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October Sunrise near Chestnut Cove Overlook, Milepost 398.3

October 3, 2016 by Daily Pics

"October Sunrise near Chestnut Cove Overlook, Milepost 398.3" by Deborah Scannell Photography

Location: South of Chestnut Cove Overlook, Milepost 398.3 October Morning on the Parkway! Just captured this morning Oct 3 2013. I am happy to announce that the Parkway is open for travel as are the overlooks! Yay! But the visitors centers are closed. The entire 2 hours I was there I only saw 3 cars. […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Chestnut Cove Overlook, sunrise

Sun and Wildflowers near Milepost 429

October 3, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Sun and Wildflowers near Milepost 429" by Dawnfire Photography

Date Taken: 09/10/2016 Location: Near Milepost 429 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Sony A57 Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 Focal Length: 17mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/200 Aperture: 9.0 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This was taken just a little north of Cowee Overlook on the BRP, with a tripod.

Filed Under: Photo Tips, The Daily Photo Tagged With: Flora, wildflower

Wildflowers at Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Milepost 454.4

September 17, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Wildflowers at Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Milepost 454.4" by Eric Albright

Date Taken: 08/10/2016 Location: Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Milepost 454.4 on the Parkway Camera: Nikon D750 Lens: Sigma 24-70 f 2.8 Focal Length: 36mm ISO: 125 Shutter: 0.04 seconds Aperture: f/16 Filters: Graduated Neutral Density Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: I had been driving by this location on the way to Waterrock […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Wildflowers

Sunset at Flat Rock Overlook, Milepost 308.3

September 14, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Sunset at Flat Rock Overlook, Milepost 308.3" by Craig Zerbe

Date Taken: 08/22/2016 Location: Flat Rock Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 308.3 in the High Country of North Carolina near Boone and Blowing Rock. Camera: Sony A7 Lens: sel1635z taken Focal Length: 20mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/10 Aperture: f11 Filters: None Exposure: AP How I Got This Shot: Short 5 minute hike to the outlook about […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Flat Rock Overlook

Night Sky at Devil’s Courthouse Overlook, Milepost 422.4

September 13, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Night Sky at Devil's Courthouse Overlook, Milepost 422.4" by Nicholas Holshouser

Date Taken: 08/24/2016 Location: Devil’s Courthouse Overlook, Milepost 422.4 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 14mm ISO: 1600 Shutter: 30sec Aperture: f/2.8 Filters: none Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I used Stellarium to check the positioning of the […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Devil's Courthouse Overlook

Light Shafts at Sleepy Gap, Milepost 397.3

August 30, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Light Shafts at Sleepy Gap, Milepost 397.3" by Deborah Scannell Photography

“Light Shafts” captured on the Blue Ridge Parkway! I came around the corner and hoping I would find beams of light peering through the trees!.. I got my wish! Here is the result of my time with the Shafts!d Location: Sleepy Gap, Milepost 397.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Canon 60D Lens: EF 70-200 f/4 […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Sleepy Gap

Ridgelines at Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7

August 29, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Ridgelines at Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7" by Terry Barnes

Date Taken: 10/23/2015 Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Canon 5D Mark 111 Lens: Canon 24-105L F/4 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/30 Aperture: 16 Filters: Circular Polarizer Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This image required shooting several exposures and blending them in post processing. With […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Cowee Mountains Overlook

Stars at the Balsam Mountain Picnic Area

August 21, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Stars at the Balsam Mountain Picnic Area" by Eric Albright

Date Taken: 07/10/2016 Location: Balsam Mountain Overlook close to the picnic area at the end of the road, off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camera: Nikon D750 Lens: Sigma 24-70 f 2.8 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 640 Shutter: 7.4 seconds Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manuel How I Got This Shot: I had been to […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips

Double Rainbow at Chestoa View, Milepost 320.8

August 20, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Double Rainbow at Chestoa View, Milepost 320.8" by HD Carolina

Date Taken: 08/05/2016 Location: Chestoa View, Milepost 320.8 Camera: Canon 7d Mark II Lens: 1EFS 8-135mm Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/125 Aperture: f/10 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This was part of a panning time lapse we were doing of the view using the Syrp time lapse system. […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Chestoa View, Rainbow

East Fork Overlook, Milepost 418.3

August 15, 2016 by Daily Pics

"East Fork Overlook, Milepost 418.3" by Johan Hakansson Photography

Date Taken: 07/30/2016 Location: East Fork Overlook, Milepost 418.3 Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/80 Aperture: f/11 Filters: 2-stop Tiffen GND Exposure: AP How I Got This Shot: Shot handheld while traversing East Fork Overlook, just north of Graveyard Fields and Black Balsam off the Blue Ridge […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: East Fork Overlook

Milky Way over Peaks of Otter

July 18, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Milky Way over Peaks of Otter" by HartLight Photography

Date Taken: 06/11/2016 Location: Peaks of Otter Lodge Virginia Camera: Canon 6d Lens: Rokinon 14mm Focal Length: 14mm ISO: 3200 Shutter: 25″ Aperture: 2.8 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: One of my favorite spots to catch the Milky Way has always been Peaks of Otter Lodge, Bedford county Virginia, off the […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips Tagged With: Peaks of Otter

Fog on Craggy Pinnacle, Milepost 364.4

July 16, 2016 by Daily Pics

"Fog on Craggy Pinnacle" by Johnny Davidson

Date Taken: 06/26/2016 Location: Craggy Pinnacle Trail in the Craggy Gardens Area of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Lens: Canon 24-105mm f/4L Focal Length: 32mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/60 sec Aperture: f/11 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Sometimes the first shot ends up being […]

Filed Under: The Daily Photo, Photo Tips

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