Chattanooga River Front at Night

Monday night I met up with the "meet up" photography group, South East Photography Group for an evening shoot along the river front in Chattanooga. This was my first time joining them on a outing and I had a fun time and came back with some great images. We shot along the north shore of the river, looking across at downtown.  Here are some of my favorite images I shot that evening. 

The first image was shot with a Canon 70-200 at 200mm, ISO 400, white balance was set to the cloudy setting.
The second image was shot with a Canon 24-105 IS lens at close to 24mm and again my white balance was on the cloudy setting. I wanted to give the feel of walking along the bridge and looking at the light and the reflections on the water.
The third image is a panoramic comprised of 4 images taken with the Canon 24-105 at near the 70mm setting. This spot just screamed panoramic to me! When I shot this, there was still a lot of light in the sky, so I did a custom white balance and that made the colors pop more than any of the "auto" white balance settings. 

Tennessee Waterfalls on Google Maps

I know many of you really enjoy capturing images of waterfalls and winter is a great time for scouting locations, trails and angles. The map of this link shows waterfall locations in Tennessee. Drag your cursor over the blue pointer and the name of the falls will appear, click on the name and you'll get information on the waterfall.

Click Here -Waterfall Map

I hope you find this helpful in your photography.

Into the Woods

Into the woods I went today,

To refresh my mind and get away.

Thru the trees I walked alone,

On the breeze I could smell the loam.

A rich forest scent of leaves decayed,

Giving life to wildflowers that bloom in May.

I stopped to feel the old growth giant,

A large white pine with years of defiance.

The stream’s tumbling sang to my ears,

Her slow, deep pool beckoned me near.

I gazed at the brook’s  near glass-like perfection,

And was absorbed in the mesmerizing reflections.

I into the woods I went today,

And I returned with my troubles washed away.