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Fog over Abbott Lake, Milepost 86

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Date Taken: 10/13/2017 Location: Abbott Lake at Peaks of Otter, Milepost 86 on the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia Camera: Nikon D600 Lens: Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR AF-S Focal Length: 29mm ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/1250s Aperture: f/5.6 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: To frame this […]

Long-range View at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6

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Date Taken: 09/07/2019 Location: Craggy Gardens, Milepost 346.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina Camera: Nikon D3500 Lens: Nikkor 18-55mm Focal Length: 35mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/30 Aperture: F4.5 Filters: No filter, lightroom exposure edits Exposure: Multiple How I Got This Shot: I caught this photo standing in the center of the […]

Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430

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Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 430.7 The Blue Ridge gets bathed in warm light through as a fog bank rolls through the setting sun along the Parkway. Camera: Nikon D7000 Lens: Tamron 70-210 f/2.8 Focal Length: 95mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/6 Aperture: f/16 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture How I Got […]

Grogan Creek Falls near Milepost 412

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Date Taken: 10/16/2017 Location: Grogan Creek Falls near Milepost 412 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Brevard, North Carolina Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: 16-35 mm Focal Length: 17 ISO: 64 Shutter: 8 secs Aperture: f8 Filters: ND6 Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Just under 2 mile hike and well worth it. I saw […]

Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina

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Date Taken: 11/02/2018 Location: Not exactly sure to be honest, just outside of Asheville, central section of the Blue Ridge parkway near Milepost 300 Camera: Sony a7iii Lens: 28-70mm 3.5 Focal Length: 53mm ISO: 500 Shutter: 1/125 Aperture: f5 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This was a hand-held shot so […]

Sunset Between Milepost 428 and 429

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Date Taken: 05/08/2016 Location: Between milepost 428 and 429 Camera: Sony A57 Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 Focal Length: 26mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/40 Aperture: 9.0 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This shot is a composition of three different exposures: one for the brights, one for the darks, and one to […]

Firetower Trail at Moses Cone Park, Milepost 294

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Date Taken: 07/23/2018 Location: Moses Cone Firetower Trail, Milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone and Blowing Rock in the High Country of North Carolina Camera: Canon Rebel T6 Lens: 18-55mm Focal Length: 18 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/60 Aperture: F20 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: From the trail overlooking […]

Turk’s Cap Lily at Moses Cone, Milepost 294

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Date Taken: 07/23/2018 Location: Moses Cone Firetower Trail, Milepost 294 Camera: Canon Rebel T6 Lens: 18-55mm Focal Length: 25mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/20 Aperture: 20 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Saw this cluster off one of the cut-throughs before you get to the meadow. Went down the cut through and set […]

Moses Cone Carriage Trail, Milepost 294.1

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Date Taken: 06/29/2017 Location: Moses Cone Carriage Trail at Moses Cone Memorial Park, Milepost 294.1 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone and Blowing Rock. Camera: Sony A7Rii Lens: sel70300g Focal Length: 78mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/8 sec Aperture: f16 Filters: none Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: At 8:15 PM, the Sun […]

Mingo Falls in Cherokee, NC

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Date Taken: 05/29/2017 Location: Mingo Falls, near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Cherokee, NC Camera: Canon 7D Mark II Lens: EFS 18-135 Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1 second Aperture: f/22 Filters: Syrp Variable ND Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: We caught this shot in between several […]