tomscott Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>I rode my Harley over the Nantahala Skyway (tail o' the dragon) coming in from Tennesee into North Carolina. I wish I'd had a camera with me, beautiful country, great shots.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomscott Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>Sorry John, that was the Cherohala Skyway (Deals Gap) but still the same neck of the woods.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>Thanks, John. Next time I'm down there, I'll have to explore upstream a bit more. Beautiful scenes, beautifully captured.</p> <p>Tom Scott: I'm also a motorcyclist, and US-129 is "The Dragon". Nearby is Cherohala Skyway. Then all around that area are incredible motorcycle roads, without any fame at all, and no crowds. Example: come into Hot Springs NC from the south, and that road is fantastic - then get a massage and soak in a hot tub along the French Broad river in small town of Hot Springs. Perfect ending to a good day.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>oh yes i have been down the dragons tail many times, very dangerous road for folks that dont know how to drive it and they try to take it too fast. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomscott Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>Yes, I see what you are saying Doug, the reason for the confusion on my part is we made 2 sides of the loop in one trip, we started in Tenn. and went east (acutually SE) on 129 and then made the loop back west on the Cherohala before heading south again. It made for a good days ride, especially on a '77 lowrider, there is no going slow enough to keep the running boards from scraping pavement.<br /><a href="http://www.cherohala.com/maps/loop.gif">http://www.cherohala.com/maps/loop.gif</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared_charney1 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>John: These are quite beautiful shots! and makes me feel very confident to buy the lens I've wanted through keh.com which is also bargain rated. I'm curious what kind of scanner you use as I'm quite impressed with the scans as well: thanks for sharing</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>thanks jared, i would never hesitate to buy anything bargain grade from keh, as a matter of fact the 47mm SA was also bargain grade, the scanner i have is the epson v700, ive had it for going on 3 years, great machine. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomscott Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>John, will the V700 scan 4x5? I recently picked up a Speed Graphic and Jobo tank system but, my canoscan 8800F won't scan 4x5 negs. At the prices everyone wants for scanning (and processing color film) in 4x5, I'm seriously thinking of getting rid of it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Yes. I can scan up to 8x10. Its a great scanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared_charney1 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>john, in that case please pass on any scanning hints for your v700 as I have the same one and I can't say that I've ever seen such results: thanks!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhargraves Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>Get your tail over to Roaring Fork. Best time is around 8 am when the sunlight is streaking through the trees. It's amazing with so much water running through there right now. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabor_szabo3 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 <p>John,<br> Gorgeous shots of the Nantahala . Makes we want to tie up some sculpin minnows and my personal "Golden Boys'" ( long-shank streamer with dark yellow chenille body wrapped in copper-baided tinsel with split Texas Fox Squirrel tail ) Addd some small dumbell eyes for those deep, swift pools.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_liberty Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 <p>Tom,<br> before you spend a lot of money, I use an old $100 Epson 2450 scanner and it does a fine job w/ 4x5 and even 6x9. Anything smaller is not great, but I still use it for 6x6 & 6x4.5 as a proofer. Better than contact prints, at least w/ my eyes.</p> <p>Thanks for including which lens you used on the shots John. The Ektars are pretty darn good! I'm not a big fan of soft, billowy water but these shots are beautiful.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Meluso Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 <p>Nice shots! Beautiful waterscapes. Call me corny but I still like the silky water look.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicker_doodle Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 <p>Very nice work... and I usually like the motion of water to be blurred. Ektar lenses are very tough to beat at any price. Kodak really knew what they were doing and had unmatched QC.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Collins Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>John, those are simply beautiful photos and like Gene said, they're certainly inspiring. I could look at pictures like those all day long...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralf_j. Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Nice shots John, very beautiful and well executed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 <p>Another bravo!</p> <p>Blurred water, schmatter, it's nice. Can't get enough of these view camera images.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasser1 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 <p>Just great! Taken with Velvia?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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