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Subject: [Leica] Why they are called the Smokies?
From: ricardsonwilliams at gmail.com (Ricardson Williams)
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 02:32:11 +0800
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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)
>> 
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>> 
>> 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>
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>> 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
>> 
>> 
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