Texture overlays and cross processing are elements that I don’t often use when working on images. One of my personal goals this year is to become a bit knowledgeable about these processes and learn when and how to use them best. I haven’t spent much time working on those goals and this is probably one of my first postings using either of these techniques. I’ve traveled to the Big Tumbling section of the Clinch Mountain...

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Taken only a few minutes after Reflections of Sunset today’s image has a completely different mood and feel to it. The brilliant orange glow of sunset had completely faded away and darkness was quickly overtaking the remaining daylight. Maintenance crews have been busy over the last few months reworking the path leading to the intake tower. What is left of a fallen tree trunk acts as a border to the freshly rocked walkway. A little extra...

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Sometimes the unexpected happens and you just have to be ready. Sunday evening I drove back out to South Holston Dam to catch what was shaping up to be a beautiful sunset. I got a late start and found the sunset already dipping below the horizon by the time I arrived. I turned around and began making my way down the side of the dam to the water to shoot some long exposures instead when I was met with this scene. Everything had a hyper-orange...

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I made today’s shot back in February and have looked back to it several times since trying to find a fitting way to process and present it. In the end, a black and white conversion seemed to be the best fit. It was already a very busy image and the addition of bright green moss covering the roots and the orange of the leaves made it all the more distracting. Converting it to black and white removed the additional distractions allowing the...

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I have to admit that a power station isn’t exactly the most picturesque vista for a sunset but some of the most beautiful views of the evening sky can be seen from South Holston Dam. When the conditions are just right you get a spectacular range colors from the ground all the way to the sky. Occasionally, if the fog rising from the river is at just the right height it catches the color from the setting sun and glows a brilliant...

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Today’s shot is of South Holston Lake taken just prior to sunset and ahead of an approaching storm. This is one of my favorite go-to spots to shoot sunset especially this time of year. As the summer months approach, the Tennessee Valley Authority lets the water level rise by as much as 5-10 feet per week so the shoreline is constantly changing and creating new possibilities for compositions. Gear: Canon EOS 60D, Tamron AF...

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