Parkway View of Grandfather at Sunset

Fowler Bush - Grandfather Mountain

Two local photographic favorites-prominent Grandfather Mountain and a sunset. Fowler’s vantage point was from the Parkway, “From the last observation turnout on the right hand side before (perhaps 3-5 mi.) the 321 intersection heading south. It wasn’t as dark as it appears but I reduced the metered exposure perhaps 2 stops to capture the fiery sunset in all its glory”.

As an aside, all residents of the High Country Counties may visit Grandfather during December for $1.00 admission each. Pick a cold day with blustery winds for an experience.

Fowler’s camera is the Canon EOS T1i fitted with a Canon EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens zoomed to 145mm. Exposure was 1/180 sec at f/22 and the ISO was set to 800 to allow hand holding of the camera. The image was captured on October 17, 2011 at 5:47p