Snow Days: A Timelapse From Our Recent Snow

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Our winter has been unseasonably warm and dry, but we finally had a couple of snow days last week – a perfect timelapse photography target. Normally, we have had several snows by this time of year. Just a year ago, I was taking photographs that looked much more like this, but this year has been…

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Misty Morning Sunrises In The Winter

Misty Morning Sunrise - January 12 2017

One of those photography moments when the clouds broke just at the right moment to produce a brilliant misty morning sunrise. Without snow, the January mornings are dreary. Cloudy skies day after day. Many mornings, the clouds wrap our mountains in a dense fog. This particular dawn started like so many, a thick fog that…

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Frozen Dawn Of A Cold Winter Day

Frozen Bell - January 8 2017

Our first snow of the season. The temperature hovered at 0ºF / -18ºC. So, of course, I was outside with a camera in hand capturing the frozen dawn. The dinner bell above is a reminder of my grandfather’s house, a place I spent most summers growing up. The bell was used to call us up…

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New Year Dawn – Opportunities Before Us

New Year Dawn - December 31 2016

Funny thing about plans – they are often affected by what you can not control. Take the simple concept of sharing the New Year Dawn as symbolic of the opportunities of 2017. My plan of capturing the first sunrise of the year and sharing it as my first public photograph of 2017 was thwarted by…

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Coyote Neighbors Visiting

Coyote 1 - December 18 2016

Our coyote neighbors usually stay in the lower field, but one visited in the front yard mostly shrouded in the fog of sunset. We have long shared our property with a pack of coyotes. They compete with the dogs for rabbits and love to join in the dogs’ songs, but otherwise cause no issues for…

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Winter Hiking and Photography

An empty trail beckons winter hiking.

Without snow clogging our trails (yet), winter hiking is splendid with empty trails. And crystal clear vistas are perfect for photography. The horses and cows have left the neighboring Cataloochee Ranch for the winter, so we can hike and enjoy the views without worrying about running into others. The ranch has numerous trails to explore…

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