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Waterrock Knob Aerial Photo

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Date Taken: 04/16/2013 Location: Waterrock Knob Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Plott Balsam Range in Haywood County in western North Carolina aerial photo taken April 16, 2013 – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives – http://www.performanceimpressions.com Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 28.mm ISO: 640 […]

Sunset At Moses H. Cone Memorial Park

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Date Taken: 02/23/2014 Location: Moses H. Cone Memorial Park MP294 A glorious sunset over Grandfather Mountain as viewed from Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Camera: Canon 6D Lens: Canon 24-105mm f/4L Focal Length: 105mm ISO: 100 Shutter: .5 secs Aperture: 22 Filters: Lee Graduated Neutral Density Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: There’s no […]

Snow At Balsam Gap

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Date Taken: 02/11/2014 Location: Blue Ridge Parkway (Balsam Gap) Winter storm in Balsam NC. I live near this section of the parkway so I went out for a walk to check out the roads condition. I kept walking towards the parkway and found out no one had been around except for a few coyotes maybe […]

Lightpainting Milepost 296

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Date Taken: 01/30/2014 Location: Milepost 296 Some trees painted with colored light under a starry sky along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camera: Canon 6D Lens: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 14mm ISO: 3200 Shutter: 32 Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I thought these trees would make a great candidate […]

Beacon Heights Winter

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Date Taken: 01/29/2014 Location: Beacon Heights The golden glow of morning light washes over the famous “Beacon” at Beacon Heights. Sub-Zero temperatures of recent weeks kept the snow a drift on top of the rocky outcropping. High winds did their part as well in keeping visitors footprints hidden and creating an interesting texture in the foreground. […]

Aerial View Of Mount Mitchell State Park In Winter

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Date Taken: 03/08/2013 Location: Mount Mitchell State Park Aerial photo of Mount Mitchell State Park and surrounding mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Yancey County in western North Carolina – highest point in the eastern United States taken on March 8, 2013 – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives – http://www.performanceimpressions.com […]

Stars Over Bass Lake

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Date Taken: 01/19/2014 Location: Bass Lake Moses H. Cone Memorial Park MP294 The Cone Manor cast in an eerie yellow moon on a starry night. Camera: Canon 6D Lens: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 14mm ISO: 6400 Shutter: 30 seconds Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Use your live view […]

Ice At Looking Glass Falls

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Date Taken: 01/25/2014 Location: Looking Glass Falls “Ice Chaos” Just captured today at Looking Glass Falls ~ wow what a day, the ice is spectacular right now after this past week of single digit nights and highs not barely above freezing!! Get out people and shoot the ice if you can it is amazing!!! Be […]

Wintry View of Soco Falls

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Date Taken: 01/21/2014 Location: Soco Falls, near milepost 456 A wintry view of Soco Falls, located on US 19, a mile or so from the Parkway Camera: Nikon D7000 Lens: Tokina AT-x Pro 12-24 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1.3 seconds Aperture: f/18 Filters: Circular polarizer Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Soco […]

Craggy Gardens Tunnel Aerial Photo

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Date Taken: 03/08/2013 Location: Craggy Gardens Tunnel Craggy Gardens Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway over western North Carolina on March 8, 2013 – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives – http://www.performanceimpressions.com Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 190.0 mm ISO: f/6.3 Shutter: 1/1250 Aperture: f/6.3 Filters: none Exposure: […]