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 […]
Cowee Mountain Overlook, Milepost 430
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 […]
Mt. Pisgah Shut In Trail – The Daily Pic
Photo by: Jeff Burcher Photography After a cloudless uneventful sunrise at the site of the former Buck Spring lodge down in the North Carolina mountains, I wandered over to the trail head for the Shut In trail to look around for a bit. Soon I happened upon this little stone bench with the sun peeking […]
Sunset Over Great Smoky Mountains National Park – The Daily Pic
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
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
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 […]
Waterrock Knob Star Trails – The Daily Pic
Photo by: Joshua Luckadoo I shot this while visiting some friends in Cullowhee. The sky was clear and I wanted to “break in” my new Tokina lens. Location: Waterrock Kn0b Milepost 451 Camera: Canon Rebel T2i Lens: Tokina 11-16 Focal Length: 11 ISO: 3200 Shutter: 30″ Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got […]
Thunder Ridge Near The View Arnold Valley Overlook – The Daily Pic
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: […]
Looking Glass Falls – The Daily Pic
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
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
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 […]
Mountain View Near Cherokee NC – The Daily Pic
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 […]