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Smoky Mountain Masterpieces

Art devoted to the Great Smoky Mountains in the US.

Featured Work

Peace of Mind by Steven Warren

“Peace of Mind” was shot on a calm Smokey Mountain lake in western North Carolina.
Taste O'wintergreen by Miles Moody

Featured the Smoky Mountain group Oct 2009 I grew up in the Deep South, so snow was a rare treat. It snows a little more frequently where I live now, but not so often as to color it ordinary. Well, the little boy in me was jumping up and down when I shot this image. Not only was I ankle deep in fresh power, but I had a forest completely to myself and this magnificent beauty sharing it with me. Maybe I’m easy but it felt like a miracle to me that day, like something quite remarkable. It felt as if I were to jump any higher I’d never touch down again…and then where would I be? You see, gratitude didn’t come easy for me back then. But when I did let it come, it was so foreign to me that I wasn’t sure I could trust it. Was it providence that put me so often in a place where gratitude was irresistible such that I was tempted to try it on so often that it started to come easier? Yes, providence perhaps, and willingness on my part, because you see, I went thru a spell of some ten years or so where nature became a stranger to me. Why would a musician put away his guitar; why might a painter lock his brushes away; what causes the writer to flush his inks? It was hope that sent me back into nature and it was gratitude that I found there. I found it there inside me. I find that gratitude is the stuff that makes the extraordinary happen inside. I highly recommend it. Gratitude is the grease that speeds us on into better days. But don’t take my word for it. See for yourself. Nikon F5, f2.8 @ 1/250, 125 mm, Fuji Velvia 50, GSMNP
Tunnel in the Woods by Susan Kimball

I have fallen in love with our National Parks here in the states after viewing Ken Burns series. I had no idea after just spending time in the Great Smokey National Park how special these parks are and the work that went into creating them. Thank you to all the people that went before and now who had the foresight to protect for us from ourselves to protect these wonders of such spiritual magnitude for us to enjoy. / Tennessee Leica V-Lux 1 HDR in Photomatix, 3 exposures PBS PREVIEWS: NATIONAL PARKS | Extended Preview | PBS
Morning Star by Mary Ann Reilly

I almost never take sunrise photographs, but this morning in Tennessee was just so lovely. Featured in the Group: Smoky Mountain Masterpieces Nikon D300 / Manual / 18-200mm / Raw
family get together by Christopher Ewing

Shot this a few weeks ago in the cove. / Brutus and I were heading out and happened to see mama and her two cubs right along the road in the woods. One cub was trying to get the other to play as mama watched over them. / Was tough having to shoot between two trees and then have the debree in front of me, so it was manual focus to the rescue!! / They stuck around for alittle while until the tourons started stopping and gathering around, then mama moved them on out of the area. / If only people would realize they need to turn Off their cars, and BE QUIET!!! they could sit for a lot longer time to enjoy the true meaning of nature spending time around these beautiful creatures / Best if viewed larger Shot this in Shutterspeed mode / SS at 1/200 / ISO at 800 / F-stop at F 5.6 / Ev at +0.7 / Focal length at 300mm
Smoky Mountain Stream, GSMNP by ThomasRBiggs

A classic Smoky Mountain stream shot :) / Small stream above the Elkmont “ghost town”
WINTER,GREAT SMOKY MTNS. NP, TN. 1997 by Chuck Wickham

THIS IMAGE WAS USED ON THE COVER OF NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE. IT WAS MY FIRST PUBLISHED WORK. NEAR NEWFOUND GAP. /
Rocks in Water by JRobin Whitley

This is adjusted some with photoscape so that you can see there is water. The water of the Nantahala was so clear it was hard to see the waters.
Noah Built A Farm by Anthony Pierce

Taken with a Canon Xt. Noah “Bud” Ogle didn’t let a land assessor’s comment get in the way of making a living. He and his wife, Cindy, started out on a 400 acre farm in 1879 in the White Oak Flats community (now Gatlinburg) despite the assessor’s belief that the land was “not fit for farming.” They lived temporarily in an older one-room cabin while they raised the lower half of the new house that now stands. As the family grew in number, a second section was added to create a traditional saddlebag configuration. Efficiency was the operative of the mountain farmer and no amount of space was wasted. Outside the Ogle house, the chimney alcoves were used for storage. The front one held meat, salt and cornmeal while the back one sheltered chickens from foxes and other predators. There was also a box tacked up near the window of the lower pen that served as a hen’s nest and gave the Ogles ready access to eggs. Like many farms located on streams, the Ogles had a small grist mill for grinding corn into cornmeal. Neighbors sometimes used the mill in exchange for a one gallon per bushel toll. Widows and other “unfortunates” had their corn ground for free. The Ogle home also had the unusual addition of running water. A wooden flume ran all the way from the spring above the house to the back porch. Here, the water dumped into a double sink, hewn from a single large log.
Smoky Mountain Fog by Marylee Pope

Sunset at Clingman’s Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains in TN. At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great / Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the highest point in Tennessee, / and the third highest mountain east of the Mississippi. Shot right on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line…this shot is a combination of both states Beauty
brrrrrrrry Christmas by dc witmer

Warm wishes this Christmas season, may you take some time to chill out and be thankful for what you have. / shot in the Smoky Mountains /
Tennessee Barn by Gary Pope

This barn is just west of the Smoky Mountains.

