Project 365 – Day 51 Fuji X100s, 23mm f/2.0, 1/100 sec @ f/5.6, ISO3200

Project 365 – Day 49 “Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” ~ Winston Churchill “Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.” ~ François de la Rochefoucauld “If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable […]

Project 365 – Day 48 There are times when heavy hitting storms produce beauty and strength, much like last night’s rain-turned-to-ice event in north Georgia. Fresh on my heart is a close friend and colleague, Angela.  Yesterday it was confirmed she has breast cancer, though details are pending regarding the stage and recommended treatment.  It […]

Project 365 – Day 40 “People only see what they are prepared to see.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We often confine our thoughts, our vision, our creativity to the familiar.  To the concepts we grew up with, or to what we perceive others want us to do or be.  When we step away from these […]

Project 365 – Day 35 “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” ~ Meister Eckhart Fuji X100s, 23mm f/2.0, 1/15 sec @ f/5.6, ISO3200

Project 365- Day 22 Many of us have seen the bumper sticker “COEXIST“.  I saw one today, and for the first time I looked closely at the letters and observed each symbol representing many facets of society and culture.  From their website:  “Coexist was created to address the crisis of understanding that tears at the […]

Project 365 – Day 6 As I walked a pathway today, I ran into several areas impassable due to standing water from recent rains.  This caused me to detour from my normal course, and I ran across formations of small sand drifts, reminding me of the beach.  I love texture and patterns, so this caught […]

5D MkII, 24-70L f/2.8, 1.3sec. @ f/9, ISO100

This stream is difficult to shoot … it’s large, with many boulders and obstructions.  But, one never tires of wandering the stream, looking for new vantage points and listening to the soothing sounds of the rushing waters. Enjoy. 5D MII, 16-35L II, 21mm, 1.6 secs. @ f/10, ISO100

This is what we came for.  FLOWERS!  This is White Oak Sinks, a hollow requiring a modest 2-mile hike from the main road.  It is a small basic surrounded by steep hills.  One side of this area has an incredible waterfall that literally disappears into the ground (see this LINK from a previous visit), and […]

This Foam Flower is only one of the many, many species found throughout the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  It was a bear to shoot, because these sway with the slightest wisp of wind.  I love it’s form and the lovely greenery that surrounded it.  I’m not a very good macro shooter.  It typically frustrates […]

On our recent Smokies trip, we set out to shoot Spruce Flats Falls in the Tremont area.  The hike is a mile or so in, and it’s a moderately difficult hike due to steep climbs on both the approach and return.  About halfway in, we reach a mostly dry ravine coming down the face of […]