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Courthouse Valley Overlook Rainbow, Milepost 422.0

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Location: Courthouse Valley Overlook – Milepost 422.0 Rainbow and Mist at Courthouse Valley Overlook Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Focal Length: 70mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/60 Aperture: f/5.6 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: While I was heading back from shooting clouds at Eagle […]

Glassmine Falls Overlook

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Location: Glassmine Falls Overlook, Milepost 361. “Glassmine Falls – It’s described as an ephemeral waterfall but on June 10, 2013 is was real and beautiful with plenty of waterfall after a day of heavy rain and showers. At 800 feet, it is one of the highest waterfalls in the eastern United States.”

Cowee Mountain Overlook, Milepost 430

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Location: Cowee Mountain Overlook, Milepost 430 Telephoto study of the interplay of Light and Landscape. Camera: Canon EOS 5DMK2 Lens: 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM Focal Length: 100mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/320sec Aperture: f/11 Filters: none Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I was waiting for sunset at one of my favorite spots on the […]

Sunset Over Great Smoky Mountains National Park – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Doug McPherson, Asheville, NC Photographer Summer Sunset over Great Smoky Mountains National Park taken from Waterrock Knob Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway – North Carolina Camera: Canon 5D MK II Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Focal Length: 19mm ISO: 250 Shutter: 1/20 Aperture: f/22 Filters: CPL, GND Exposure: Manual How I Got […]

Fence Near Sim’s Farm And Julian Price Park – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Victor Ellison Fine Art Photography, North Carolina Nature Photographer This is the fence across from the red barn between Sim’s Pond and Julian Price Park – Milepost 295. I’ve always enjoyed these old split rail fences. Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 11mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/4 Aperture: 16 Filters: None […]

Sunset Near View Hominy Valley Overlook – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Deborah Scannell Photography, Asheville Fine Art & Landscape Photographer “Lush Sunset In June” was captured from Milepost 405 near View Hominy Valley Overlook. I carefully lined up the little bit of colorful flower in the foreground to be in line with the setting sun. I used the rule of thirds to frame my shot […]

Thunder Ridge Near The View Arnold Valley Overlook – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Landscapes of the Blue Ridge Location: Thunder Ridge Near View Arnold Valley Overlook I was up on the parkway chasing some storms around and then the clouds opened up with a really intense light beam. Camera: Sony A580 Lens: Zeiss 16-35 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/13, 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 Aperture: […]