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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Blue Ridge Parkway - Day 2

Day two of our trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway was primarily around the Boone, NC area. We took a couple of random trails and one that took us under the Linn Viaduct. We also spent a little time at Blowing Rock which had an amazing view but was somewhat misleading in their advertising. As a town, Blowing Rock has a neat little main street with candy, ice cream, and souvenir shops. As for the Blowing Rock attraction (the rock); supposedly you can throw items over the edge of the rock and they'll come right back to you. The sign at the entrance to Blowing Rock even has a lady holding on to a small child who appears to be floating off of the edge of the rock. My daughter threw a leaf over the edge and it fell gracefully to its death as did everything else we tried. Good thing there was a view!

We finished our day on another random trail that paralleled a stream and the road. All together day two included about 6 miles of beautiful trails with plenty of photo opportunities. Enjoy!

All shots taken with a Canon Rebel T4i and a Tamron 18-270 lens with minor editing in Picasa.

1/100, f/5, ISO 100, 35mm

1/250, f/8, ISO 100, 39mm

1/60, f/4, ISO 500, 32mm

I liked the texture when this was cropped down a bit.

1/40, f/3.5, ISO 250, 29mm

1/30, f/3.5, ISO 200, 29mm

1/160, f/8, ISO 100, 21mm

1/160, f/5, ISO 125, 91mm

1/200, f/8, ISO 100, 18mm Blowing Rock - The View

1/100, f/5.6, ISO 100, 18mm
Blowing Rock (The Attraction That Isn't)

1/30, f/3.5, ISO 125, 18mm

1/13, f/5, ISO 100, 35mm
Same location as above photo with a different focal point.

1/40, f/3.5, ISO 640, 21mm

1/60, f/4.5, ISO 100, 18mm

Although I have a similar picture the optical
illusion my wife captured was far more
pronounced so I chose to share hers.

Canon Rebel XT and Sigma 18-200 lens
1/40, f/4.5, ISO 200, 42mm

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Missouri

For the past 10 years our family of 40 or so including grandparents, parents, kids, and grand-kids has gathered at various locations to spend a few days together, tell stories, celebrate the blessings we've received and see the sights. The last few years we've made the trip to Missouri as it's only about a four hour drive and there are lots of things to do and see. Below are some of my favorites from the past three years. Enjoy!

Lake of the Ozarks

Near Osage Beach, Missouri

Canon T1i, Tamron 18-270, f/11, ISO 100, 1/125, 30mm

Canon T1i, Tamron 18-270, f/11, ISO 100, 1/125, 30mm

Canon T1i, Tamron 18-270, f/13, ISO 200, 1/500, 18mm

Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Near Camdenton, Missouri

Canon T1i, Tamron 18-270, f/10, ISO 200, 1/250, 30mm

Table Rock Lake

Near Branson West, Missouri

Canon T4i, Tamron 18-270, f/4.5, ISO 160, 1/80, 42mm

Canon T4i, Tamron 18-270, f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/60, 51mm

Dogwood Canyon Nature Park

Near Lampe, Missouri

Canon T4i, Tamron 18-270, f/7.1, ISO 100, 1/160, 29mm

Canon T4i, Tamron 18-270, f/5, ISO 100, 1/100, 32mm

Canon T4i, Tamron 18-270, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/200, 238mm

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Douglas - Hell's Half Acre

On our way to Yellowstone in July, 2007 we stopped at one of our favorite spots just outside of Douglas, Wyoming where there's a natural arch bridge and a great stream for wading. This was our first trip with my new Canon Rebel XT and apparently while changing lenses at some point, I allowed a piece of dust to get on the mirror. It took me two years to figure out the cause of the spot in all of my pictures and get it cleaned; a mistake I still regret.

The following shots were taken with my Rebel XT and a Tamron 28-200mm lens that I used with my EOS Elan from my film shooting days.

Ayers Natural Bridge

Douglas, Wyoming