Date Taken: 06/17/2016
Location: Roan Mountain

Camera: Canon 1dx Mark II
Lens: canon 24-70
Focal Length: 63
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/30
Aperture: f14
Filters: Polarizer
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: This was captured late Friday; a significant rain was blowing in and the light was fading. While my new 1dx can handle high ISO’s I really did not want to go above 1250, but wanted some depth of field to lend a foggy, mood feel to the scene. The challenge was the blowing wind. A brief lull allowed me to get this shot.

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Date Taken: 05/02/2016
Location: Graveyard Fields, Milepost 418.8

Camera: Canon 5d mark II
Lens: 70-200
Focal Length: 200
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/400
Aperture: f11
Filters: none
Exposure: manual
How I Got This Shot: Gathering clouds flattened the light which led me to look for abstracts and isolated shots of scenes where there was a variety of light, colors and tones. I loved this scene because of the contrasts between the blooms on the trees and the much darker pines. Only in this type of flattened light conditions could I preserve both the highlights of the blooms and the darkness of the pines.

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Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook, Milepost 430.7
Last Friday, October 18, seemed to mark the transition to the end of fall. It was subtle. Even as many leaves still showed green, others had been tossed aside. And the wind blew the hint of something cold. And the seemingly endless series of ridges and mountaintops suggested Farewell.

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Location: Blue Ridge Parkway at Stack Rock Creek
On Sunday October 20, the setting sun brought a beautiful glow to this curving stretch of the Parkway. For just a few miles through this part of the Drive, all of the trees were peaking. This image, for me, reflects the essence of one of the most beautiful Fall drives anywhere.

Camera: Canon EOS 5d Mark III
Lens: Canon 24-70 L
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Aperture: F10
Filters: Polarizer
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: This was shot from the east side of the BRP looking south. I always look for stretches of roadway that have S-shaped curves that will allow the viewer’s eye to move through the image. The challenge is to find those places that also have great color and light. On Sunday, this was the best stretch I saw for over 150 miles where all of those elements came together.

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