There’s really nothing special about today’s image, it’s just a decaying tree stump covered in moss. What caught my attention was how vibrant the mosses were against the dull color of the forest floor. Gear: Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop...

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Don’t you just love it when you literally stumble onto a great composition! Well that’s what happen with this image. I had just finished shooting what would become River Crossing and was making my way further down the trail when I came across this scene. The tree had fallen right through the middle of the only laurel bush in sight. It kind of reminded me of a scene from any number of bad movies where the speeding car always hits the...

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This is the smallest of the trail-side waterfalls that I encountered during a recent walk along the Virginia Creeper Trail. As I was setting up this shot the sun began to break through the clouds and cast shadows of the laurel branches across the water. After I began working on the image I realized that I should have captured at least one more with a shorter exposure. I could have used the shorter exposure as a layer mask to help correct the...

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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...

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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...

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