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Craggy Gardens is on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. The woods are known for uniquely shaped trees leading to exposed Appalachian balds. The area is popular for hiking: visit our online Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway for a printable Craggy Gardens trail map.

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Date Taken: 08/19/2017
Location: Northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway near the James River Visitor Center, Virginia, Milepost 63.7

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The James River/Otter Creek Recreation Area (Milepost 60.9) features a campground, gift shop, visitor information, picnic area, hiking trails, and fishing in Otter Lake.

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Location: Near MP 398
“Bursting Into Life”
Shot near MP 398 just after the sun rose and while the fog rolled in I was presented with the most amazing shafts of light I have ever seen. I captured over 100 jaw dropping, tantalizing images from this morning, enough to create an entire book!

Camera: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Focal Length: 40
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/80
Aperture: f/8
Filters: None
Exposure: AV
How I Got This Shot: After the Sun rose and the fog started to lift even higher, I was traveling back after my sunrise shoot. I came around corner and as usual I was anticipating the fog and it was thick. Of course I was hoping for the sun rays bursting forth and when I saw them, I happily pulled over an parked for yet another glorious hour!
I shot this handheld and totally worked the scene, dropping down low, standing on my car, moving from left to right to stop at the right point to really illuminate the shafts filtering through. Very little was done to this in post just standard RAW editing, very little was needed.

I was happy to walk away with over 100 jaw dropping, heart pounding, soul moving, images and this was one of the first! Stop by my facebook page for more from the day. And if you like these types of shots, I have an entire gallery on my facebook page called “The Light Chaser”. got to portfolio, then Fine Art Landscape, then atmospheric landscape and find it there! Thanks for your time – DS

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Date Taken: 10/17/2015
Location: Julian Price Memorial Park Campground, Milepost 296.9.
This image was taken at Julian Price campground on October 17, 2015.

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Date Taken: 10/21/2015
Location: Milepost 34 Yankee Horse Ridge
“Autumn Railway” Oct. 21, 2015

Camera: Canon EOS 5d Mk. II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 L
Focal Length: 20mm
ISO: 500
Shutter: 0.5
Aperture: f/18
Filters: none
Exposure: Manual
How I Got This Shot: This beautiful spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway is probably only about 10 miles from my home as the bird flies. My friend Jeff Hammond has shot some beautiful images of this spot in the fog, so I thought I would run by there yesterday evening to see what it looked like before heading to work under different conditions. The colors were in full peak, so I waited until the sun was almost setting for that golden light to hit the very tops of the trees. Thanks so much and have a great day!

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