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Craggy Gardens Visitor Center

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Date Taken: 10/18/2013 Location: Craggy Gardens Visitor Center Craggy Gardens Visitor Center and Craggy Pinnacle along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm Focal Length: 34 mm ISO: 1250 Shutter: 1/5000 Aperture: f/5.6 Filters: […]

Early Fall at Mt. Mitchell

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Date Taken: 10/12/2013 Location: Mt.Mitchell Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway Though taken a couple months ago the red & green hues out of this foggy fall scene at the Mt. Mitchell overlook along the Parkway fit with the color tones of the Christmas season. Camera: Canon 60D Lens: 18-200mm Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 400 […]

Price Lake Lights

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Date Taken: 09/05/2013 Location: Price Lake, Blue Ridge Parkway Lights of distance towns provide the perfect backdrop behind Grandfather Mountain as a band of stars from the Milky Way reach high into the midnight sky.

Linville Gorge Wilderness

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Date Taken: 10/18/2013 Location: Linville Gorge Wilderness Linville Gorge Wilderness low altitude aerial photo over the Linville River in Burke County near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Linville Falls, North Carolina on October 18, 2013 – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 24.0 […]

City Lights

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Date Taken: 02/21/2014 Location: Around MP 304 Shot near Linville, NC looking towards Charlotte, NC. The wisp of light at the bottom left is a car traveling along HWY 221. Camera: Canon 6D Lens: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 14mm ISO: 1600 Shutter: 25 Seconds Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This […]

64 East Lower Overlook

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Date Taken: 11/01/2014 Location: 64 East Lower Overlook The lower overlook on 64 east is a popular place during the day for tourist take pictures. In the morning during all seasons it can be magical.

Price Park Star Trails

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Date Taken: 09/20/2014 Location: Julian Price Memorial Park I have been wanting to explore the Grandfather Mountain area for a long time. I found a weekend with a new moon and a clear forecast, and made the trip. I already knew the general locations where I wanted to shoot. Conditions couldn’t of worked out better […]

Lights on the Linn Cove Viaduct

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Date Taken: 09/20/2014 Location: Linn Cove Viaduct, Blue Ridge Parkway I found a weekend with clear conditions and made the trip to the Grandfather Mountain area. I had seen a lot of photos of the Linn Cove Viaduct during the day, but not many at night. I knew this location would make for a great […]

Sunset Between Trees

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Date Taken: 05/19/2014 Location: Waterrock Knob Overlook Milepost 451.2 Sunset framed between the trees. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF TS-E 17mm f/4L Focal Length: 17mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/25 – 1/6 – 0.6 Aperture: f/11 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I used the rising shift function on […]

Blue Hour Wildflowers

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Date Taken: 07/01/2014 Location: Craggy Gardens pulloff. Looking southeast. This picture was taken during the “Blue Hour” just after sunset. The blue colored wavelengths become scattered and reflected back to earth, while red hues pass through the atmosphere to space. The photo was taken at the Craggy Gardens overlook looking southeast. The fog was starting […]