Recent Work

VALLEY,AUTUMN by Chuck Wickham

SHOT FROM NEWFOUND GAP ROAD,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,N.C. 1997 / CANON F-1,FUJICHROME 50,100MM LENS,CABLE RELEASE,MIRROR LOCKED UP,BOGEN TRI-POD,F-16@1/60
linville falls by J.K. York

Linville, NC. USA. Olympus E-510. Zuiko 50mm. 1/6sec f22 ISO 100. Circular Polarizer. the spiked feet on my tripod literally saved me from busting my *ss on the icy rocks.
"Eagel Dance" by Phil Cashdollar

digital/mixed media painting
NEWFOUND GAP ROAD by Chuck Wickham

SHOT FROM MORTON OVERLOOK,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,TENNESSEE. CANON REBEL XSi,28-75MM LENS,POLARIZER,HANDHELD,F-8@1/250
THE CHIMNEY TOPS AND CLOUDS by Chuck Wickham

SHOT FROM MORTON OVERLOOK,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,TENNESSEE. CANON REBEL XSi,75-300MM LENS,POLARIZER,REMOTE RELEASE,MIRROR LOCKED UP,BOGEN TRI-POD,F-16@1/60
The Grandfather 2 by Miles Moody

(Continued from The Grandfather) This is another view of the south face of Grandfather Mountain from Beacon Heights in western NC. His is a long reclining range of rock promontories; center frame is a view of the western most crests. The famous Linn Cove Viaduct is just east of here on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Viewed from the other side, the range is a profile of a grandfather lying face up and searching the sky. I get a sense that at any moment, he’ll sit up, charge is pipe, take a practiced draw beneath a lighted match, and then the story will come. I can almost smell the aroma of pipe smoke wafting about his brow as wisps of clouds. I’ve heard before the story he’s telling now; it’s called ‘The Man Who Planted Trees,’ but he’s telling a version more tailored to Appalachia. It’s got the smell of spruce and hemlock about it and the feel of sugar maples turning red in autumn breeze. His story goes something like this: “My grandfather never had much to say to me; he was as distant as those stone peaks there on the horizon. My father was cast from a similar die; as a kid I spent a lot of effort toward attracting their notice. Sometimes when it came, it left a lasting impression on me even after the color underneath my skin had faded away. But that’s all water under the bridge over Wilson Creek. “There’s just something about the mountains that keeps calling me back,” the grandfather explains. “I found them as a child; it was like my life started over, like in the John Denver song, ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ where he sings, ‘He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh year, coming home to a place he’d never been before; he left yesterday behind him; you might say he was born again; you might say he found the key to every door.’ Some’ll tell you that JD was singing about himself and his own rebirth in the Rockies; well, I reckon he’s singing for every mother son of us that’s ever drawn that first breathe o’ mountain air and come to know then and there what it means to really be alive (Continued with The Grandfather 3). Nikon F5, f22 @ 1/500, Fuji Velvia 50, Gitzo tripod, Bogen pistol grip head, Tiffen filters: CP, W and Enhancing. /
WEST PRONG LITTLE PIGEON RIVER,AUTUMN by Chuck Wickham

SHOT IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,TENNESSEE. CANON F-1,50MM LENS,POLARIZER,CABLE RELEASE,BOGEN TRI-POD,F-16@1/60
Burgess Falls - Middle Falls by David Allen

Burgess Falls is a series of at least 3 major falls all located in the Burgess Falls State Park in Tennessee. This was taken after a couple of days of heavy rains. Olympus E-620.
MOONRISE AT SUNSET by Chuck Wickham

SHOT IN CADES COVE,GSMNP,TN. / CANON F-1,VELVIA,100MM LENS,BOGEN TRI-POD,F-8@1/15
FROSTED LEAVES by Chuck Wickham

SHOT NEAR SUGARLANDS VISITOR CENTER,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,TENNESSEE. CANON F-1,100MM MACRO LENS,POLARIZER,FUJICHROME 50,CABLE RELEASE,BOGEN TRI-POD,F-16@1/60
the open door by dc witmer

no need to knock, His door is always open. do not close the door, others may want to enter. on one side of the door is all of life’s probems, but on the other side is His solution. which side would you rather be on? Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove, TN Smoky Mountain National Park
South Toe River by David Allen

South Toe River starts high on Mount Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Olympus E620