Photo Story: Bighorn Sheep Lambs Butting Heads
Even as lambs, Bighorn Sheep practice head butting. This is not just a game for the lambs. The head butting activity begins to establish rank within the group of sheep. Bighorn Sheep Lambs Butting Heads This photo was taken along…
Hike the Ocanaluftee River Trail for Wildflower Photography
If you want a break from hiking steep mountain trails to photograph waterfalls, try the Ocanaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. In the Smoky Mountains, I found wildflowers along almost every mountain trail. However, sometimes a…
Photo Story: A Pair of Dames Rocket Wildflower Blooms
This pair of Dames Rocket wildflowers is a good example of using balance in your flower photography. A Pair of Dames Rocket Wildflower Blooms These blooms almost look like they are a mirror effect of a single flower that was…
Meigs Falls, A Smoky Mountains Waterfall Right Along the Road
To access many of the waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you need to hike for 1+ miles up a mountain trail. But not Meigs Falls. Meigs Falls, 240mm Focal Length Meigs Falls is located right on Little…
Photo Story: Highland Doghobble Wildflower, Smoky Mountains
When hiking the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to photograph waterfalls, don’t forget to bring along your macro lens. Highland Doghobble I visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in early May. My main purpose for the visit was to…
Photographing Laurel Falls in the Smoky Mountains
Laurel Falls is a popular tourist destination in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During the day both parking areas are usually filled and people are also parking down the road. So it’s best to photograph the Laurel Falls early…
Photo Story: White Plumeria – Painted Look
I took this photo of a White Plumeria at the hotel when I was traveling to India for business. I really like the composition of the photo but the front petal wasn’t sharp. White Plumeria – Topaz Impression
Photographing Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cades Code is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In early May, I arrived at Cades Cove at 6:30am and was 12th in line waiting for the park rangers to open the…
Photo Story: Munching Marsh Rabbit
This photo of a Marsh Rabbit was taken at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Florida. Munching Marsh Rabbit Ding Darling is known world wide for bird watching and bird photography. But, Ding Darling also has…
Photographing Roaring Fork Waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Roaring Fork Auto Tour is a popular destination in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roaring Fork is just a few miles from downtown Gatlinburg. Roaring Fork has several old cabins to photograph, but I enjoy photographing the waterfalls…
