I consider both the negative and positive space when composing an image such as these leaf patterns in the water. The leaves are the positive space and the water surrounding the leaves is the negative space. Both are equally important in creating a successful image. This image was shot during my photography workshop at Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. LynnFreeny.com
In the fall small streams in the Southern Appalachians become these wonderful natural mirrors that reflect the brightly colored trees surrounding them. Along with these reflections comes a colorful sprinkling of leaves on the rocks looking like confetti after a big parade. This is an image I shot during my photography workshop in Tremont along the Middle Prong of the Little River. LynnFreeny.com
This is another image I shot in Tremont during my photography workshop . The roots look like stairs because of the pattern they form growing down hill. The colorful carpet of fall leaves add to the interest when contrasted with the dark roots. Using a wide angle lens helped show the progression of the roots giving a rhythm to the photograph. To get the foreground sharp along with the background I had to shoot at f- 22 for 2 seconds. LynnFreeny.com
Today I led a photography workshop to Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Perfect weather and beautiful scenery made the day great. This image of Middle Prong was taken early this morning during the workshop. The key to an image like this one is using a sturdy tripod to produce a sharp image.The camera was set at f-stop 22 with a shutter speed of 8 seconds. This gave me a lot of depth of field and produced a smooth look for the water motion. LynnFreeny.com
Black and white photography can be much more abstract than color photography because it takes color and turns it to tones. The trees along this road are autumn yellow. With a number 25 red filter over the lens these trees were transformed to a tone close to white. The early morning fog created a very stark white background. The image was cropped to give it a long landscape ratio showing the directional lines of the road,trees,and fence.LynnFreeny.com
I took my camera mounted to my tripod and started walking along the banks of my favorite river in the Southern Appalachians. It is the Little River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I had my camera on a tripod because I knew the light would be low as I followed the direction of this small but beautiful stream surrounded by very dense vegetation. I wanted to capture the brilliant colors of the surrounding forest along with the same colors reflected in the water. My exposure ended up being around 10 seconds because of the dense tree canopy and a f-stop of 32. F-32 was used to get the depth of field in the picture.LynnFreeny.com
I was walking through my yard looking for interesting things that were showing the signs of fall. With my Sigma SLR mounted on a tripod with an 80 to 300 zoom lens, I started looking at leaves on the trees. The absence of wind was a plus because it made it possible for 1/2 sec exposure to be made of this leaf. The sky, deep blue didn't hurt either giving me a perfect background. I also positioned my view so sun light would actually shine through the leaf making the leaf like a light source revealing more detail on the surface. LynnFreeny.com
In the Southern Appalachians in autumn at times there are days of strong winds that cause the sky to be filled with colorful leaves . It is hard to capture these gushes on film. I decided to put my camera on a tripod and shot at a slow shutter speed in order to show the motion these winds cause. It's like its snowing leaves. LynnFreeny.com 
