Somehow this very slow motion view of a stream reminds me of the old children’s song. In this alternate reality captured in 15 seconds with the assistance of a neutral density filter, life is but a dream. In the foreground the water seems slowed to gentle waves on an ocean […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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The Rays of the setting sun are caught by the pine branches in the Black Mountains of North Carolina.
This is a completely different take on the same fire at a campground in the Smokies. This was taken at 1/80 when lots of sparks were flying off into the night
After a couple s’mores my interest in the fire in the Smoky Mountains turned to photography. I played with different angles and speeds and thought this one at 1/5 second shot from a tripod was the most interesting. The sharpness of the oak logs and a single leaf suspended in […]
This black-bellied salamander was remarkably tame as it perched on a rock in a cool mountain stream in the Smoky Mountains. This one seems to have a few large scars on its face. The individuals fight over prime real estate, with each having a territory of around 190 square inches. […]
This lion fish appears to be thinking Make My Day. Given their poison venom they can pretty much do whatever they want!
Though not the largest or most dramatic of the Smokies waterfalls this one has the distinction of being the only one in the park you can walk behind. Standing there behind a roaring wall of water I felt like I was looking out through a diaphanous watery veil at the […]
Near my campground in the Smokies a long exposure allowed me to capture a small cascade draped like curtains over the mossy boulders. The green from the trees and moss is reflected in the water.