The Daily Photo

Price Lake Lights

Lights of distance towns provide the perfect backdrop behind Grandfather Mountain as a band of stars from the Milky Way reach high into the midnight sky.

Grandfather Mountain Sky

I shot this sunrise in manual mode but still could not capture the colors of this amazing sunset.

"Linville Gorge Wilderness" by David Oppenheimer

Linville Gorge Wilderness low altitude aerial photo over the Linville River in Burke County near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Linville Falls, North Carolina on October 18, 2013 - © 2013 David Oppenheimer - Performance Impressions Photography Archives

City Lights

Shot near Linville, NC looking towards Charlotte, NC. The wisp of light at the bottom left is a car traveling along HWY 221.

64 East Lower Overlook

The lower overlook on 64 east is a popular place during the day for tourist take pictures. In the morning during all seasons it can be magical.

Price Park Star Trails

Julian Price Memorial Park. I have been wanting to explore the Grandfather Mountain area for a long time. I found a weekend with a new moon and a clear forecast, and made the trip. I already knew the general locations

Lights on the Linn Cove Viaduct

I found a weekend with clear conditions and made the trip to the Grandfather Mountain area. I had seen a lot of photos of the Linn Cove Viaduct during the day, but not many at night. I knew this location

Sunset Between Trees

Sunset framed between the trees. I used the rising shift function on my lens to get more sky and less foreground.

Blue Hour Wildflowers

This picture was taken during the "Blue Hour" just after sunset. The blue colored wavelengths become scattered and reflected back to earth, while red hues pass through the atmosphere to space. The photo was taken at the Craggy Gardens overlook

Super Moon at Balsam Gap

This was the Super Moon the night of July 13, 2014 around 10PM. Drove up to the parkway (near Balsam, NC) and although it was too cloudy, I could see a bit of brightness behind the clouds. I stopped and

Waterrock Knob Sunset

Picture from WaterRock Knob. It was just a glorious sunset so I thought I'd share this photo with everyone. Captured with a Nikon D5100 with kit lens. Thanks!

First Red in Fall

Downstream of Lower Yellowstone Prong Falls. It's so exciting to see the Fall color starting to pop.