This fence is located on the Epraim Bales home place located on the Roaring Fork section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It stood along the old road that ran between the house and several out buildings. Although I was drawn to it, I didn't really care much for the photo because the dilapidated palings were overwhelmed by all the green (grass, leaves, etc..). I decided to use the Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin, and this was the end result. (I would imagine this same shot taken when the leaves peak next month would really make a fantastic color image).
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This is the view from the window of the Alfred Reagan tub mill located on the Roaring Fork in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tn. The creek is to the left in the photo, with the mill race (sometimes called a sluice box) delivering the water to turn the small tub-turbine underneath the building. The mill was probably built about 1900, and was one of the most successful in the area.
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Usually the water in Roaring Fork Creek in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Gatlinburg, Tn. is doing just that...roaring. There's always many places along the way a person can get some really good slow shutter cascades as the water races down the mountain; but apparently the area has been lacking in rainfall or something this summer. This particular location was way down on the stream, and the flow of this normally large creek was quite subtle.
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Located along the Cherokee Orchard Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tn. It was built by Noah Ogle in the late 1800's. It consists of two cabins sharing a single chimney, known as a "saddlebag" cabin. The cabins were built approximately five years apart, the second cabin being added as Ogle's family grew. Both cabins measure 18 feet by 20 feet, and each consists of one story and a loft. The cabin's walls consist of hewn logs connected by half-dovetail notches, with six doors (one on the front and back wall of each cabin, and two next to the chimney to allow quick passage between the two buildings). Each cabin has a split-oak shingled roof, a sawn board floor, and hearths made of rubble. The cabin's windows were initially shuttered, but eventually replaced with glass. One cabin has a small window near the floor that allowed chickens to enter to escape predators. A covered porch spans both the front and back walls of both cabins.
I processed this photo in Adobe Light Room and Silver Efex Pro 3.
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EXPLORE: 7/30/09 #273
This color shot was converted to IR in Photoshop.
This cabin is located near Gatlinburg, Tn. Noah Ogle and his wife, Cindy lived here on their 400 acre farm in 1879. The left-hand section was an addition to the original, as the family grew. The house had running water, in that it ran from the spring house down the hill in a flume (trough), and into a double sink (hewn out of a large log) in the back of the house. There is an old barn up behind the house, and a grist mill is located elsewhere on the farm.
When I took this shot, it was early in the evening. The house is surrounded by trees now, but you can still see it from the road. just standing here, you get a very peaceful feeling. The immediate area surrounding the house and barn looks pretty rugged, and you wonder how this family scratched out a living from it. These were the true mountain folk, and just to visit this place fills you with awe and respect for the lives they lived. If you are ever in the Smoky Mountains, this area is definitely worth the time and effort to drive through.
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