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Fall Color from the Twilight Zone

12/16/2013

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For the past couple of weeks, I have been focused on getting ready for Christmas; shopping trips, wrapping gifts, parties and advanced food preparation. With an injured foot and Christmas overload, I believe I may have slipped beyond reality into the Twilight Zone.

In early November, I made some fall color photos in our backyard.  I added camera movement into the formula to see what would happen.  From my present Twilight Zone location, I have further manipulated these photos into the following.  They no longer emanate from my back yard, but from a place few dare to go.  (Hum the Twilight Zone theme music to yourself before looking further.)

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I love fall colors, the ways they yellows contrast with the still green leaves.  And the lines; they seem to tell their own story.



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Here is the same photo with a slightly different treatment.  Better or worse?


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Again you see the same original photo with another treatment?  What do you think about this one?


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Here is another shot; more realistic, but still from the Twilight Zone.  Any thoughts?

This may be my favorite or perhaps the one directly above.


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And what about this one?  Wait, this looks almost real.  It can’t be coming for the Twilight Zone or can it?  












Meanwhile I am still stuck in the Twilight Zone.  I expect I will escape after the holiday craziness is over.  Meanwhile I would like to hear what you think about these far out photos.  

I hope your holiday is filled with laughter, hugs and creativity.
  

Cheryl







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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

12/3/2013

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I have been reviewing photographs I took in the Smokies in October.  I am attracted to lines moving through the scene.  Many of these have water flowing through them.  (More to come about this in an upcoming blog.)  I love to try to get the blurs that make the water look almost creamy, but today another type of flowing line attracted my eye, the roads and trails of the Smokies

These roads led me to think about the Robert Frost poem, “The Road Lass Taken”.  Well, I must admit that I have taken most the roads/paths included in this blog and many more.  They have led me to some wonderful experiences and photographs.  


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Forge Creek Road can be accessed from Cades Cove Loop.  It meanders along a small creek and provides access to several trails including the one to Gregory’s Bald.  It also serves as the link to Parson’s Branch Road, an amazing road traveled only by a few as it is rustic one-way road that ends at highway 29 in NC.  This shot was taken in early morning and the sun was shining through the branches of the trees inviting me to follow this awesome winding road.


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This photograph seems to match perfectly with Frost’s poem, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…”This road is really Middle Prong Trail which is accessed at the end of the road that passes by Tremont.  I love the trail sign with walking sticks leaning against it.   To me it says, “Welcome, adventures lie ahead.”


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No, your eyes are fine.  I can’t resist playing while I’m out photographing.   This is one of my many efforts at incorporating camera movement into the mix.  I made this photograph on the unpaved section of the road that passes by Tremont.  Does it look artistic, make you wonder what is around the bend or just make you dizzy?


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Sometimes the best shot is at your back.  I stopped at a pull-off on Roaring Gap Auto Tour Road to photograph a wide landscape of the mountain in the distance.  When I turned around, I liked what I saw.  What do you think?  


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This was taken on the Tremont Road not too far from the “artistic” one above.  It makes me want move forward, as always, to see what is around the bend.  Maybe now you understand why my email address is hikercheryl@gmail.com



By far the most popular road in the Smokies is Cades Cove Loop.  It is an 11-mile loop that offers a variety of scenery including many rustic buildings and wildlife.  There are many deer and turkeys and if you get lucky, you may see a bear.  The loop gives access to many trails as well as two roads that allow you to exit the park and two lanes that are some of the most photographed roads in the park.  Here is a link to my landscapes gallery page where you can see one of my Sparks Lane photographs. http://www.throughcherylseyesphotography.com/landscapes.html    I have a few other Smokies photos within my gallery pages.  I would love to hear what you think about any of my photographs.  Your comments will encourage me to continue blogging.    
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