As the sun set on the last day of my vacation it cast long shadows and a warm glow across the field that had become my final subject. This was the only day that had seen any trace of clouds during my entire trip. Being able to combine these clouds with the multicolored row of trees and this rugged fence allowed me to pack up my gear and end the outing on a high note. Gear: Canon 60D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm Settings: 22mm, ISO100, f/11, 1/20...

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Other than a few squirrels, I didn’t see any animal life of any kind while on my sojourn across the Blue Ridge a few weeks ago. The huge influx of noisy tourists was probably more to blame than anything but occasionally I would come across a field with a few horses lazily grazing. On the last day of my trip, I passed a field with a beautiful split rail fence that had a few horses munching on the cool, evening grass. The sun had just...

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Its been a while since I posted an HDR so I thought that today I would combine fall foliage and brackets. Once I drove into the unexpected abundance of color this weekend I immediately knew that I had to make my way to this spot before sunset. This fence borders a field that is directly across from the entrance to Grayson Highlands State Park. I have seen this fence a hundred times on my way in and out of the park and had put it on my list of...

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Round bails of hay are a common sight in the area this time of year as farmers make the first cutting of their fields. This is actually the view from my back door looking north across a neighboring pasture. The people that work this field began bailing it just after sunrise and finished just before sunset. They continued to work late into the night and when I woke up the next morning all of the bails were gone. These folks work hundreds of...

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When I began this series on Monday, I promised that I would be getting to sunsets later in the week. Far be it for me to disappoint everyone who has been so kind as to follow these images over the last few days! This is the kind of sunset that people come to the mountain to witness. Of course, not every sunset is this magnificent so I was very lucky to be there when this one spread across the sky. I spent a lot time thinking about possible...

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