Morton Overlook Sunset

Posted by E.J. Peiker on Wed May 26, 2004 11:36 am

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Morton Overlook - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
EOS 1D Mark II, 300mm, 1.4x, 1/125, f/4, ISO 100

Just got back from my first trip to the Smokies in 30 years - I hiked 34.5 miles in 3 days with camera gear and took many photos. The Smokies are very photogenic especially for flowing water which I will post later. First a shot from one of the classic overlooks at sunset

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by Carolyn E. Wright on Wed May 26, 2004 12:04 pm

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Very,very nice.

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by TSparger on Wed May 26, 2004 2:18 pm

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Great image E.J. Wish I would have known you were down here in the Southeast. Would have loved to join you.

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Wed May 26, 2004 6:37 pm

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Nice. Is that smoke in the Smokies that has caused the colour of the sun? I mean, are the Smokies actually smokey for some reason?

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed May 26, 2004 8:08 pm

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The Smoky Mountains are the largest oxygen generation plant in the United States - the combination of that and mans use of fossil fuels and the smog it leaves behind gives it that appearance. They are getting smokier though - an 80% increase in opacity in the last 50 years due to fossil fuel exhaust.

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by robert hasty on Wed May 26, 2004 8:39 pm

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Sweet shot E.J, gotta get there sometime. If interested, check out my friends site. Him and the old lady have a pretty nice collection from the smokies. Hope im aloud to do this

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by stevebein on Thu May 27, 2004 2:03 am

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I especially like the clouds in front of the sun. Cool shot

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by Carol Clarke on Thu May 27, 2004 7:08 am

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Beautiful in its simplicity E.J.!

I love the subtly toned diagonal layers fading off towards the horizon and then the clouded glow of the sun just sets everything off to perfection.

Gorgeous image. Love it!!

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by Alan Melle on Thu May 27, 2004 8:18 am