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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

This waterfall can be seen from a turnout on Little River Road between Cades Cove and Sugarlands Visitor Center. The view is partially obstructed by trees in the summertime; but in winter, you do get a better view. I only wish someone from the park service would trim some of the shrubs to give you a better view of the falls. One needs to cross the river to get to the falls, but unless the river is very low, I would not recommend it especially if you're carrying camera gear.

You also need to use a telephoto to shoot this. I used my Canon 400 5.6L to get nearly a frame filling shot. I found a .8 second exposure was best for this fall.

Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon 400 5.6L + Polarizer
Exposure 0.8
Aperture f/32.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 200

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McArthur Causway the way it used to be before the tunnel construction. From the unprocessed archives from 4 1/2 years ago.

Camera Canon EOS 5D
Exposure 2
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 24 mm
ISO Speed 100

Green Cay Wetlands

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 700 mm
ISO Speed 800

Green Cay Wetlands - Lighting was very poor and flat requiring me to up the ISO to 1000. But I did get a few shots of the Harrier on an otherwise slow morning.

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 700 mm
ISO Speed 1000
Exposure Bias

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Greenbrier

Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 24-105L + polarizer
Exposure 1.6
Aperture f/4.5
Focal Length 105 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV