Location: Boone Fork, Milepost 296.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Julian Price Memorial Park
“Below The Yellow Canopy”
Boone Fork is one of the most beautiful mountain streams in Western North Carolina. It really shows it’s beauty in the Fall of the year with a canopy of yellow leaves framing the stream.

Camera: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Canon 17-40mm
Focal Length: 23mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2 seconds
Aperture: f/8
Filters: Circular Polarizer
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: A tripod is always a must when shooting flowing water. Another vital key element to capturing this scene was a polarizer filter. Using a polarizer filter takes the glare off of wet rocks and wet leaves giving them a more saturated look.

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Date Taken: 09/30/2014
Location: Moses H. Cone Memorail Park- Milepost 294
A night time view of Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, located at Milepost 294 along The Blue Ridge Parkway.

Camera: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Samyang 14mm
Focal Length: 14mm
ISO: 2000
Shutter: 25sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: None
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: A crescent moon in the eastern sky helped illuminate the house enough to keep just enough detail. The light from the moon also helped in composing the image since composing your shot in the dark can be a little tricky. There were more clouds in the sky than I had hoped for but I do think they add a little more drama to the overall shot.

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Location: Rough Ridge
The pre-sunrise colors lit up beautifully and mirrored that of the early Autumn colors along the slopes of Grandfather Mountain. This image was taken from Rough Ridge on Thursday 10-3-13.

Camera: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Canon 17-40mm
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2.5 seconds
Aperture: f/11
Filters: 2 stop plus 3 stop GND filters
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: Hiking into locations before sunrise can sometimes make you a little paranoid, especially when you see a bear while on the way to the trail head. When I started seeing the pre-sunrise colors in the sky I knew it was worth the effort. I chose to use a wide-angle lens to show off the early Autumn colors and intense color in the sky. The sky was lit up so brightly I had to stack a 3 stop graduated ND filter with a 2 stop graduated ND filter to help balance the exposure difference in the sky and foreground.

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Location: Linville Falls, milepost 316
This image of Linville Falls was taken from the gorge which is my personal favorite view of the falls. The trail down to into the gorge is rated strenuous but it’s only 0.8 mile long and well maintained so it’s not too difficult, just a little steep.

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Location: Milepost 355
“Beyond The Blue Ridge”
Sunrise from the Blue Ridge Parkway near milepost 355. Table Rock Mountain and Hawksbill Mountain are the two prominent peaks on the left in this scene, which are approximately 25 miles away.

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Photo By: Daniel Burleson, Blue Ridge Parkway Photography Western North Carolina

Location: Sunrise at Mount Mitchell, Milepost 355.

“Mountain Dream” – The rising sun lights up this dreamy scene taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway near the entrance to Mt. Mitchell.

Camera: Canon 5D MKII

Lens: Canon 24-105mm

ISO: 50

Aperture: f/22

Shutter: 6 seconds

Exposure: Manual

Focal Length: 93mm

Filters: 3 stop and 2 stop Grad ND’s

How I Got This Shot

This image was taken right beside the road along the Parkway near entrance to Mt. Mitchell. I wanted to use a long exposure to smooth out the clouds that were rolling down the Black Mountain Range. I used my 3 stop Grad ND filter as a regular ND filter here, I slid it all the way down in the holder to have the dark part completely cover the lens then I used a 2 stop Grad ND filter to control the highlights in the sky. I also stopped my lens down to f/22 and dropped my ISO speed to 50 to get a 6 second exposure. A sturdy tripod and cable release were also key factors in getting a good clean image.

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