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At a roadside parking area pullout along the Icefields Parkway with a view looking to the northwest to Mount Saskatchewan and the Lighthouse Tower. This is in Banff National Park.
Calling a beach Secret Beach seems such an unimaginative naming to me. There are so many Secret Beaches out there and yet every one you read about really is no longer much of a secret. In this case "Mildly Out of the Way Beach" might have been a more appropriate name as I discovered its existence on one of those roadside map billboards in a pullout along Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor. Granted, if calling a beach Secret is more about promotion than actual nature, then I can see the argument. Little will draw you to a spot more than calling it a secret. For its part, the beach was quite nice. Pretty isolated and one of those nooks of a beach, surrounded by sheer cliffs in three directions with open ocean forming the fourth boundary. It was a destination we had never planned specifically for in our exploration of Samuel Boardman but one we had allowed ample time for the discovery of. It is the type of adventurousness that is usually beneficial as a photographer to exhibit that you don't script and plan every stop but rather pull over here and there looking to see what may turn up. Even a fairly nondescript pullout with a weathered, wooden map on a post can lead down a trail that will take you to places that only large amounts of internet sleuthing may turn up, and even if it does, it is not nearly as much fun or rewarding as spontaneous discovery.
I also wanted to post this image today because apparently the Holga 120 WPC is once again available on the market. Blue Moon Camera just got in a handful and we plan on ordering more. I am glad to see this camera once more. I have long thought it a severely underappreciated pinhole camera. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it a wooden work of art like some other pinhole cameras? Not in the slightest - its cheap plastic after all. But is it a surprisingly effective pinhole camera that costs less than $100 and can be easily used? In spades. So in honor of the return of the Holga WPC, a recent WPC pinoramic of mine.
Holga 120 WPC
Ilford XP2
Clark’s Nutcrackers are conspicuous birds in open subalpine forests near treeline in the West, where they fly with woodpecker-like swoops, perch on vertical pine branches, and jab at cones with their bills. They’re also wide-ranging and move through middle-elevation conifer forests, where they tend to stay near the canopy. A great way to find them is to listen for their long, grating calls, given frequently. If you see one pass by overhead, keep your eyes out because they typically travel in small groups. You may also see Clark’s Nutcrackers in campgrounds, picnic areas, trailheads, and high-elevation scenic pullouts in national parks and forests. (All about Birds...)
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While at a roadside pullout along the Going-to-the-Sun Road with a view looking to south at the ridges and peaks with Clements Mountain and Mount Cannon of the Central Lewis Range. This is in Glacier National Park. In composing this image, my thought was to focus on the mountains to my front aligning myself to best bring out a look to the peaks and mountainside present. The rest was metering the exposure given the bright afternoon sunlight that day. Almost like there was a slight haze but the ClearView Plus tool in DxO PhotoLab 6 helped to minimize that while also working with control points in to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
No matter which direction you travel from where are were to here
Immerse yourself in the colors of the world around you
Smell the fragrances the wind blows about
Hear the symphony of birds and things that fly around
Take a step forward and know everyone greets you with a fine hello
And smile back that graciousness in gratitude for a life lived that moment
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one afternoon in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This was at a roadside pullout around the Whistling Branch Overlook to black bear that was eating here and there while crossing this grassy meadow. The setting is looking to the north-northeast with Cades Cove Mountain, Double Mountain, and Cerulean Knob as a distant mountain backdrop. In a few images that I captured at this location, I did zoom in with the focal length, but here I wanted to pull back and include some of the national parks surrounding landscape that I felt only added to the wonderment of nature here.
The rest was later making adjustments with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
2 AC44s, a CP and UP, are up front on a SB grainer towards Portland with a BNSF GE bringing up the rear and giving the consist 3 different class 1s.
With the biggest heat wave most of Washington has ever seen coming in for the weekend, our Sunday plan changed from being a mellow day on the Snake river, and eventually an evening chase of the GRNW, into a somewhat chaotic day of trains on the Ayer sub, Tacoma, Everett and finally a BN and ATSF geep in the Burlington-Bellingham area. I started out the morning by sitting at a pullout on the East side of the Joso trestle, and was lucky enough to catch a SB in some great morning light, checking off this Joso trestle shot from my list. Although this became my only train on this section of the Ayer sub, I wasn't disappointed since I had the surprise of having 3 different colored GEs being the only power on that mornings grainer.
6/27/21
At a roadside pullout along the main park road not far from the southern entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park. The view is looking to the northwest with Emerald Lake seemingly hidden amongst the ridges and peaks in this part of the national park. My thought in composing this image had been to take advantage of the higher ground I was looking from and angle my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward, bringing the horizon higher into the image. I felt that would help with more of a sense of grandeur in the ridges and peaks around me as well as minimizing what I felt was the negative space of the blue skies above.
This Kodak Beau Brownie camera was owned by my wife's uncle.
Uncle Hugh (Hughie) was a very interesting (and wonderful) man with very diverse interests, and occupations (too extensive to write here!). Hugh had a good eye for collectable cameras as well, and found this 'special' version of the venerable Kodak Brownie camera.
