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Night Sky at Graveyard Fields Overlook, Milepost 419

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Date Taken: 12/22/2016 Location: Graveyard Fields Overlook, Milepost 419 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.8-4.5 ED Focal Length: 10mm ISO: 3200 Shutter: 25 Aperture: f/3.8 Filters: none Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: The Ursids came at a perfect time this year – clear, […]

Fall Color on the Craggy Pinnacle Trail, Milepost 364

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Date Taken: 10/17/2016 Location: Craggy Pinnacle Trail, Milepost 364.2 in Craggy Gardens.  View a printable Craggy Gardens trail map on Virtual Blue Ridge. Camera: Canon EOS 6D Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Focal Length: 16mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/30 s Aperture: 16 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I live […]

Cone Manor Overlooking Bass Lake, Milepost 294

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Date Taken: 10/20/2016 Location: Bass Lake, Moses Cone Memorial Park at Milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Sony A7 Lens: sel70300 Focal Length: 70mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/8″ Aperture: f11 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture How I Got This Shot: It was a beautiful day and near peak color all over the Boone area. […]

Sunset at Woolyback Overlook, Milepost 452.3

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Date Taken: 10/03/2016 Location: Woolyback Overlook, Milepost 452.3 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina Camera: Nikon D2X Lens: Nikkor 70-210 f/4 Focal Length: 145mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/40s Aperture: f/8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Sometimes when shooting a vast scene, as I did Monday […]

Autumn Fog at Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8

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Date Taken: 10/08/2016 Location: Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone and Blowing Rock in the High Country of North Carolina. Camera: Sony A7 Lens: sel1635z Focal Length: 35mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/30 Aperture: f16 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: Wet day on and off. […]

Hiker on the Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8

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Date Taken: 10/22/2016 Location: Rough Ridge Trail, Milepost 302.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina near Boone, Blowing Rock, and Grandfather Mountain. Camera: Canon 7D Mark II Lens: EFS 18-135 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/200 Aperture: f/10 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: A quick casual shot […]

Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 419, near Graveyard Fields

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Date Taken: 10/06/2016 Location: Approximately milepost 419 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Graveyard Fields Camera: Nikon D2X Lens: Nikkor 18-70 DX Focal Length: 50mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/40s Aperture: f/8 Filters: Nikon Circular Polarizer, HiTech 4 stop graduated ND filter Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: As I was driving the highest elevations […]

Autumn Morning at Bass Lake, Milepost 294

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Location: Bass Lake Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock. A crisp autumn morning at Bass Lake, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Captured 10/6/2013 Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 16mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/20 Aperture: f/16 Filters: Marumi Super DHG Circular Polarizer 77mm Exposure: […]

Sunrise at Bass Lake, Milepost 294

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Location: Bass Lake, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Milepost 294 The sun illuminates the rising mist from the surface of Bass Lake. Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 16mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/10 Aperture: f/16 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: One “secret” about shooting into the sun is to […]

Early Fall at Beacon Heights, Milepost 305.2

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Date Taken: 10/02/2016 Location: Beacon Heights, a 1/4-mile hike to a summit, Milepost 305.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Canon 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L Mark II Focal Length: 19mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/8 second Aperture: f/13 Filters: Lee Circular Polarizer, Lee Grad ND Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This […]

Fall Color through the Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, Milepost 364.4

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Date Taken: 10/01/2015 Location: Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel near the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center, Milepost 364.6 along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. The tunnel at Craggy Gardens frames the fall color along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camera: Pentax K-50 Lens: 18-55 Focal Length: 28 ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/125 Aperture: 5.6 Filters: None Exposure: Program […]