Summer Rain - Asheville NC Blue Ridge Parkway Spring Flowers
An awesome summer evening from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains of Western North Carolina, with passing summer rain storms bringing new life to the spring rhododendron flowers in the ancient Appalachian Mountains. I had an amazing sense of peace and well-being while shooting this incredible scene, a feeling that all was right in the world. The smell of the passing rain storms, the dappled light skipping across the mountain ridges, the fresh spring flowers at the peak of their bloom, and the warm rays of sunlight punching through the rain under the dark storm clouds creating the interesting area of hazy light in the back. It isn't often I get to enjoy a scene as rich with great elements as this one was, and it was an evening I'll surely remember for many years to come. Hope you enjoy the view!
Single exposure with a Nikon D800 w/ 17-35mm f/2.8
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Blue Ridge Parkway Autumn Sunrise - October Sky
Sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. Taken while leading my Blue Ridge Parkway Autumn Landscapes workshop this weekend.
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Single exposure with a Nikon D800 w/ 70-200mm f2.8 VR
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The Little Things - North Carolina Appalachian Mountains Spring Flowers Scenic Landscape
Pink mountain laurel in full bloom along the southern Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina. When I am out shooting in the mountains, I always try to slow down and take in all the little things. The little flower bushes in bloom along the roadside, the little compositional details like a lone hole in the cloud cover, the leading lines that draw you in, and the way the layers stack up to add depth. Sometimes you just don't need epic sunset skies, or unbelievable conditions for a scene to be worth appreciating. In photography, much like in life, I often find that all the little things add up to a whole that is greater than the sum of it's parts. Sometimes it is indeed the little things that ultimately count the most. I hope you enjoy the view!
Nikon D810 and Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8
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Rainbows and Rhododendron - Asheville North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway Scenic Landscape
I was lucky enough to witness a double rainbow in some passing thunder storms last June while out shooting the Craggy Gardens area of the Blue Ridge Parkway. June in the mountains is always such an awesome time with the daily thunderstorms and rapidly changing conditions combined with all the wild flower blooms of rhododendron and mountain laurel. Hope you enjoy the view!
Single exposure with a Nikon D800 w/ 17-35mm f/2.8 and Singh-Ray 3-stop Grad
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park - The Ridge
Striking crepuscular light rays and spring blooms on a spring evening from the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hope you enjoy it, faves and comments are appreciated! ;-)
Single exposure with a Nikon D800 w/ 24-70mm f2.8 w/ 2-stop Grad
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