Date Taken: 05/08/2016
Location: Between milepost 428 and 429

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 26mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Aperture: 9.0
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: This shot is a composition of three different exposures: one for the brights, one for the darks, and one to remove the glare from the sun; all blended together in Photoshop.

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Date Taken: 06/10/2018
Location: Milepost 419

Camera: Sony SLT A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Aperture: f9
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture P
How I Got This Shot: Using my tripod I set a timer and hit the shutter button

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Date Taken: 10/06/2018
Location: Roan Highlands

Camera: Sony a7iii
Lens: 28-70 f3.5-5.6
Focal Length: 53mm
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f16
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture
How I Got This Shot: Waited for the light to illuminate the fuzzy dead blooms of whatever plant this was, using a tripod!

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Date Taken: 05/31/2016
Location: Cowee Mountain Overlook, Milepost 430.7 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville, NC and the Nantahala National Forest.

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Aperture: 9.0
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: No tricks or special steps for this shot. Just beautiful scenery!

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Date Taken: 07/23/2016
Location: On the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Milepost 403.

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Camera: Sony SLT-A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 25
Aperture: 2.8
Filters: None
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: In order to get this shot the milky way had to be visible to the naked eye to line up the shot. Luckily this night it was. I used a headlamp to make sure it was focused on the tree and then using a tripod I took a long exposure.

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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.

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Date Taken: 05/31/2016
Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7 on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Aperture: 9.0
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: You can’t tell from the photo but we were getting rained on while trying to capture this stunning sunset. Constantly wiping our lenses dry, all while there was a rainbow 180 degrees from the sunset. It all happened so quickly.

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Date Taken: 06/06/2014
Location: The Craggy Pinnacle Trail, Milepost 364 on the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of the Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel.

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 45mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: 6.3
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: Taken from Craggy Pinnacle, I believe this shot was handheld based on the fstop I used and ISO. Clouds move quickly up here and you’re often changing your viewpoint often due to the dramatic conditions.

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Date Taken: 08/14/2014
Location: Black Balsam Knob, Milepost 20 just south of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Aperture: 7.1
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: Just a little ways off of the Parkway, you can find this spot on your way to the top of Black Balsam Knob. It’s the hump before you get to the top. This was taken during sunrise.

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Date Taken: 04/22/2016
Location: Near Milepost 423

Camera: Sony A57
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Focal Length: 26mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5
Aperture: 8.0
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture Priority
How I Got This Shot: On our way to a two-night backpacking trip through Middle Prong Wilderness Area, we were stopped in our tracks to this dramatic scene. The setting sun hit the fog and illuminated it. Shot with a tripod.

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