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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: […]

Snow Covered Blue Ridge Mountains Aerial Photo

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Date Taken: 02/04/2013 Location: Southwest of Graveyard Fields Aerial photo of snow covered Blue Ridge Parkway in Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 70-200 f/2.8 Focal Length: 185.0 mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/1600 Aperture: f/3.2 Filters: none Exposure: manual How I […]

Rough Ridge Twilight

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Date Taken: 12/13/2013 Location: Rough Ridge, Milepost 302. “Rough Ridge Twilight” This was taken on a trip my wife and I took for our anniversary. Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Tokina 11-16 f2.8 Focal Length: 11mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 30 sec Aperture: f14 Filters: none Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This was taken from […]

Near Junction of Blue Ridge Parkway and Curtis Creek Road

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Date Taken: 11/01/2013 Location: Near Junction of Blue Ridge Parkway and Curtis Creek Road After the Storm Camera: Nikon 7000 Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm Focal Length: 18 mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/500th sec Aperture: f/8 Filters: Hitech 100mmx150mm ND0.3 Grad Hard Exposure: Aperture How I Got This Shot: Driving up Curtis Creek Road from Old Fort […]

Ice On Looking Glass Rock

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Date Taken: 02/04/2013 Location: Looking Glass Rock Looking Glass Rock aerial photo along the Blue Ridge Parkway with ice on cliffs – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 70.0-200.0 mm Focal Length: 70 mm ISO: 640 Shutter: 1/20000 Aperture: f/3.2 Filters: none Exposure: manual How I Got This […]

Cowee Mountain Overlook

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Date Taken: 10/04/2013 Location: United States “Glorious” Sunset at the Cowee Mountain Overlook. Blue Ridge Parkway MM430.7 Camera: Nikon D5100 Lens: Nikkor DX 18-55mm 3.5-5.6G Focal Length: 40mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/250 Aperture: f/5.6 Filters: Cokin Gradient Neutral Density Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: The Cowee Mountains Overlook is a great place to […]

Looking Glass Falls

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Date Taken: 10/16/2013 Location: Looking Glass Falls There’s a rule that some of us waterfall photographers go by called the ten o’clock rule. If you want to avoid the crowds and harsh light when shooting a waterfall, then get there before ten o’clock. With Looking Glass Falls in North Carolina, I would change that to […]

Elk at Oconaluftee Visitor Center Field

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Date Taken: 10/21/2013 Location: Elk at Oconaluftee Visitor Center Field, Milepost 469 “Out For A Morning Stroll” Captured just as the sun was coming up over the mountains as he gracefully trotted past me and then took off! Whew what a moment! 6 x 6 Buck! Camera: Canon 5D MKII Lens: EF 70-200 f/4 L IS […]

Graveyard Fields Second Falls

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Date Taken: 10/16/2013 Location: Graveyard Fields Second Falls Milepost 418 A Different Perspective. I’ve been to Second Falls at Graveyard Fields in North Carolina many times, but have yet to come away with an image there that I really like. I shot it this past fall with a new wide angle lens which did allow […]

Mt. Pisgah Parking Area

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Location: Mt. Pisgah Parking Area. When the skies are gloomy down in the North Carolina mountains, you’ll more than likely find me standing in a forest stream or at the base of a waterfall. But after a day of waterfalling I like to at least try and catch some kind of a sunset on my […]

Ravens Roost

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Location: Ravens Roost Raven’s Roost Overlook Camera: Nikon D7000 Lens: Tokina 12mm-24mm Focal Length: 12mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 30 seconds Aperture: F/22 Filters: Polarizing and Graduated ND Filter Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Raven’s Roost is one of the most amazing overlooks on the parkway. I knew in advance I wanted the tree […]