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Looking Glass Rock Overlook, Milepost 417

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Location: Looking Glass Rock Overlook, Milepost 417 The morning sun peeks over the cloud line at Looking Glass Rock Overlook near milepost 417. Camera: Nikon D7000 Lens: Nikkor 18-105 Focal Length: 26mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/15 Aperture: f/10 Filters: graduated ND filter Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: My original intention Sunday morning (October […]

Just north of the Log Hollow Overlook

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Location: Just north of the Log Hollow Overlook. A Different Take… I was cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway down in North Carolina on an overcast autumn afternoon, when I was struck by this roadside view of Looking Glass Rock. Most shots I see of this giant monolith are taken from one of three overlooks which […]

Ice On Looking Glass Rock

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Date Taken: 02/04/2013 Location: Looking Glass Rock Looking Glass Rock aerial photo along the Blue Ridge Parkway with ice on cliffs – © 2013 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions Photography Archives Camera: Nikon D4 Lens: 70.0-200.0 mm Focal Length: 70 mm ISO: 640 Shutter: 1/20000 Aperture: f/3.2 Filters: none Exposure: manual How I Got This […]

Looking Glass Overlook

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Location: Saturday (10/12/13) morning sunrise at the Looking Glass Overlook. Shot from the top of my truck. Camera: Nikon D800 Lens: 70-200 Focal Length: 70mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 3″ Aperture: f/22 Filters: 0.9 Soft Grad Exposure: Manual How I Got This Shot: I shot this from the top of my truck parked in the overlook. Getting […]

Looking Glass Rock Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 417

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Location: Looking Glass Rock Overlook Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 417 When Given Lemons…. Make lemonade, of course, or at least try to. The weather prognosticators foretold of wet, gloomy conditions for my weekend down in North Carolina last weekend, and for once they were right on. I spent most of my time in the mountain streams […]