ISO 100, f/29, 1.3sec

I've always liked the look of moving water during a long exposure. The cloudy, cotton candy look really adds visual appeal to an image in my opinion.

I shot this fall from the side, and after I took this photo, I moved to the rock you see in the bottom right of the image. This was a huge mistake, because the rock was covered in algae and I feel just after I put all my weight on the rock. My tripod and camera came crashing down, and my brand new 7D has a few battle wounds so I'll never forget this day. My tripod is also very scratched, but luckily the lens hood saved my new 10-22 lens!

 So, there you have it. The last waterfall picture I took while in the Smoky Mountains (but probably not the last one you'll see from the trip).

This trip to the Smoky Mountains was the first real chance I had to try out the HD video of the Canon 7D. The thing i like most about the above video is the sound. It's so relaxing.

This is just a short 8 second clip. You can loop it if you want longer :)

ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/2sec

I've been bad about posting daily lately, and I'll try to do better from now on. These last few weeks have been very busy at work, and I was also out of town for a few days. I did manage to take some photos this weekend though, so I should be able to keep this blog pretty busy for at least a few weeks.

Todays photo is of a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We only spent two days in the park, which wasn't nearly enough time to see everything. The place is amazing and I'd highly recommend a visit. It's truly a photographers dream.

I had always wanted to take pictures of steams, but never had a chance until I went to the Smokys. What do you think of this one? I have several more coming over the next couple of weeks.