Smoky Mountains Overlook

[Judy Howle]

This overlook is near Cataloochee Valley in the east side of Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park. The view took my breath away!
Canon EOS 7D, f/4.5 @ 17 mm, 1/500, ISO 200. Canon 17 - 55 f2.8 IS. I guess I didn't pay attention to the aperture or it would have been smaller. I used Topaz Adjust to even the exposure and bring out details. I used some Nik Color Efex filters too, the sunshine filter for sure as it was early and the foreground was shady and dark with a blue cast.

[Simon Wantling]

I really like this Judy. You get a great sense of height and I like the way the trees frame the distant mountains

[Colin Driscoll]

Lovely scene, nice rustic old fence and the framed hills in lifting fog.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Simon and Colin!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Judy,
nice processing but I am debating the tree on the RHS......I think I would prefer it without the trunk as it draws me that way too much......and and like the way the fence leads me to the view. Still very well done overall!

[Robert Amoruso]

Hi Judy,

This is nice with good leading lines of the trail and fence. I noticed the tree too. I tried a crop in browser and not convinced that is an improvement. I don't find it distracts me - I do find it to be a good terminus for the right side of the image - like I know what is there be its presence. On the left, your eye stops at the view. Meaning I like how you framed it.

[Andrew Aveley]

Great scene and well captured. Processing done just right but maybe a little less on the detail extractor for me. Super post