Grand Smokey Mountains 3

Is Cape Royal in the Smokey Mountains?

I liked your last one Bill but I like this one even more. It's an interesting switch to put the focus on the "mountains" and not the big ditch. Nice layers and mysterious mood.

Best one yet. What a fantastic way to see the canyon.

GCNP? It took me a while to figure it out (while the server was down tonight). I was trying to think of ocean-side places (Gold Coast Nature Preserve?; Great Caribbean National Park?; Grand Cayman National Park?; Hmmm Grand Canyon?, nahhh.)

The "mist" of ashes and gases totally transorms the character of the place we are used to seeing. Just let me believe it's low clouds/fog, and I'll be happy, But this is still beautiful as well as unusual. (Glad you had the backup camera!... and I hope the SONY is back in action soon.)

This may be my favorite one so far. Everything here is great. I love how the canyon disappears towards the top. I've I had to nit on this it might be for a bit more space on top, but I think this is great regardless. You sure made some great lemonade out of these conditions.

Love this series, Bill. So other worldly and deep.

Great work for me, Bill. The mist adds an amazing kind of weightlessness and subtlety to the otherwise majestic scene.

Peter

Great scene - the light is awesome and so is the view. I have a few nits though, and I will mention them all since you asked for it.

Ideally, I'd like to see a bit more space at the top. Looking at the aspect ratio this is a crop, so there might be some room there. I also noticed there is quite a lot of (color) noise in the image, particularly in the large version. This is emphasized by the saturation, which I think is a bit too high. And finally, I noticed some chromatic aberration on the edges of the mountains, which should be an easy fix.

Hope that makes sense - I come in peace!

Edit: I was looking at your shot in Chrome on my EIZO screen - that doesn't work because ALL images look over saturated. I should have used Firefox which shows the images as they really are. So forget my remarks that have to do with color.

A different, interesting, and dramatic perspective of GC, Bill. Never saw anything like this. I'd prefer a bit more room at the top, but I'll take it as is.

I have to say Bill, I really liked your first post, and I think I might like this one a touch better. Beautiful.
John

Very well seen and captured. The fog adds a real air of mystery to the image. Beautiful.

Very well done Bill.
This is my favorite of the series

Bill, I wonder how this would look in B&W. Maybe a little more space up top as Marsel mentions. I like how the smoke appears streamy in the foreground.

These just keep getting better Bill. On my monitor, it does look a bit noisy.

Pretty cool how the peaks disappear into the smoke. I like your isolation of the peaks and how they angle across the frame.

Ditto on the noise, but this one is the best so far, I think, too. Not otherworldly, but otherplanetly.
You could add some canvas at the top if you agree with Marsel. Still, this is going to be a fine work of art when you get the final adjustments done. Such a different look for the Grand Ditch!!!

This is a great counter point to the first post (which is my favorite so far). The smoke transforms a familiar icon into something new.

What a wonderful view. Great conditions you captured!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Not your usual Grand Canyon fare. It looks like you have a little noise creeping in but it's an excellent capture; moody, with a powerful emotional pull, and lots of tension between the hard, angular buttes and the soft enveloping smoke. Great job

I was like Wayne, trying to figure out what GCNP was? From looking at the image I would have never thought Gand Canyon. I love the mood you captured and the subtle colors. I do wish the camera had been shifter a little upwards, cutting off a little at the bottom, adding a little to the top.

Bit noisy. otherwise pretty awesome.