Date Taken: 08/20/2017
Location: Price Lake, at Milepost 296.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina near Boone and Blowing Rock.

Price Lake is a part of Julian Price Memorial Park, a 4,200-acre area of rolling mountain land on the central section of the Parkway. It has a campground and picnic area, as well as several of the Parkway’s best trails.

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Date Taken: 10/28/2019
Location: Price Lake in Julian Price Memorial Park, Milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina

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Date Taken: 10/24/2019
Location: Price Lake at Julian Price Memorial Park, Milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of North Carolina

Camera: Nikon D7200
Lens: Nikki 50mm 1.8
Focal Length: 40mm
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30-60
Aperture: F16-22
Filters: CPL
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: Hiking

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Location: Boone Fork Parking Area MP300
A wet and cold morning along Boone Fork Creek made for beautiful photography weather. Captured 10/13/13

Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Focal Length: 16mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6 Seconds
Aperture: f/16
Filters: Marumi Super DHG Circular Polarizer 77mm
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: This is one of those shots that test you as a photographer. While not technically difficult, the weather was very poor. It was chilly and there was a misty rain that made everything extremely slick. For me, an overcast day is idea to photograph water when a tree canopy is involved. I have super dense neutral density filters that will allow me to get a long exposures during bright sun, but no filter will fix the uneven lighting that is the result from sun shining through a tree canopy.

I setup up my tripod for a low angle. One side of the creek was in shadow, so I chose to compose the shot with the white cascade on the left, balancing the play between dark and light. There were many colorful leaves on the ground, but I included some of the yellowing trees in the distance to give a sense of when this photo was taken.

Because EVERYTHING was shiny things to the nagging rain, I used a Mariumi Super DHG Poalarizer to cut the reflections. This was a must have piece of equipment in this case.

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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 shot, I stood facing the mountain range (which could not been seen due to the thick fog) making sure to include the lonely duck in my frame. The wind was not blowing and I chose to not use a long exposure due to the light reflecting from the fog, therefore I did not to use a tripod.

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Date Taken: 07/16/2017
Location: Between Boone and North Wilkesboro

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Date Taken: 05/26/2017
Location: Linville Gorge at the bottom of the Babel Tower Trail.

Camera: Canon 7D Mark II
Lens: EFS 18-135mm
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 seconds
Aperture: f/22
Filters: Syrp Variable ND
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: We hiked down to the bottom of the Babel Tower trail after work one day and practically had the place to ourselves. There is something to be said for not having any interference or distractions and having all of the time you need to setup your shot. It was a wonderful afternoon although we did end up having to hike out in the dark.

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Date Taken: 10/19/2018
Location: Price Lake Overlook, Milepost 296.7. Price Lake is located in the 4,200 acres of rolling mountain land that make up Julian Price Memorial Park.

Camera: Canon 60d
Lens: Canon 10-18mm
Focal Length: 12mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Aperture: f/8
Filters: None
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: I stood right near the edge of the parking lot and framed the lake in landscape orientation as well as portrait orientation. I decided on a landscape because it captured the autumn colors on the left and right of the image. It also did a great job of showing the fog rolling over the lake in contrast to the beautiful blue reflection. No tripod was necessary for this job.

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Date Taken: 10/07/2018
Location: Pigeon River

Early autumn on the Pigeon River that runs through western North Carolina and east Tennessee.

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Date Taken: 07/17/2017
Location: Peaks of Otter on the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, Milepost 86

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