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Art Loeb Trail, Black Balsam Knob

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Location: Art Loeb Trail, Black Balsam Knob Golden Glory. The setting sun over Sam Knob in the Shining Rock Wilderness, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 420 Camera: Canon EOS 1DX Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM Focal Length: 29mm ISO: 500 Shutter: 1/10th Sec Aperture: f/14 Filters: Tiffen 3-stop GND; Singh-Ray 2-stop GND Exposure: Manual […]

View Arnold Valley Overlook – Milepost 76

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Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, View Arnold Valley Overlook – Milepost 76. There are few places in Virginia as beautiful as the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains at dawn to witness first light….especially when the fog settles in the valley below.

Yellowstone Prong at Graveyard Fields

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Location: Yellowstone Prong at Graveyard Fields “Spending Time” Graveyard Fields displaying color already. I caught a break and received foggy and cloudy weather to shoot the waterfall, and I was very thankful for it! Camera: Canon 5D MKII Lens: EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM Focal Length: 28 ISO: 100 Shutter: 3.2 sec Aperture: f/18 Filters: […]

Linville Falls, Milepost 316

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Location: Linville Falls, milepost 316 This image of Linville Falls was taken from the gorge which is my personal favorite view of the falls. The trail down to into the gorge is rated strenuous but it’s only 0.8 mile long and well maintained so it’s not too difficult, just a little steep.

Craggy Gardens Wildflowers

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Location: Craggy Gardens Wildflowers “Craggy Gardens Summer Sensation” Captured this past weekend during my sunset shoot from all the way at the top! Make sure you are signed up for Sept 27th Workshop and learn how to shoot scenes like this! Camera: Canon 5D MKII Lens: EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM Focal Length: 24mm ISO: […]

Goldenrod at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 420

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Location: Goldenrod at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 420 “Fields of Gold” The golden rods were giving a magnificent display of color as the sun rays shined down on them. Camera: Canon 7d Lens: 17×40 Focal Length: 17mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/30 Aperture: f16 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I set up in […]

Sunset at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 432

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Location: Sunset at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 432 2013-08-20 Clearing Storm at Sunset. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Focal Length: 16 ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/50 Aperture: f/8.0 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: It was a wild ride with fleeting and ever changing light, rain, […]

Waterrock Knob Overlook Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 451

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Photo by: John Alan Crisp Location: Waterrock Knob Overlook Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 451 This is one of my favorite locations on the Blue Ridge because it provides an easterly and westerly view. Sunrise and sunset and moonrise and sunset. Camera: Canon 5D Mark III Lens: Canon 17-40f4l Focal Length: 17mm ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/100 […]