No.2 Beau Brownie
Kodak No.2 Beau Brownie Camera
Type: Box rollfilm
Introduced: Oct 1930
Discontinued: 1933
Film size: 120
Picture size: 2 1/4" X 3 1/4"
Manufactured: US
Lens: Doublet
Shutter: Rotary
Numbers made: ?
Original price: $4.25
Description:
This metal body camera is distinguished by it's 2-tone enamelled geometric Art Deco design front panel. It has 2 viewfinders along with a bulb(time) setting and a choice of 3 f/stops by using the pullout levers on top of the camera and above the lens. This unique and beautiful camera model has a leatherette covering color-matched to the front plate. It additionally has a tripod screw mount hole. The doublet lens allowed a shorter body than usual Brownie box cameras.
Variations:
The No.2 Beau Brownies were first released available in 5 colors: black, blue, green, rose and tan. Green and rose models were available only in 1930 and 1931.
Fun Facts:
These sought-after cameras were designed by Walter Dorwin Teague. It's Art-Deco design truly reflects the period it was released. Though it's a fairly basic box Brownie, it is a work of art.
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Cet appareil photo Kodak Beau Brownie appartenait à l'oncle de ma femme.
L'oncle Hugh (Hughie) était un homme très intéressant (et merveilleux) avec des intérêts très divers et des professions (trop vastes pour être écrites ici!). Hugh avait également un bon œil pour les caméras de collection et a trouvé cette version «spéciale» de la vénérable caméra Kodak Brownie.
No.2 Beau Brownie
Appareil photo Kodak No.2 Beau Brownie
Type: Film en rouleau
Introduit: octobre 1930
Arrêté: 1933
Taille du film: 120
Taille de l'image: 2 1/4 "X 3 1/4"
Fabriqué: US
Objectif: Doublet
Obturateur: rotatif
Numéros faits:?
Prix d'origine: 4,25 $
La description:
Cet appareil photo en métal se distingue par son panneau avant design Art Déco géométrique émaillé 2 tons. Il a 2 viseurs avec un réglage de l'ampoule (temps) et un choix de 3 f / arrêts en utilisant les leviers de retrait sur le dessus de la caméra et au-dessus de l'objectif. Ce modèle d'appareil photo unique et magnifique a un revêtement en similicuir de couleur assortie à la plaque avant. Il a en outre un trou de montage pour vis de trépied. L'objectif doublet permettait un corps plus court que les caméras Brownie Box habituelles.
Variations:
Les n ° 2 Beau Brownies sont d'abord sortis disponibles en 5 couleurs: noir, bleu, vert, rose et beige. Les modèles vert et rose n'étaient disponibles qu'en 1930 et 1931.
Faits amusants:
Ces caméras recherchées ont été conçues par Walter Dorwin Teague. Son design Art-Déco reflète vraiment la période de sa sortie. Bien que ce soit une boîte Brownie assez basique, c'est une œuvre d'art.
Thirty-two miles south of the nearest major highway is the town of Regent, North Dakota. It was dying, and Gary Greff decided that someone had to do something about it.
Inspired, he later said, by the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, and its misremembered catchphrase "Build it, and they will come," Gary began building giant artworks to entice travelers off of the interstate and into town.
A metal sculptor and retired Regent schoolteacher, Gary's plan was to create ten huge sculptures, paired with pullouts and picnic areas, every few miles along Regency-Gladstone Road -- which he christened The Enchanted Highway. All of the sculptures would face north, toward the oncoming traffic from Interstate 94.
After we left Yosemite National Park, we had to make a long drive south to find an open pass over the Sierra Nevada Mountains - this was due to all the snow CA had last winter. We had to go to Bakersfield before heading in the direction we wanted to go. We ended up driving through a pretty canyon along the Kern River (we had never heard of it). The road was hairy - winding, narrow, with massive rocks jutting just inches from our car - no room for error on this road. The Kern River was raging but there were very few pullouts to check it out. Bummer. From there we went to the Alabama Foothills near Lone Pine, played around the arches, before heading to Bishop for the night. Very long driving day.
I took these photos in early June 2017.
Another fine DOF opportunity.
Fall Creek Oregon. Big Fall Creek Road was closed a few miles in. The last pullout before the road closure is probably getting a lot more visits than normal.
I enjoyed our stop there.
Way back when (when life was simpler than it is now), wife and I flew to Colorado to visit our older daughter Bella. A couple of days after getting there, the two of us decided to do a loop around and through the Rocky Mountain National Park. We drove out of Fort Collins on Route 14, up Poudre River Canyon Road (sadly, much of the scenery there has burned down since, but the place is still worth a visit – whitewater rafting is great!). We made a short stop near the top of Poudre and hiked to Zimmerman Lake, where we were greeted by the sight of an enormous bull moose feeding on the succulent weeds that grow on the edge of the lake. Unsurprisingly, he seemed utterly oblivious to us and went on enjoying his treat as blissfully as a drunken sailor that stares into a bottle of sweet grog.
