White Horse of Cataloochee Ranch

White Horse of Cataloochee Ranch - May 30 2017

Today’s photo subject is a gorgeous white horse from my next door neighbor, Cataloochee Ranch. The timelapse photography project I mentioned a couple of weeks ago is a series of sunset scenes, all photographed from the beautiful, mile-high ranch. I am blessed to have such a terrific neighbor with such awesome views, so they are…

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Photographing Blue Ridge Parkway Rainy Days

Blue Ridge Parkway rainy days drives many tourists off of the scenic road, but the weather makes a perfect time for a photographer. Bright sunlight is quite unflattering for photographs, so the cloud cover provides a much more conducive light. More importantly, the clouds and fog provide a dramatic background to the already gorgeous mountains.…

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Sneak Peek – Current Sunset Timelapse Project

Hemphill Bald Timelapse Project

I am spending my May evenings capturing sunsets in our mountains for a timelapse project that should be published in June. Timelapse is one of those fun photography projects that really tests your patients. At a fairly typical 24 frames per second for video, a simple 10-second clip in a film takes 240 photographs. If you…

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Spring Wildflowers – An Excuse Not To Mow

Spring Wildflowers - Fleabane - May 10, 2017

One of the great advantages of rural living is a different mindset about lawns. We don’t fertilize or spread herbicides, preferring a much more natural look to the fields that surround our house. Add in an abundance of both rain and sunshine this spring, and our fields are alive with spring wildflowers. We do mow…

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Norris Dam Open Spillway

From The West Overlook

The Norris Dam open spillway filled the air with the roar of crashing water for the first time in four years. Our recent heavy rains had flooded area rivers and lakes, and the TVA dam needed to release water – a fairly rare event. Of course, this created a terrific photography opportunity. Construction of the dam…

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Byrd Creek Dam Of Cumberland Mountain

Byrd Creek Dam at Cumberland Mountain State Park

We are visiting Cumberland Mountain State Park near Crossville, Tennessee. Bright blue skies and sunshine greeted our morning walk. The calm waters of the reservoir reflected perfectly, which created this beautiful view of Byrd Creek Dam. The dam was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the largest masonry structure they constructed. The facing is Crab Orchard…

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