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Looking Glass Falls – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Chuck Irwin Location: Looking Glass Falls. Milepost 411. This is near mile post 411, Looking Glass Falls. Taken July 07, 2013 Camera: Canon Rebel T3i Lens: 18-55mm ISO: 100 Aperture: f/16 Shutter: 0.6 seconds Exposure: manual Focal Length: 18mm Filters: none How I Got This Shot Tripod, manual setting, 0.6sec exposure time, Cloudy Day

Sunrise At Pounding Mill Overlook

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Location: Pounding Mill Overlook. Milepost 413. Sunrise on a hazy summer morning from the grand vista of the Pounding Mill overlook. Camera: Nikon Lens: Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/22 Shutter: 1/5 Exposure: Aperture Focal Length: 26mm Filters: Graduated Neutral Density How I Got This Shot This image was captured shortly after sunrise standing at the Pounding Mill overlook. Patience was […]

Price Lake Black and White – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: Victor Ellison Fine Art Photography – North Carolina Nature Photographer Location: Milepost 297 I knew that the rain would taper off by noon, so I traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway in search of interesting “after the storm” scenes. Price Lake was exactly what I wanted. The water was perfectly still reflecting the fading storm […]

View From Mount Mitchell – The Daily Pic

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Photo by: James Charles Smith Photography Location: View from Mount Mitchell – Milepost 355. Stitched together several shots to create this panorama of clouds moving over Mt. Mitchell on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Within only a few minutes you couldn’t see 100 yards in front of you!

Mountain View Near Cherokee NC – The Daily Pic

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Photo By: Terry Barnes Location: Milepost 469. Mountain view near Cherokee, NC During the rainy days of July , there are many changing views on the Parkway. This late day view in between showers was a nice find. Image taken near Cherokee, NC. Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark ii Lens: Canon 24-105 L f/4 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/16 Shutter: 1/30 Exposure: Manual Focal […]

Dawn on the Parkway – The Daily Pic

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Photo By: Deborah Scannell Photography, Asheville Fine Art & Landscape Photographer Location: Milepost 398 “Dawn’s Early Glow” Captured this very beautiful and foggy morning of July 18 2013. I arrived at one of my favorite sunrise locations on the Parkway and set up both of my cameras on tripods. I was calmed by the rolling […]

“Ferns and Sunflower – Apple Orchard Mountain” by Jeff Hammond

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  Photo By: Jeff Hammond, Landscapes of the Blue Ridge Location: Apple Orchard Mountain Ferns and a lone Woodland Sunflower in the forest of Apple Orchard Mountain. Camera: Sony A580 Lens: Zeiss 16-35 ISO: 800 Aperture: f/13 Shutter: 1/8 and 1/15 Exposure: Manual & Multiple Focal Length: 24mm Filters: none How I Got This Shot I woke up late Saturday morning to a rainy […]

“Sunrise at Mount Mitchell North Carolina” by Daniel Burleson

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Photo By: Daniel Burleson, Blue Ridge Parkway Photography Western North Carolina Location: Sunrise at Mount Mitchell, Milepost 355. “Mountain Dream” – The rising sun lights up this dreamy scene taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway near the entrance to Mt. Mitchell. Camera: Canon 5D MKII Lens: Canon 24-105mm ISO: 50 Aperture: f/22 Shutter: 6 seconds Exposure: Manual Focal Length: 93mm Filters: 3 stop […]

“Moses Cone Park Meadow” by Victor Ellison Fine Art Photography

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Photo By: Victor Ellison Fine Art Photography,  North Carolina Nature Photographer Location: Moses Cone Park, Milepost 294 The meadow at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park was especially stunning after a wet early July. I don’t remember the last time I’ve seen such thick pockets of wildflowers. Camera: Canon 50D Lens: Canon 17-40mm f/4L ISO: 100 Aperture: f/16 Shutter: 1/50 Exposure: Manual Focal […]