Here are some shots of the wildlife we saw at Cades Cove this year. Since I don’t have telephoto lens, I rented a Canon 100-400L from Lensrentals.com. Overall it’s a pretty decent lens although it took some time getting use to it. Here is what I was able capture
Bears
Snakes
Other
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My family and I recently returned from a 3 day camping trip to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What an absolutely beautiful place! Beautiful scenery and tons of wildlife. We did lot’s of hiking (the kids even did a 5 mile hike!) and lot’s of scenic cruising.
Just like I did last year after visiting the park, I’ll break the posts up into 2 parts: Landscapes and Wildlife.
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So I haven’t posted many blog entries lately except for my This Week at the Lake posts. So now is the time to catch up! There are a lot of photos here, if you follow me on facebook or flickr you may have seen some of these but many are being published for the first time.
Here is the Randomness, in not so random order:
Here I was practicing with using a flash
A random office building in Franklin, TN
From the Laundromat from when my washing machine broke:
A Self Portrait…
Looking out at the snow on my car during my 4 hour commute home one snowy evening
On the way to work one morning, didn’t look like a very good day for a hot air balloon ride!
Vanderbilt University at Night
Swish!
More portrait/lighting practice
I like the one above of my daughter but I feel like I blew this one of my son. I should have been able to get more sky in the photo…
A neighbor
Jump!
See? Random wasn’t it!? Hope you enjoyed them though!
I met up with some local photographers this past Saturday. We went to Shelby Park, near downtown Nashville. I had never been so it was nice to see some place new:
This past Saturday I met up with a few local photographers again and headed out to the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge near Big Sandy or Paris, Tennessee
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It was a beautiful day and we saw a few bald eagles. They were out of the range of my 70-200 but still awesome to see!
The lead shot is one of the views we saw, looking out at the Kentucky Lake
Other shots from the day:
I thought this was so cool, the colors that showed up on the web were amazing!
Abstract of the Kentucky Lake
In the shot: Titus Bartos
I had never seen an armadillo before, there were TONS of them there!
Last Saturday I met up with a few local photographers and headed down to Sewanee, Tennessee and the University of the South.
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We were in search of fall color but came across All Saints’ Chapel. It was an amazing building with beautiful stained glass windows and awesome architecture. The photos don’t even begin to represent just how incredible it was.
(Click HERE for a complete tutorial for this image!)
Here are some others from the Campus of the University of the South:
Here is some fall color I got on the trip as well:
So the family and I were riding home after a competitive game of disc golf at a local park, when I glanced at a field we were passing and I noticed a very large Red Tailed Hawk sitting on a hay bale.
We turned around, and I thought I would get out of the car down the road some and walk to a tree line to see if I could get a shot of the hawk. Well, we stopped a little closer than I wanted and as soon as I made it to the edge of the road, the hawk flew away. I believe he was watching me as soon as the car stopped! I continued on to the tree line to see if could find where he flew to but I saw him soaring far away.
By now, 10-15 minutes had passed and, as I began to head back to the car (where my wife and kids were waiting), I noticed the sky was really taking shape to produce a nice sunset. I convinced them we needed to stay a few more minutes, and this is the result:
I had to get one more as we drove away!
Even got a couple of the family:
We went to the Nashville Zoo again. It’s tough getting shots of Zoo animals that look really good, so here are my zoo photos!
I happened to be at the right place during the bird show…
The Nashville Zoo’s newest exhibit – Pink Flamingos
As always, here are a couple of the kids:
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My latest photo walk was on the greenway that runs throughout Murfreesboro. The trail follows the Stones River, along roads, through parks…. All over town. We parked at the General Bragg Trailhead (1540 W. College St.) and only walked for a mile or so.
Here is what I got along the way…
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Recently, the company I work for has started a competition for all the employees. We are all wearing pedometers and reporting how many steps we take each day. The competition is sponsored by our health insurance company.
So, in an effort to get more steps each day, I’ve been visiting more places around town and walking around with my camera. One of those places was the Oaklands Historic House. The house is closed in the evenings but we were able to walk around the grounds and get shots of the exterior.
None of these shots actually show the house so if you are interested, here is a shot of the house I got earlier this year
More info on the house can be found HERE
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Southern Appalachian Spruce Fir – Roan Highlands, Tennessee/North CarolinaJune 13, 2017 - 8:27 pm
Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 19 – 20 Minute CliffJune 3, 2017 - 9:32 am
General Jackson – Charlottesville, VirginiaMay 30, 2017 - 8:40 pm
Frisco Pier – Cape Hatteras, North CarolinaMay 30, 2017 - 8:35 pm
Bodie Island Lighthouse and Milky Way – Nags Head, North CarolinaMay 30, 2017 - 8:30 pm