E-500 in Gatlinburg area

[Gary_Berg]

Last weekend I had a chance to give my new Olympus E-500 a workout as I went with my wife and some friends to Sevierville, TN. Most of these shots are just touristy, with some in and around cabin we stayed in, the Smoky Mountains, and Pigeon Forge. The shots in the Comedy Barn were shot with my Minolta F-300 at max ISO (400), a few with flash and most without.

Most images have had a touch of shadow/highlight adjustment and the F-300 images had a workover with Neatimage before being reduced in size.

I do find the E-500 to be a fine machine to handle; I like the balance and the way the body feels in my hands. I must admit I also like the fact that it is an SLR; compared to my K-M A2 I find I like the optical viewfinder better than the EVF. I do miss the image stabilization of the A2, and the lightness of the A2.

Here's the link:
http://bunkeberg.com/digital/Sevierville/index.htm

I think these are my two favorite images (both at the Old Mill Restaurant area):

http://bunkeberg.com/digital/Sevierville/p5280362.jpg


http://bunkeberg.com/digital/Sevierville/p5280376.jpg

The heron (?) was there the whole time we were there; you can even spot him in the far right near the falls in the first picture.

[E B]

Nice shots! I particularly like the second image with the bird. That's a very nice area to visit. I used to go backpacking down there monthly.

[Dan Browning]

Beautiful images!


BTW
Thank for supporting our tax system.....and boy do you tourist
shell out the bucks to visit this tourist trap traffic snarled area.
I still don't understand why so many come here but all that
matters is that you do come, and pump the $$$ into our tax
hungry system. The more you pay...the less I have to pay.

[Hokuto]

Looks like you had a beautiful day! Nice shots there. Were you shooting jpeg, or raw?

[Luke]

Very nice shots. Enjoy your E-500.
Luc

[llpoolej]

Very nice clear shots!

Dan is just glad you come as Sevier county has the lowest property taxes in the state. The first time I did a mortgage loan in Seymour(sevier county) I thought there was a mistake on the property taxes. I don't know why they even bother to have any!

[Gary_Berg]

E B,

The biggest problem I had getting this shot was that there was at least one discarded 7-up bottle wandering around in the turbulent water under the falls. It'd pop up at the most unexpected times. This is one area where the optical viewfinder was a real life saver.

This shot is the only one with the feathers below its neck hanging straight down. I don't know if it saw something that alarmed it or what. It hung around that area for at least 20-30 minutes that I saw.

These images were shot in jpeg, Hokuto.

[blueridgegirl]

Wow, those are really nice shots! I love them! The heron is especially nice. He looks hungry. :D

And having grown up in Alabama, and spending countless vacations going to that area, I have to ask...

Did you SEE ROCK CITY???!!! :evilgrin: ;)

[Gary_Berg]

BRG - nope, didn't see Rock City - I don't even remember seeing any ads for it while I was there.