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Experience the Blue Ridge Parkway through breathtaking photography. Over 200 photographers have contributed images of this 469-mile scenic byway that winds through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Parkway at Dusk, Milepost 423

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Date Taken: 04/22/2016 Location: Near Milepost 423 Camera: Sony A57 Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 Focal Length: 26mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/5 Aperture: 8.0 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: On our way to a two-night backpacking trip through Middle Prong Wilderness Area, we were stopped in our tracks to this dramatic […]

Cascades at Boone Fork, Milepost 296.7

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Location: Boone Fork, Milepost 296.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Julian Price Memorial Park “Below The Yellow Canopy” Boone Fork is one of the most beautiful mountain streams in Western North Carolina. It really shows it’s beauty in the Fall of the year with a canopy of yellow leaves framing the stream. Camera: Canon […]

Sunrays at Black Mountains Overlook, Milepost 342

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Location: Black Mountains Overlook, Milepost 342 on the Blue Ridge Parkway This tear in the heavens opened up as the fog rolled above making for this beautiful spotlight display along the Black Mountain Overlook. Taken on October 12, 2013. Camera: Canon 60D Lens: 18-200mm Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 320 Shutter: 1/50 Aperture: f/13 Filters: Circular Polarizer Exposure: […]

Sunrays from Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7

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Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina Crepuscular rays form for a brief moment. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Focal Length: 35mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/200 – 1/100 – 1/50 – 1/25 – 1/13 Aperture: f/11 Filters: B+W Polarizer Exposure: […]