Brasstown Bald Lookout, Union County, Georgia. September 2000Photographed with a Hasselblad XPan and 90mm lens on Provia 100F. The highest point in the state ofGeorgiaisBrasstown Bald, located about 45 minutes from the town ofHelen. This photograph was taken from the parking lot looking westward, about a half hour before sunset. There is a fantastic observation platform … [Read more...]
Appalachian Autumn
Great Smoky National Park and The Blue Ridge Parkway During the third week in October, 2000 my friend and fellow landscape photographerSteve Kossackand I spent three wonderful days photographing fall colour inGreat Smokyand along the lower end of theBlue Ridge Parkway. Though I'd been photographing the area for a couple of months prior due to an enforced stay in Atlanta, I … [Read more...]
Northern Georgia
Wolf Pen Gap, White County, Georgia. September 2000Photographed with a Hasselblad XPan and 45mm lens on Provia 100F. While there are a number of well known locales appropriate for landscape photography in this area I am always on the lookout for the quiet unknown locations that allow for the creation of unique images. This spot along State Road 180 was encountered because … [Read more...]
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Domeis the highest point inGreat Smokyand is located about a half hour drive from the town ofCherokee. There is an observation platform about a half hour's hike up from the parking lot but it's possible to get great sunset shots right from where you park. The view to the east is obstructed, so for sunrise the turn-out partway up the 7 mile road fromNewfound Gapis the … [Read more...]
Cades Cove & Cataloochee
Cades Cove On the north side of the park liesCades Cove, a lovely area of open pastures and preserved homes and churches, now filled with grazing deer, and choked most days with lines of cars touring its narrow tree-lined lanes. Cades Cove, Great Smoky National Park. September, 2000Photographed with a Hasselblad XPan and 90 mm lens on Provia 100F It's possible that … [Read more...]