I’ve just about exhausted my shooting locations by South Holston Dam but as the water level continues to drop more interesting foreground elements are being uncovered. This large piece of driftwood was completely submerged just two weeks ago and in another week will likely be several feet above the waterline. This image is one of a few keepers I brought back from a evening of shooting long exposures. This is the longest exposure...

Sunday was a pretty good day. I was able to spend the morning exploring waterfalls and ended the day along the shores of a local lake. The maintenance crews that maintain the land around South Holston Dam have recently been clearing an area around a massive overflow intake. Their work has opened a new section of the shoreline to exploration! The wind had picked up considerably throughout the day bringing some gorgeous clouds with it. I had...

So I finally made the time to download Topaz Labs B&W Effects and I have to say it’s pretty impressive. I was going to post the original of this image but after playing around in B&W Effects I decided to show a little of what it can do. By now you may have seen several reviews of this new product and even some wonderful images that have been processed using it but I wanted to feature something a little more extreme. Along with...

Saturday evening I decided to head out to South Holston Lake to shoot some long exposures. I knew that there was going to be very little cloud cover but by the time I arrived there were no clouds left. I spent some time just shooting in the waning light when I noticed the moon rising behind the distant mountains. I had completed forgotten that there was a full moon this weekend! I fired off a few frames at different exposures and compositions...

As the sun was setting Tuesday evening, the clouds began to spread across the sky in thin wisps radiating from the horizon so I threw my gear in the car and headed for the water to capture some long exposures. All of the way to the spot I had in mind I watched the skies hoping that the wind patterns would hold until I could get setup. Sadly, the wind died almost completely and the cloud formations changed dramatically before I made it. All was...