In three decades of shooting the Blue Ridge Parkway, I’ve never photographed Dutchman’s Breeches because they have always eluded me. Driving by a random cove, I stopped to investigate some white trillium, but spotted these just a few yards away.
Catawba Rhododendron at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6
Date Taken: 06/03/2017 Location: Craggy Gardens area of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 364 near Asheville, North Carolina Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Nikon 20mm f/1.8 Focal Length: 20mm ISO: 160 Shutter: 0.4 sec Aperture: F/9 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: Driving along the Parkway in search of a nice shot […]
Wildflowers at Turkey Knob
Date Taken: 08/04/2019 Location: Turkey Knob at Parkway Cabins, Boone, North Carolina, in the High Country Camera: Iphone 7 Plus
Wildflowers at Roan Highlands
Date Taken: 10/06/2018 Location: Roan Highlands Camera: Sony a7iii Lens: 28-70 f3.5-5.6 Focal Length: 53mm ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/125 Aperture: f16 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture How I Got This Shot: Waited for the light to illuminate the fuzzy dead blooms of whatever plant this was, using a tripod!
Turk’s Cap Lily near Milepost 430
Date Taken: 08/05/2017 Location: Near Milepost 430 Camera: Nikon D50 Lens: 105 mm Sigma macro Focal Length: 105 mm ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/2500 Aperture: 3.5 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: I was headed south on the Parkway when I saw this flower in the right-hand margin. There was an overlook […]
Red Berries at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6
Date Taken: 10/13/2016 Location: Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6 Camera: Nikon5100 Lens: nikkor55-300mm Focal Length: 55mm ISO: 125 Shutter: 1/320 Aperture: f5.6 Filters: none Exposure: A How I Got This Shot: got it from overlook at Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
View from Yohnalossee Overlook, Milepost 303.9
Date Taken: 10/02/2017 Location: Looking northward from the Yohnalossee Overlook, MP 303.9, near the Linn Cove Viaduct
Flame Azalea on Roan Mountain
Date Taken: 06/21/2017 Location: Roan Mountain, Carvers Gap hike Camera: Sony A7Rii Lens: sel1635z Focal Length: 28mm ISO: 160 Shutter: 1/15 Aperture: f13 Filters: None Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: Went to see the rhododendron, but they were mostly gone. The consolation was the “lower” trail that had lots of Fire Azalea […]
Appreciating the View at Sugar Mountain
Date Taken: 06/09/2017 Location: Sugar Mountain Camera: Sony A7 Lens: sel50f18f Focal Length: 50mm ISO: 250 Shutter: 1/10 Aperture: f11 Filters: none Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: This area is a little hidden to get to. Set up an hour before sunset. Someone stepped out to watch the sunset, and I thought […]
Iris on the Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia
Date Taken: 05/24/2014 Location: on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia ~ Learn more about wildflowers of the Blue Ridge on our Wildflower Guide & Bloom Schedule.
Rhododendron at Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6
Date Taken: 06/13/2016 Location: Craggy Gardens, Milepost 364.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville, North Carolina. ~ Visit our Blue Ridge Parkway Guide for a printable Craggy Gardens trail map.
Wildflowers at Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Milepost 454.4
Date Taken: 08/10/2016 Location: Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook, Milepost 454.4 on the Parkway Camera: Nikon D750 Lens: Sigma 24-70 f 2.8 Focal Length: 36mm ISO: 125 Shutter: 0.04 seconds Aperture: f/16 Filters: Graduated Neutral Density Exposure: Aperture Priority How I Got This Shot: I had been driving by this location on the way to Waterrock […]