View from the Top
A friend who recently bought some land on a mountain top near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, asked me to take some pictures from there... this would be the scene from a back deck or a great room with a cathedral ceiling and a wall of windows. That house has not been built yet, but there's no doubt the view would be spectacular. What you don't see here is a sweeping view of Grandfather Mountain, Grandmother Mountain, Hawksbill Mountain, and Table Rock... they're covered over by the approaching thunderstorm. I believe the dynamic interaction of light between earth and sky make this shot... this storm, at this point, is beautiful. Ironically, as I ate dinner later that evening, I saw the devastation of a not-so-beautiful storm that had descended on Oklahoma City that same day from a television in the restaurant. It's doubtful that the survivors will ever forget the more than 90 people, many of them friends and family, who lost their lives as a two-mile wide tornado tore through the suburb of Moore. Check out this link to see how Samaritan's Purse is making a difference in the lives of that community, and consider following through to the "Support" tab: www.samaritanspurse.org/article/oklahoma-tornado-response/ ... there's still much to be done. Thanks! Mike
View from the Top
A friend who recently bought some land on a mountain top near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, asked me to take some pictures from there... this would be the scene from a back deck or a great room with a cathedral ceiling and a wall of windows. That house has not been built yet, but there's no doubt the view would be spectacular. What you don't see here is a sweeping view of Grandfather Mountain, Grandmother Mountain, Hawksbill Mountain, and Table Rock... they're covered over by the approaching thunderstorm. I believe the dynamic interaction of light between earth and sky make this shot... this storm, at this point, is beautiful. Ironically, as I ate dinner later that evening, I saw the devastation of a not-so-beautiful storm that had descended on Oklahoma City that same day from a television in the restaurant. It's doubtful that the survivors will ever forget the more than 90 people, many of them friends and family, who lost their lives as a two-mile wide tornado tore through the suburb of Moore. Check out this link to see how Samaritan's Purse is making a difference in the lives of that community, and consider following through to the "Support" tab: www.samaritanspurse.org/article/oklahoma-tornado-response/ ... there's still much to be done. Thanks! Mike