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Graveyard Falls in Fall

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Location: Graveyard Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway Another beautiful day on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camera: Nikon D3200 Lens: Nikon 18-55mm Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/8 Aperture: f/20 Filters: None Exposure: Shutter Priority How I Got This Shot: Carefully made my way onto the large rocks at the bottom of the falls […]

Second Falls in Fog

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Location: Second Falls from the Blue Ridge Parkway – Milepost 418.5 While driving along the Parkway near Graveyard Fields, I saw the thick fog descending down the mountainside just above Second Falls. I was able to pull off the roadside, set up the tripod and fire off a few shots, before the falls and autumn […]

Graveyard Fields, Milepost 418

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Date Taken: 09/28/2014 Location: Graveyard Fields (milepost 418) An early autumn scene taken on the Yellowstone Prong of the Pigeon River, inside Graveyard Fields, Milepost 418 Camera: Nikon D70s Lens: Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24 Focal Length: 12mm (equivalent to 18mm full frame) ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/4 second Aperture: f/22 Filters: circular polarizer Exposure: Aperture Priority […]

Graveyard Fields Second Falls

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Date Taken: 10/16/2013 Location: Graveyard Fields Second Falls Milepost 418 A Different Perspective. I’ve been to Second Falls at Graveyard Fields in North Carolina many times, but have yet to come away with an image there that I really like. I shot it this past fall with a new wide angle lens which did allow […]

Graveyard Fields, Lower Falls

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Location: Graveyard Fields, Lower Falls Got out today on the Blue Ridge and stop for a moment at Graveyard Fields to capture this image with the great cloud formations behind and the waning fall colors surrounding it. No wonder this is one of the more popular stops along the Parkway. Such a beautiful area with […]

Graveyard Fields – Milepost 439.0

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Location: Graveyard Fields – Milepost 439.0 Fall Colors on 2013-10-13 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Focal Length: 102mm ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/25 Aperture: f/5.6 Filters: B+W Polarizer Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: This was just shot from the parking lot in mostly overcast/cloudy light. There […]

Second Falls At Graveyard Fields

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Location: Second Falls at Graveyard Fields taken Monday 10-7-2013 Camera: Canon Lens: 70-300 IS USM Focal Length: 300 ISO: 100 Shutter: 0.4 Aperture: 18 Filters: Circular Polarizer Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I shot this from the south end of the guard rail overlooking the falls. I framed the color around the water and […]

October Afternoon at Graveyard Fields

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Location: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 418.8 “Tapestry” An early October afternoon at Graveyard Fields. © 2013 Kristina Plaas, All Rights Reserved Camera: Nikon D5100 Lens: Nikkor DX 18-55mm 3.5 Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/125 Aperture: 11 Filters: none Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: Streams of late afternoon sunlight turned to fire […]