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Old 10-29-2009, 04:15 AM
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Default Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

graveyard fields lower falls

Finally managed to get that silky water effect - in bad lighting without a tripod! Very excited!


color on the water

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Looking Glass Rock

 Biltmore Estate

The Biltmore Estate - The Biltmore House seen from the lagoon
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Beautiful shots!!! You make me miss home.
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Old 10-29-2009, 04:17 AM
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These pics are awesome. The Parkway is beautiful this time of year.
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Old 10-29-2009, 04:56 AM
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Every shot here is a winner. Excellent composition...exposure...color! I really like the reflection in the water! Thanks for sharing.

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Especially love 3 and 4. That image of the Biltmore estate makes me want to go there, and the sky in the previous one is magical.

Did you use a filter to capture the third one? It's really is the ideal of the type of sky I would love to shoot one day.
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Old 10-29-2009, 07:39 AM
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Wow...Beautiful. Great job on the water. In the second shot, the reflection is amazing!
All of them are wonderful.
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Especially love 3 and 4. That image of the Biltmore estate makes me want to go there, and the sky in the previous one is magical.

Did you use a filter to capture the third one? It's really is the ideal of the type of sky I would love to shoot one day.
Thank you everyone!
Biltmore Estate is AMAZING! The mountain views are ridiculously beautiful. 8,000 acres of lush woods, ponds, and a lagoon, with a winery, and the old farm with sweeping fields and rolling hills. A massive garden and greenhouse. Any photographer could spend DAYS there and never stop shooting. You don't even need to go into the house, but I recommend it just for the experience and grandeur of the place (they do not allow photos inside, but still worth it just to see). There is not one inch of the entire estate that is not absoulutely beautiful.
Oh, and I used a polarizing filter.
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Oh, I love the Biltmore Estate - thanks for posting it! The third shot with the moon in it is gorgeous.
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These are absolutely beautiful....I love the second pic with all the leaves in the water..
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Beautiful shots and all well done. My favorite is the one with the leaves floating in the water.
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