Rocky Riverbed

Our day was filled with color, as you can see in my alternate album shots and in Daryl and Junko's photos. Processing this one, I found that the composition worked better in b&w. The Smokies are filled with beautiful rivers that meander throughout -- some on trails and others, like this one, not far from the roadway.
Another focus stack combination -- I feel I'm getting the hang of this at last, but have to try it with some closeups.
Links to alternates for today:
Colorful landscape: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2015-10-31
Daryl & Junko at work: http://365project.org/taffy/special-photos/2015-10-31
Daryl's main shot: http://365project.org/darylo/album4/2015-10-31
Daryl's shot of Junko and me: http://365project.org/darylo/didn-t-make-cut/2015-11-02

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent as always

[Pam Knowler]

Lovely image! It's interesting that doing focus stacking with the moving water you have got a long exposure of the water giving a silky look.

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

Great image with the wide landscape framing

[sally agnew]

Great B&W image, love the texture of the water :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful B/W image love the varied textures of the silky water , bulbous rocks , trees and foliage !

[Christina Helliwell]

Think the textures probably show up better in b&w. Good choice.

[Joyce]

Very effective in B&W Taffy. it really emphasises the textures. Fav

[Rachel Mackenzie]

Stunning and love it in B&W. Love the silky water and texture on the rocks.

[Sebastian Gritt]

I love the crop.

[Terri Morris]

Nice bw photo.

[Darinka]

Awesome!Love the wide view and the use of different textures!Great in bw!

[gloria jones]

Great b&w shot, perspective

[Jane Pittenger]

wonderful and sharp and smooth all at once

[Bob Zwolinsky]

The mono processing and letterbox crop combined with a good choice of shutter speed work well in this image.

[Sally Ings]

It really is suited to black and white. Lovely peaceful scene.

[Betsy Hubbard]

I love the perspective of this shot. You really captured this moment of motion beautifully.

[Kristen]

Beautiful shot! As a kid my mom loved the smokies so we went to Gatlinburg every year from when I was in kindergarten to 12th grade. I haven't been back since I started playing around with photography though. I'd recommend you check out Cades Cove if you have time :)

[Leon Buijs]

Beautiful image, great depth, composition and light on the rocks and water

[Yeshanghai]

Instant FAV

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful frozen water and does work very well in bw.

[Tony]

Beautifully captured, love the use of the slow shutter to create the blurred water effect. Fav

[Lynne]

Beautifully captured. Love the B&W

[Lois]

Beautiful!

[Kim]

So pretty!

[Rachel]

The scenery is so lovely, and you have opened my eyes to how far focus stacking can be used.

[Gena Pegg]

Luscious water and pov. Works really well in b&w. ... great processing.

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful pic!

[Taffy]

@ithinkithunk Thanks for the visit! We went to Cades Cove today - at least tried a bit but only did half as traffic was snarled and it was a very gray day. We saw a little wildlife, but no bears. Many photos of lone trees! I do love this park, though, and can see why your family would return again and again.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning picture and perspective. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Rosan]

Lovely image!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Great pov and subject. I like your choice of crop very much.

[Linda Plummer]

This is a super shot.

[Irene]

Fantastic shot

[Milanie]

A beautiful reminder of why b&w is so good for landscapes. Love this! Fav

[Taffy]

@milaniet Thanks Melanie! Wouldn't it be amazing to meet Ansel Adams and have him talk about how he thought about his b&w landscapes?