Blue Ridge Beauty

1/40 sec. f/16 ISO 100

Blue Ridge Mountains

Reaching Skyward

1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 200

Kentucky River Palisades

A Train, Trees, Fences, And Snow

iPhone 5: 1/2857 sec. f/2.4 ISO 50

Mountain Runoff

1.3 sec. f/18 ISO 100

An overflowing feeder stream in the hills of Kentucky.

Winter Sunrise

1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 100

Linking to Skywatch Friday

Sniper

1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100

While at my favorite heron lake early one morning, I spied these two fellow photogs on the other side of the lake. I had never seen them before. It's actually rare to see other photographers at this lake and even rarer to see big lenses. I was standing among some trees on the shoreline where it would have been difficult for these two to see me. I couldn't help but play camera sniper for a moment.

Nature's Kitchen

1/25 sec. f/5 ISO 100

This is a handmade, heavy-duty smoker/grill next to the stream outside our cabin.

After The Rain

1.3 sec. f/18 ISO 100

Back Country Stream

0.4 sec. f/22 ISO 100

Fall Marsh

1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100

Blending In

The pine trees planted in perfectly straight rows at the back of this field caught my attention and I thought they would make a nice backdrop. Then I noticed the big tree on the right side of the field. It was blending in too much with the other trees in the first shot and I wanted to isolate it.

1/8 sec. f/11 ISO 100

This was a situation where a zoom lens alone wasn't going to accomplish what I wanted. A simple change of position, however, did the trick. My point? I don't really have one other than don't always take all of your photos from one spot.

1/20 sec. f/11 ISO 200

1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 100

Foggy Fenceline

1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100

Linking to Friday's Fences

Lush Green

This is a Japanese garden we visited while in Illinois last month. It's a beautiful place, although the photos don't convey the 100+ degree heat index on the day of our visit.

Linking to Our World Tuesday

Today's Tip:
A change in perspective can make a big difference in photos. Getting lower or higher than typical eye level can make things more interesting or reveal things we didn't previously see.

Top Of The World

1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 100

This is a photo I took of my daughter yesterday while we were out enjoying the warm weather. I suppose it would be more accurate to say it's a landscape photo that happens to include my daughter. The hill wasn't as high as it appears in the picture. The combination of a wide angle lens and me shooting from ground level makes the distance appear more dramatic. Even as small as she is, the photo wouldn't be the same without her (or something) to draw the eye.

Linking to Our World Tuesday

Blue Ridge Mountains Scenery

Last week I spent some time traveling through the Blue Ridge Mountains. There was so much to see and take in that I only scratched the surface. It's not the first time I've visited that area, but I never grow tired of the beautiful scenery. Many of the trees and flowers weren't in bloom yet despite being the end of April and early May - I assume due to the high elevation. That aside, there was still plenty to see and photograph.

I have plenty more photos of the area I'll be sharing in future posts.

Linking to Rural Thursday Blog Hop