About the Image(s)

The Appalachian Trail runs about 2200 miles from Georgia to Maine and is the longest hiking trail in the world. Part of the trail is just a few miles from and our home in NJ and that is where this image was shot. I was familiar with a growth of rhododendrons and knowing this is the time they bloom, I set out to get a shot with bokeh in the background. To this end I used a 50 mm prime lens and found a suitable location with some background light. The camera was set at 1/100 sec, f/5, iso 400, held with a tripod. Included is a mobile phone image of the setup (of another bloom).