Since this will be my final post of 2011, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year as we welcome 2012! It’s been an amazing year for me as I’ve seen the quality and maturity of my photography grow by leaps and bounds. I derive inspiration and motivation from the incredible work of the many photographers whose images I see posted daily. Your support, comments and feedback are a tremendous source of encouragement and inspire me...

In the midst of all the various waterfall and foliage images that I had on my shot list this fall were a few ‘iconic’ Parkway images that I wanted to capture. This was one of them. Much like the familiar mile markers, to me the ‘Overlook Ahead’ signs are one of those little things that come to mind when I think of the Parkway. Gear: Canon 60D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens Settings: ISO100, 85mm, 1/13 second Processing: Adobe...

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! As you can probably tell, I used some of my downtime to update the look of my site. I had been working on theme customization a little at a time during the last few weeks and decided to make the push to production over the weekend. I really like the clean and minimal feel that it has and I hope you enjoy it too. As a starting point, I used a newer theme from Elegant Themes called...

Ancient peoples marked the day after Winter Solstice as a celebration of light conquering darkness. It was observed as a time renewal and rebirth as the days would grow longer and the Earth would begin to come alive again. In keeping with of that idea, I thought I would post an image today that attempts to embody the feeling of emerging from an enveloping darkness. Gear: Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm Settings: 18mm, ISO100, f/8, 1/20...

Today we’re going back to a Soco Falls in western North Carolina. These falls were just amazing and I was able to capture some really great images during my visit. Soco is a 30-foot high double waterfall that is breathtaking the first time you see it. This is an image of the leftmost falls which is difficult to see from the observation platform and can only be fully appreciated if you are willing to make your way down the slick bank to...