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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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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Today’s post is an image taken from the lake side of South Holston Dam just minutes before the image featured in yesterday’s post Epic Storm. Because the dam sits between the lake and the setting sun, light dissipates much quicker so I had to capture this beauty before turning my attention to the storm cell forming on the other side. To look at this scene you would never suspect the level of atmospheric mayhem that was brewing on...

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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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