Location: Cowee Mountains Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 430.7
The Blue Ridge gets bathed in warm light through as a fog bank rolls through the setting sun along the Parkway.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Tamron 70-210 f/2.8
Focal Length: 95mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Aperture: f/16
Filters: None
Exposure: Aperture
How I Got This Shot: Taken on Friday 10/18/13 at sunset from the Cowee Overlook. As the sun began to set, a fog bank rolled in and foiled any plans of creating more traditional sunset shots that evening. Rather than pack it in, I pulled out my long lens and look for small areas of the landscape that was being bathed in the wonderful, warm diffused light caused by the combination of the setting sun and fast moving fog.

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Location: Wagon Road Gap. Milepost 412.
The morning sunlight rakes across the valley below the Wagon Road Gap.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Tamron 70-210 f/2.8
Focal Length: 160mm
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: f/11
Filters: none
Exposure: Aperture
How I Got This Shot: As I drive along the Parkway, I like to look for these little pockets of fog that gather in the valleys and try to capture the drama of what happens as the low angled sun begins to burn them off. It’s part of what makes early morning photography so special. Open eyes and a long lens are all it takes to capture some great moments.

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Location: Fryingpan Mountain Tunnel
Flying through Fryingpan Mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6 sec.
Aperture: f/22
Filters: none
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: I’ve always been captivated by the stonework of the tunnels on the Parkway. One recent evening, I took a short walk from a nearby overlook to the Fryingpan Tunnel to capture the autumn color against the stone. I stopped down to f/22 to set up for a long exposure that would add a dynamic sense of motion to the cars that passed by.

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Location: Pounding Mill Overlook. Milepost 413.

Sunrise on a hazy summer morning from the grand vista of the Pounding Mill overlook.

Camera: Nikon

Lens: Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8

ISO: 100

Aperture: f/22

Shutter: 1/5

Exposure: Aperture

Focal Length: 26mm

Filters: Graduated Neutral Density

How I Got This Shot

This image was captured shortly after sunrise standing at the Pounding Mill overlook. Patience was key on the hazy summer morning as the sun was behind the clouds as it came up and stayed there for quite awhile until it briefly emerged and cast warm light on the fog that ha settled into the valley below. I chose a low horizon to compose the shot to showcase the drama in the sky above and balance out the drama on the ground.

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