Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Summer), a Photo Essay

Entrance Sign

The following photos were taken at Cades Cove, Smoky Mountains National Park. History and culture of Cades Cove can be found on the Wikipedia website at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cades_Cove Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warming filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200, Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Focus

John Oliver Cabin

John Oliver cabin,1826 in B&W Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

The blue haze (smoke) of the mountains Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warming filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200 Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Focus

Tiger Swallowtail butterfly Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 300mm ED f4 ISO at 400, Aperture Priority, Auto-focus

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Canada geese Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 300mm ED f4 ISO at 400, Aperture Priority, Auto-focus

These early log home had only one large room with a front door and back door. Large families lived in these one room (kitchen, living and bedroom) homes. They had no bath rooms.

Whitetailed deer, Cades Cove Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 300mm ED f4 ISO at 400, Aperture Priority, Auto-focus

Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin in B&W; 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin in B&W, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Interior John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Front porch view John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

John Oliver cabin, 1826 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church, 1839 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Interior, Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church in sepia tone B&W Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

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Whitetailed deer, doe Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 300mm ED f4 ISO at 400, Aperture Priority, Auto-focus

Cades Cove Methodist Church, 1902 The church has two front doors as was the custom of the men sitting on one side and the women on the other in many churches at that time. This chuch did not follow that custom. They just borrowed the plans from a church that did. Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Cades Cove Methodist Church Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warming filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200, Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Focus

Cades Cove Methodist Church in Sepia B&W, 1902 Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warm filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200

Camera: Nikon D3s, 24-85mm f2.8 lens, Moose Peterson Circular polarizing + warming filter, Gitzo tripod + Arca Swiss ball head; ISO at 200, Manual Exposure Mode, Manual Focus