We have perhaps become a bit too serious about this camera stuff when we go location scouting mid-day on a cloudless day in the south in the summer. Not yet certifiable, at least not yet. We wanted to get down there before this heat wave hits. So can’t say we were out in the sun […]
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Moody Monday
I have been playing with processing techniques. The latest victim of my experiments is the windjammer Mercantile slipping off into the fog. It’s fun and occasionally rewarding to work over images. Often the process is just a left turn to no…
Daniel Ridge Falls
Before we left someone asked me how we know when it is summer in Florida. I gave all sorts of qualifications including a heat index. Now that we are back down form the mountains, I can safely say my index was way off, too premature. I reported summer is here when it gets hot. Not good enough. […]
Morning Rain
What to do on a rainy morning? Work the interplay of rain and fog with the R-A-R effect of the mountains. We never knew of scientifically described effect created by mountains. A Post card recipient was kind enough to provide a detailed explanation: Ridge after ridge after ridge . . . Often easy to see and enjoy […]
Chicken Coop Salamander
What’a a trip without a visit to craft shops? And does the John C Campbell Folk School at Brasstown ever have shops to die for, in particular interesting doings down at the blacksmith shop. Here we see a chicken coop salamander so named for its inspiration. The artist’s grand children catch salamanders in his chicken coop. This salamander will soon be […]
Dissipating Clouds
Yesterday was a grand day for clouds in the national park and along the parkway. Such marvelous panoramas from Clingmans Dome and parkway overlooks. So maybe, just maybe the clouds would hang in there until sunset. Perhaps no dissapating just before sunset. We had not planned on staying out until dark so brought no jackets […]
Water, Water
Water, water everywhere. And so easy to find. Travel brochures advertise easily accessible falls. Park and Forest Service folks provide parking some right there, some within reasonable hiking distance. Falls requiring a round trip over an hour are cataloged by the dedicated enthusiasts – photographers. We will save those for another trip. In the meantime […]
Smokin’
The Smokies are putting on a nice display demonstrating how they got their name. The light blue/gray haze does wonders for our perception of depth and distance. This view is looking east from the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Asheville. The key to the image is the time of day – mid-afternoon. We were out […]
Summer Preparation
And what are you doing to prepare for the summer? Ads will have us believe we can start now and have a bikini body by summer. That was never a possibility no matter how much lead time I got so have to do something else, the top priority being photography stuff. Here we present the […]
Next Year’s Project
A pile of junk boats perhaps? No way. We have a sailing pram in a runabout on top of an Abaco dinghy. That runabout is a prime candidate for restoration. Sometime. It sits out behind the shop at Tomato Paste, a one man restoration shop at Hope Town. Who knows when the restoration will start. […]
