Landmarks & Historic Sites Challenge

With less than 8 hours left in the challenge, my selections for this Gurushots challenge reached "All-Star" level.

CadesCoveMill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina/Tennessee

RushmoreatNight - Mt Rushmore Memorial, South Dakota

NubbleLight - York, Maine

PecosRuins   Ruins of the mission at Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico

Ruby Falls

Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain.  Chattanooga, TN  June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/3.5 at 1/13 sec with on camera flash. Shutter Priority  18.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Cave Art 2

Ceiling of Ruby Falls Cave.  Chattanooga, TN   June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/5.0 at 1/60 with on camera flash.  39.0mm  ISO 400   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Chickamauga Battlefield Headquarters

Front view of the Chickamauga Battlefield Administrative Offices.  The building also serves as the visitor's center - entrances on the left side near the parking lot.  Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, GA/TN   June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/6.3 at 1/125 sec  Program Mode  18.0mm  ISO 100  Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Finished with Photoshop Elements 11.

Swinging Bridge

Swinging Bridge at Rock City, Chattanooga, TN   June 17, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/5.7 at 1/197 sec  21.0mm ISO 400    Processed from RAW  and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with further processing by Photoshop Elements 11.

Goblins Underpass

Goblins Underpass is one of the features at Rock City, Chattanooga, TN   June 17, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/4.0 at 1/60 sec Program Mode 18.0mm ISO 800    Processed from RAW  by Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements 11.

Cave Art?

Some of the cave formations at Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, TN    June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/4.0 at 1/60 with on camera flash.  27.0mm  ISO 400   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Cantilevered Barn

Cantilevered barn at Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park   7/2/10

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/13.0 at 1/80 sec  Aperture Priority  24.0mm  ISO 800  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed from camera RAW with HDR Darkroom Pro.  Further processing with PhotoShop Elements 11

Rock City Falls

Rock City is a tourist trap in Chattanooga, TN.  As you drive towards Chattanooga, you can't help but be curious just what Rock City is.  Signs are painted on the sides and roofs of barns along the road.  So, I stopped in to see for myself.  Rock City and Ruby Falls are on Lookout Mountain.  6/17/10

Canon EOS Digital T1i   f/4.5 at 1/50 sec  Normal Program  18.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from camera RAW and tone mapped with HDR Darkroom Pro.  Further processing with PhotoShop Elements 11

Bald River Falls

Access to Bald River Falls is near Tellico Plains, TN off the Cherohala Skyway. Take River Road 6 miles to the falls.  6/19/10

Canon EOS Digital T1i  f/8.0 at 1/320 sec  Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 800  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed from camera RAW with HDR Darkroom Pro.  Further processing with PhotoShop Elements 11