Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice ones, Wayne. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Torry" <wtorry at vbar.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Why they are called the Smokies? > Two closer views of The Smokies from 5,000'+ on the North > Carolina-Tennessee border. > Just before and just after sunset. These are not the final print versions. > I did a bit of work with Lightroom to lighten the images overall so that > they printed with detail in the shadows and foreground. However, the > "smoke" is still there. > October 18, 2010 a few miles north of Boone, NC. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/Boone/Sun+Visible+Pano+2-1.jpg.html> > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/Boone/Sundown+Pano-3+Final-1.jpg.html> > > Thanks for looking. > Wayne > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Today's Topics: > > 1. Why they are called the Smokies? (Lawrence Zeitlin) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:18:38 -0400 > From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> > Subject: [Leica] Why they are called the Smokies? > To: Leica LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <CACcosUPEh6i1nzCxRk_N67LD1UE0h1AM4ecKBDLRB95Hw+d74Q at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ken asks: > > Why they are called the Smoky Mountains: > > > On the far right, in the far distance, are the rising hills of southern > North Carolina: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kennybod/IMG_7596.jpg.html > > - - - - - > > It is because of the nearly perpetual haze in the air in the summer > months. > The haze is caused by air borne tree pollen which deteriorates in the > bright > sunlight to form "natural" smog. Of course the smoke from moonshine stills > adds to the ambience. > > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >