Camp 13

[Mike Mancil]

Not sure which forum this belongs in, a landscape with people doesn't seem to fit anywhere. Well, it's a documentary of a pretty tough night camping in the backcountry of the Smoky Mountains. But mostly it, hopefully, shows that we should use whatever equipment is at hand to capture our images; sometimes it will surprise us with the results.

Taken years ago with a Kodak disposable film camera, processed by the local 1-hr mangler lab, scanned on a cheap flatbed scanner and then salvaged by PhotoShop Elements and it's one of my all time favorite images.

Thanks for looking...

 

[JimFox]

Hey Mike,

Wow, that's some crazy camping! You can feel the wildness.

And you picked the perfect forum for this, and it's exactly why we have this Documentary/Journalistic Forum to document photos like these.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Hey Mike,
Wow, that's some crazy camping! You can feel the wildness.
And you picked the perfect forum for this, and it's exactly why we have this Documentary/Journalistic Forum to document photos like these.

Thanks Jim, Camp 13 is one of my favorite campsites in the Smokies. Located on a high plateau and just 1/2 mile from one of the park's balds it's remote, about 6 miles to the nearest trailhead, quiet and has a near constant breeze... Mike

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great post for this forum, I bet this image brings back memories every time you see. We are so proud to have found what we can endure.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Great post for this forum, I bet this image brings back memories every time you see. We are so proud to have found what we can endure.

Yeah, and every time I give my friend grief over his red, fluffy booties . In reality we were jealous, it was wet and cold.