Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great shot! On Aug 5, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information