hike along the Bradley Fork in GSMNP. Looking forward to your thoughts.

1D Mark IIN (I might be the last one left taking landscape images with this camera. I love it for avian/wildlife/portrait work but look forward to a full frame for landscape soon.

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24-105 IS L @ 32mm
f11, .8sec, circular polarizer

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM

I like the feeling and comp. of this image. The branch does two different things. One it forms a nice frame for the rock in the water and it leads my eye on into the image, plus it sets off the nice blurred water below it.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 18, 2011 at 7:38 PM

This almost seems chaotic at a glance but then the branch is placed perfectly into the composition Kirk..

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 18, 2011 at 7:53 PM

I like this very much, Kirk. It really says "Spring" to me. The water motion is very nice and I think your comp with the branch worked great. Sure makes me want to be there.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 18, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Nice to see you posting again Kirk. This looks like a beautiful stream. I like the white flows capping the fluvial motion. I think your processing is right on.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 19, 2011 at 10:22 AM

This is very nice Kirk. I like the way you've placed the branches so that the rock in the right side of the stream is unblocked. Also love the bright spring greenery on the branches.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 19, 2011 at 5:51 PM

Lovely greens Kirk. Gosh I miss the Smokies.
I can see some subtle highlight dodging of the greens up front making them pop a bit- on the critique side

Great job and thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 14, 2013 at 7:50 AM

This is really nice Kirk, love the colors and it's an outstanding comp!
Wish it was mine

Very well done!

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