Cades Cove is a favorite. It exemplifies the Smokies and earlier pioneer life there, in my opinion. The old home place of John Oliver should be familiar (see this post from the fall of 2011). Photographing it this spring provided a different twist because of the incredible blooming dogwoods and lush spring greenery. The two […]
Hmmm, go figure. 🙂 Emily, Evan (Katie’s beau), Carl (my best bud), and I took a trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park in late April to shoot wildflowers, among other landscapes. The last spring trip to the Smokies did not yield much in the way of flower images. Mother Nature’s timing does not always […]
I rarely blog about equipment. As I’ve grown older, both chronologically and as a photographer, having “better” gear has become less important. Digital camera gear is so incredibly good these days that there’s no practical reason to continuously upgrade or debate the nuances. The best gear is the gear you already have …. get out […]
My brother Mike, my daughter’s beau Evan, and I met up with Uncle Bobby the 2nd morning after Christmas at Mike’s cabin. “Camp Liberty” is located on the Buffalo River near our home town of Hohenwald, TN. I spent many a day in my youth along the river. Daddy and I would occasionally float it […]
Emily and I spend a special “daddy-daughter day” at the Botanical Gardens on Saturday . I guess this was soon-to-be-born baby Sydney’s first photo outing, too! It was the perfect start to a Memorial Day weekend. Other than harsh, full sun limiting our potential photographic subjects, the weather was absolutely perfect! We spent about 4 […]
Black and white photography is so amazing to me, regardless of the subject. I felt that this image was a good candidate for B&W treatment, and in a way, it further accentuates the beautiful light granted to us while at Mesquite, as well as the incredible pristine textures there. 5D MkII, 70-200L f/4, 1/100sec @ […]
🙂 Carl works his magic.
This was taken earlier in the afternoon than the dusk image. The golden light was dancing across the dunes, highlighting incredible textures and lines that are hard to describe. 5D MkII, 70-200L f/4 @ 176mm, 1/100sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100
There are a variety of dune areas in Death Valley, and experiencing them was a real treat. “Oasis” comes to mind … not in the literal or traditional sense affiliated with water, of course. The terrain throughout DV is incredibly raw and rough, and the dunes standout like islands of smooth, curvy, and serene formations […]
Death Valley and its surrounding desert area to the west / north west butts up against the eastern slopes of the Sierra Mountains. One extreme – dry, parched desert – gives way to the other – moist, snow capped mountains with ever changing cloud formations. This is an ecosystem that is hard to explain, and […]
My bud Carl and I did a photo tour of Death Valley and the Eastern Sierras outside of Bishop, CA. Marc Adamus was our workshop leader, along with two other participants (Pierre from Calgary and Loscar from Pensacola). Marc’s photo artistry of nature and our country’s landscape is phenomenal and inspirational, to say the least. […]
“The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I stumbled upon this Longfellow poem while researching tide pools, and it just seemed to fit the occasion and mood. […]