Date Taken: 10/17/2016 Location: Standing at the Beacon Heights Overlook parking lot, Milepost 305.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina and Grandfather Mountain.
Early Fall at Beacon Heights, Milepost 305.2
Date Taken: 10/02/2016 Location: Beacon Heights, a 1/4-mile hike to a summit, Milepost 305.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway Camera: Canon 5D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L Mark II Focal Length: 19mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/8 second Aperture: f/13 Filters: Lee Circular Polarizer, Lee Grad ND Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This […]
Beacon Heights Overlook, Milepost 305.2
Date Taken: 10/02/2016 Location: Beacon Heights Overlook, Milepost 305.2, off the Tanawha Trail facing Table Rock.
Fresh Powder at Beacon Heights
Date Taken: 02/22/2015 Location: Beacon Heights, Milepost 305 A winter image taken from Beacon Heights during the last storm. We arrived to virgin powder on the rock. We watched as the clouds and snow swirled around. The thick fog rolling over Grandfather Mountain dissipated as it continued on down the valley, leaving an opening for […]
Stars at Beacon Heights
Date Taken: 01/07/2014 Location: Beacon Heights MP 305 A starry night over the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camera: Canon 6D Lens: Canon 24-105mm f/4L Focal Length: 24mm ISO: 1600 Shutter: 20 seconds Aperture: f/4 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I used the live view to find a star and focus. I then […]
Beacon Heights View
Location: Blue Ridge Parkway “Beacon Heights View” Early morning in the fall from the Blue Ridge Parkway, overlooking the Piedmont and Beacon Heights. Camera: Canon EOS 60D Lens: EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Focal Length: 32mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/250 Aperture: f/6.3 Filters: None Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This was taken at or near […]
Beacon Heights Winter
Date Taken: 01/29/2014 Location: Beacon Heights The golden glow of morning light washes over the famous “Beacon” at Beacon Heights. Sub-Zero temperatures of recent weeks kept the snow a drift on top of the rocky outcropping. High winds did their part as well in keeping visitors footprints hidden and creating an interesting texture in the foreground. […]
Ice at Beacon Heights Milepost 305
Date Taken: 01/03/2014 Location: Beacon Heights MP 305 It was a bitter 8F degrees with gusty winds when I passed these icicles. They were so beautiful I had to stop!