Old Fall Scene - Methodist Church in Cades Cove

Dixie · June 29, 2007

I was going through some old 2004 photos trying to get them cataloged to bring them into LightRoom. I came across this old fall scene of the Methodist Church in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park which I had never processed. This scene was shot from the Rich Mountain Road overlook.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed.

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Hikin' Mike · June 29, 2007

Glad you found it! I love the layers, colors and lighting! Well done!

saurora · June 29, 2007

That's just beautiful, Dixie! Wish I had old stuff like that laying around unprocessed!!!

Do you ever process in B&W??? I imagine this one would work up nicely. But I do love the color version!

USAIR · June 29, 2007

Very nice as always

Fred

ShepsMom · June 29, 2007

Wow Dixie, very very nice!!! May be you should start digging some more of your old stuff

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Frog · June 29, 2007

From the looks of what I've seen in this site and especially this beautiful shot, my humble skills are going to be challenged.

Dixie · June 30, 2007

Hikin' Mike wrote:

Glad you found it! I love the layers, colors and lighting! Well done!

Mike,

Thanks again.

Dixie · June 30, 2007

saurora wrote:

That's just beautiful, Dixie! Wish I had old stuff like that laying around unprocessed!!! Do you ever process in B&W??? I imagine this one would work up nicely. But I do love the color version!

saurora,

Thank you for your comments. Here is the work up in B&W. ...and yes, I do some of my work as B&W. Here is my GSMNP B&W Gallery.

Dixie · June 30, 2007

USAIR wrote:

Very nice as always

Fred

Thank you, Fred.

Dixie · June 30, 2007

ShepsMom wrote:

Wow Dixie, very very nice!!! May be you should start digging some more of your old stuff .

Thanks, Marina. I dig through them as time permits. It makes me wonder what I was thinking when I find some that I hadn't bothered processing before.

Dixie · June 30, 2007

Frog wrote:

From the looks of what I've seen in this site and especially this beautiful shot, my humble skills are going to be challenged.

Thanks, Frog. Time to start posting some photos?

LilleG · June 30, 2007

Both versions are equally lovely. Beautiful work, Dixie.

saurora · June 30, 2007

Dixie wrote:

saurora,

Thank you for your comments. Here is the work up in B&W. ...and yes, I do some of my work as B&W. Here is my GSMNP B&W Gallery.

Nice Dixie! I like the B&W, too. All those layers are really amazing!

Dixie · July 10, 2007

saurora wrote:

Nice Dixie! I like the B&W, too. All those layers are really amazing!

Saurora,

Thank you for your comments especially about the layers. That is exactly what I was going for in the shot.

pathfinder · July 10, 2007

Your color shot is an iconic image - perfect!

The B&W I find less engaging, and I do like B&W more than color sometimes, just not here

Marc Muench · July 10, 2007

What a great image

I agree with Pathfinder about the color, but it does work in both mediums because it holds the secret sauce

theinlawjosie · July 10, 2007

Frog wrote:

From the looks of what I've seen in this site and especially this beautiful shot, my humble skills are going to be challenged.

I agree whole-heartedly....this picture is amazing! I have just recently started really getting into photography seriously and I have read a couple of photography books over the past couple of weeks. This image is, in my honest opinion, better than half of the pics in the books I have read. I definitely agree on the layers aspect, this should be an example shot of how layers are achieved. Excellent!

NiloyC · July 12, 2007

Superb
Very good, layers of trees really draws your eye in. Color version works for me better since it is also almost duotone between green and yellow with the brilliance of white thrown in at the right spot in the form of the church.

Thanks for sharing,

Niloy

Seneca · July 12, 2007

Wow how beautiful is that? Whoa...looks like a painting. You should have that hung up somewhere in your house. This picture is stunning!

Man I could see myself getting married in that little church. Oh wait

...I'm already married...never mind.

kygarden · July 12, 2007

Hey I'll be there (Smokies) this Sunday to next Friday. Too bad...I could've taken the wedding photos

Cades Cove is one of my favorite places. I need to get there early one day (by myself!) so I can have time to get nice shots. It seems every time I go I'm stuck with sticking the camera out the window for pictures or jumping out for no more than a few minutes...

HarlanBear · July 12, 2007

I just stumbled across this one and had to add:

I like both versions, but unlike others, the B&W really kicks it for me

Can't lose with either, and if you have the wallspace ...

Thanks for sharing both versions, Dixie!

thebigsky · July 13, 2007

Wow, I'm glad I stumbled across this thread, what a beautiful picture, the colour version works best for me, that's a wall hanger for sure, gorgeous.

Charlie

Dixie · August 1, 2007

pathfinder wrote:

Your color shot is an iconic image - perfect!

The B&W I find less engaging, and I do like B&W more than color sometimes, just not here

Thanks, Pathfinder.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

Marc Muench wrote:

What a great image

I agree with Pathfinder about the color, but it does work in both mediums because it holds the secret sauce

Thanks, Marc, your comments are greatly appreciated.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

theinlawjosie wrote:

I agree whole-heartedly....this picture is amazing! I have just recently started really getting into photography seriously and I have read a couple of photography books over the past couple of weeks. This image is, in my honest opinion, better than half of the pics in the books I have read. I definitely agree on the layers aspect, this should be an example shot of how layers are achieved. Excellent!

Thank you. If you enjoy photography half as much as I do you are going to have a great time with it as you get into it more seriously. Good shooting.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

NiloyC wrote:

Very good, layers of trees really draws your eye in. Color version works for me better since it is also almost duotone between green and yellow with the brilliance of white thrown in at the right spot in the form of the church.

Thanks for sharing,

Niloy

Niloy,

Thank you for the kind comments and assessment.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

Seneca wrote:

Wow how beautiful is that? Whoa...looks like a painting. You should have that hung up somewhere in your house. This picture is stunning!

Man I could see myself getting married in that little church. Oh wait ...I'm already married...never mind.

Thank you for your comments. ...and you can keep it in mind for renewing your vows. My wife and I celebrated our 44th year of marriage last week (July 27).

Dixie · August 1, 2007

kygarden wrote:

Hey I'll be there (Smokies) this Sunday to next Friday. Too bad...I could've taken the wedding photos

Cades Cove is one of my favorite places. I need to get there early one day (by myself!) so I can have time to get nice shots. It seems every time I go I'm stuck with sticking the camera out the window for pictures or jumping out for no more than a few minutes...

Thank you. We probably crossed paths as I was there during the same period with two of my grandsons.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

HarlanBear wrote:

I just stumbled across this one and had to add:

I like both versions, but unlike others, the B&W really kicks it for me

Can't lose with either, and if you have the wallspace ...

Thanks for sharing both versions, Dixie!

Thank you very much, Mick.

Dixie · August 1, 2007

thebigsky wrote:

Wow, I'm glad I stumbled across this thread, what a beautiful picture, the colour version works best for me, that's a wall hanger for sure, gorgeous.

Charlie

Thanks, Charlie.