The Blue Ridge Parkway
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This 1243-ft. concrete segmental bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway snakes around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. It was completed in 1987 at a cost of $10 million and was the last section of the Blue Ridge Parkway to be finished.
This was taken in the middle of the day with a polarizer.😩 I like the colors better late or early in the day as they are softer I think, but you take what you can get.
Enlarge for more detail. Color has peaked in this area.
A b/w rendition of an earlier color shot of a typical view when driving Alberta's spectacular Icefields Parkway. Most beautiful drive I've been blessed to enjoy numerous times.
Here I'm driving north towards Dolomite and Watermelon peaks.
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Once again I found myself up at Cowee Mountain Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway. I had intended to find a nice little spot somewhere in the mountains earlier, but as time drew short, the cloud levels continued to drop, I fell back into one of my favorite scenes. The clouds were rushing in and out of the valley, the humidity was making everyone uncomfortable... That's photography though, chasing light like a star struck groupie, fumbling the relationship more often than not... but sometimes, the stars align and you find some headway. [That may be the nicest way I have ever described chasing light.....] So, there I stood, having carefully, slowly setting up my equipment, prepping my exposure, watching the nearby photographers with their own array of gadgets and gizmos, and no doubt strong opinions on the same scene. Lots of laughter, lots of waiting... while I stood near my tripod, trigger in hand snapping shots every so often, tracking and waiting for these corpuscular rays to cut through the clouds in just the right way. Finally I had a few moments to grab the shot I was waiting on, just as a huge cloud came and filled the entire valley. That was it according to four of the photographers, no more light, the day was done 45 minutes till actual sunset, five before golden hour... But the rest of us stayed, perhaps not wishing to admit defeat, maybe convinced the light would return...
ISO: 320
Aperture: f8
SS: 1/125th
Focal: 50mm
I can deal with hot, I can deal with cold... Humidity, and high winds though.... that's pure misery.
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one of the most beautiful reagions in the world. The icefields parkway in the canadian rockies. Somewhere between Banff and the Columbia Icefield
On the way to Columbia Icefield...
The splendour of the Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93) can hardly be overstated: a 230-kilometre road from Lake Louise to Jasper through the heart of the Rockies, it ranks as one of the world's ultimate drives. Its unending succession of huge peaks, immense glaciers, iridescent lakes, wild-flower meadows, wildlife and forests - capped by the stark grandeur of the Columbia Icefield - is absolutely overwhelming.
Took this LE shot on a overpass on 395 in Northern Virginia. From there I managed to get this shot GW Parkway. The lighting was spotty due to the fact that some of the lamp post did not turn on. I was trying to capture the sunsetting in the background and a vast array of light trails.
I always enjoy a good scene, but it is so much more interesting when there is a story that goes with it. While visiting, I met a woman whose grandmother was born in this cabin. I can't imagine what that would have been like.
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Awestruck. Driving home from Georgia to Minnesota on a stretch of the Blueridge Parkway in North Carolina, we were graced by scenes like this. The dilemma is, does one take pictures or sit in amazement? Did a little of both.
These conditions lasted about 45 minutes.
I don't know what kind of moss this is, or what kind of oak produced this acorn, but thought that the small scene was photogenic.
Today is Earth Day.
Thanks for looking? Isn't God a great artist?
The Icefields Parkway (aka Highway 93) is 230 km long one of most spectacular drives in the world. It connects Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
Read more at Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icefields_Parkway
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this shot was about 25 minute before sunrise no filters used here and the trees at this level were showing early spring leaves
755 km Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most scenic routes in the United States. Here, the road passes through Pisgah National Forest near Asheville, North Carolina.
Look close to see second tiny meteor next to big meteor (right lower side of big meteor). Perseid Meteors in the Moonlight over the Blue Ridge Parkway (LOVE)
The Icefield Parkway, one of the most scenic drive in the world. In the heart of the Canadian rockies through Banff and jasper National Parks, Alberta. Taken with the Canon 5dsr. Check out website for prints: pierre-leclerc.pixels.com/
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