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The beach to the east of Bournemouth Pier.
Past the beach huts, towards the East Cliff Lift.
The East Cliff Lift
The East Cliff Lift, also built in 1908, links the Russell Coates Art Gallery & Museum with the beach. The museum and art gallery is free to enter and is open every day except Mondays. The East Cliff Lift features a small heritage display in the top toll house.
Ellicott City, MD
Series: Shapes & Texture
This collection was gathered through many different photo opportunities throughout the years. I always felt these individual photographs did not quite match the original series or spoke to their location. Instead, as a collective, they each represent sort of a puzzle - whether it be from their shape, texture, or composition. After gathering numerous examples and keeping in their own separate folder, it became more apparent that they matched. The simplicity of form, similarity in structure, and two-dimensional visual led me to create this focused series.
- Day Two -
We left the highest point, Clingman's Dome, and continued downwards onto the winding, curving roads. Back onto 441, we followed Oconaluftee River southward. We pulled over along the way to admire (and photograph!) creeks, meadows full of wild flowers, and wildlife. We spotted numerous elks roaming.
We ended up getting "lost" down an odd little road full of small houses, domestic animals, and bizarre decorations; we easily turned back on track. Continuing south towards Cherokee NC, we made our next stop Oconaluftee Visitor Center.
There was a museum, a homestead wonderfully preserved, to show how families lived and survived in the mountains 100 years ago. My Mom was delighted and wonderstruck imaging life on the homestead; I tried my hardest to capture that moment for her!
- Day Two -
We drove past the Chimney Tops and up the winding roads. There were tunnels every so often where everyone would honk their horns.
Shortly after, we arrived at Newfound Gap: the state border between Tennessee and North Carolina. Elevation 5046 feet! It was here that we discovered why it was named the Great Smoky Mountains. There was a hovering blue haze across all the hills, mountains, and peaks.
Next stop was Clingman's Dome - the highest point of the entire Appalachian Trail. We were so high that clouds were eye level. We were surrounded by the Smoky Mountains.
Camera: Zenit 122
Lens: Takumar 50mm/1.8
Aperture speed: 1/60
Film: Kodak Professional tmax 400 (expired)
The beach to the east of Bournemouth Pier.
Past the beach huts, towards the East Cliff Lift.
The East Cliff Lift
The East Cliff Lift, also built in 1908, links the Russell Coates Art Gallery & Museum with the beach. The museum and art gallery is free to enter and is open every day except Mondays. The East Cliff Lift features a small heritage display in the top toll house.
- Day Four -
We started our day early and headed east towards Glacier National Park. Instead of taking the main road to the entrance, I suggested driving the longer way around to explore, why not? We are glad we took the path less traveled because we saw some awesome sights all around the Apgar Mountains!
- Day Six -
Day five was full of whitewater rafting, eating, taking long rides searching for wildlife, and enjoying our last full day in Montana.
Although day six was busy and departure was upon us, we did some last minute exploring. We revisited some old places and stumbled on new gems as well. Firstly, we drove down to Whitefish Lake where it all began.
We took the same path where we first saw Montana water. The woods and the shoreline felt more similar and special this time around. Instead of coming, we were going. It was a special goodbye, considering I did not have my camera with me most of the first day (it was charging back at the lodge!) Every breath and step I took reminded me of a few days prior, except this time, I was reminiscing on everything we had seen and how wonderful of a trip we had. Whitefish Lake was a beautiful introduction to what were were about to experience and it was a very fitting outro of our time spent here.
There is a small stone bench at the top of these steps with the engraving:
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. May your path be lit with sunshine. Shannon Tallman 1957 - 2005"
The beach to the east of Bournemouth Pier.
Past the beach huts, towards the East Cliff Lift.
The East Cliff Lift
The East Cliff Lift, also built in 1908, links the Russell Coates Art Gallery & Museum with the beach. The museum and art gallery is free to enter and is open every day except Mondays. The East Cliff Lift features a small heritage display in the top toll house.
It has been published in UK Light Rail and Tram Museum Guide 2016, from Train Crazy Publishing.
The beach to the east of Bournemouth Pier.
Past the beach huts, towards the East Cliff Lift.
Land train's that go from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier.
Near the end of the beach huts.
- Day Two -
We left the highest point, Clingman's Dome, and continued downwards onto the winding, curving roads. Back onto 441, we followed Oconaluftee River southward. We pulled over along the way to admire (and photograph!) creeks, meadows full of wild flowers, and wildlife. We spotted numerous elks roaming.
We ended up getting "lost" down an odd little road full of small houses, domestic animals, and bizarre decorations; we easily turned back on track. Continuing south towards Cherokee NC, we made our next stop Oconaluftee Visitor Center.
There was a museum, a homestead wonderfully preserved, to show how families lived and survived in the mountains 100 years ago. My Mom was delighted and wonderstruck imaging life on the homestead; I tried my hardest to capture that moment for her!