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 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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Most of Saturday was covered by a dreary grey sky and there were scattered rain showers throughout the day. It was the kind of day that made you just want to stay inside and do nothing, which is exactly what I did for the majority of it. Later in the afternoon I thought I would at least try to get out and shoot something but was hit by a driving rain within a few miles. I eventually headed back home convinced that the day was shot. As evening...

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This weekend was marked by heavy cloud cover in our area which made for some great daytime shooting. What made it better, for me anyway, was the high winds that set in on Sunday afternoon. After spending the morning shooting streams in the mountains I decided to close out the day with some long exposure shooting by the lake. I’ve had a shot like this in mind since I bought my filter kit several months ago but the right circumstances of...

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