Having been put in our place, we continued to Cameron Pass, slowed down just enough to avoid getting a speeding ticket in Walden, zipped as fast as the Devil down Route 125 to Granby, then traced a dog leg toward Grand Lake where we had a late lunch. I can hardly remember what I had for lunch yesterday, so please don’t ask me what we ate! I do remember, though, that after lunch we drove due north up a long flat valley and stopped a couple of times to admire large herds of elk chewing on the late summer grass as they lay down in it while staring blankly into the distance, completely oblivious to our presence (duh!).
Suddenly the road turned right and, hairpin after hairpin, we started our climb toward the Continental Divide. We stopped briefly for some coffee at the Alpine Ridge Visitor Center (from where a few years later I managed to snap my “almost famous” rainbow shot), then on we went, winding our way down the Trail Ridge Road. Like a child first time in Disneyland, I kept stopping the car every few hundred yards - the view getting more spectacular with every turn of the road.
Midway between Iceberg Pass and Sundance Mountain is where I took this shot (or, more precisely, the shots that comprise this panorama). I had two cameras with me: Canon 5D Mark III with a 35mm Canon f/1.4L lens attached to it and Canon 70D fitted with a Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom. I took a quick snap of my wife with the 35mm, had her snap one of me (posing confidently against the backdrop of the majestic valleys and cliffs), then grabbed my long lens and fired 8 shots in quick succession (handheld left two right), like a hunter trying to keep up with a zigzagging mountain goat. Success! With a broad smile on my face, I got back into the car, put out my right hand, expecting a firm high five (it didn’t come), stepped on the gas pedal (feeling like a million bucks) and started pulling away from the pullout. Suddenly … “I was half the man I used to be (just a second before -- good thing The Beetles didn't choose "Second Before" for the title of their arguably best song!)” – my wife screamed and I whipped my head to the right in her direction (involuntarily, like a man whacked in the head with a baseball bat), then just as fast (like a man whacked in the head with a baseball bat, again), seeing her hand pointing toward the hood of the car, I looked in front me and slammed on the breaks.
It was then that it happened – my Rocky Mountain Low! My beautiful 5D Mark III and my precious 35mm lens (an f/1.4L mind you!) came sliding off the hood of our rental car, crashed onto the asphalt (totally oblivious to the pain I felt in my heart at that very moment) and flew apart, this way and that, like two lovers who could no longer hold on to their love.
A minute later (probably less – there is no point dwelling on a few seconds here and there!), after I comprehended what had just happened, I collected their sad remains and got back in the car. I will spare you the account of the recriminations that happened between wife and I – needless to say, “sparks did fly”! After we finally calmed down, we drove on in silence, oblivious to the grandeur that lay ahead of us, down into Estes Park, down further still through Big Thompson Canyon toward Loveland (past Devil’s Backbone) and finally back up to Fort Collins.
We met up with Bella and Jake for dinner at Uncle’s Pizza (what a great place it was – you could get a free bottle of wine if you ordered a couple of large pizzas back then, but it is no more). We had a wonderful time.
All this happened at the start of our two-week vacation, so for the rest of our trip I was forced to use my 100-400 mm lens (and my iPhone) to record our travels/travails through Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. By the way, it only took about $1000 to fix my camera and lens. Who says money can’t buy you love!
Seen from a parking pullout on Highway 101 just past Heceta Head Lighthouse Park... going south towards Florence, Oregon.
A setting looking to the east while taking in views of Otter Creek and a bridge crossing. This is at a roadside pullout along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Stump lake is one of my favorite birding locations for the dry weather birds here in BC as well as the different habitats in a very short distance. Not to mention, Klotz translates to stump, (or similar) in German. As I was heading around the south side of the lake I noticed a very big flock of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in a pullout. I wheeled around and headed back to find the ground covered in wheat. There were several birds making short order of the grain, including White-crowned Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird, and European Starling. There must have been 50-65 male birds hovering around the area becoming braver every minute. Most of the Females must have been on nests as there was only half a dozen or so.
Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Driving back from San Jose, we took the scenic route, which coincidentally is also a shortcut, from the 101 to the 154, the Cachuma Lake exit, and took the back way into Santa Barbara. Needless to say, the scenic route lives up to its name here.
This is from a pullout right at the intersection of the two roads.
Spring has definitely sprung.
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
- douglas adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
While at a roadside pullout along the Icefields Parkway at the Goats and Glacier Lookout in Jasper National Park. The view is looking to the south-southeast to the ridges and peaks of the Hooker Icefield with Mount Christie and Mount Brussels (Brussels Peak). My thought on composing this image was to angle my Nikon SLR, camera, slightly downward, creating a sweeping view across this mountain valley to the more distant ridges and peaks. I wanted to have them higher into the image and create more of a sense of grandeur with them. There would be a little bit of blue skies and clouds in the image, but most of that morning was overcast with just a little bit of blue skies coming out, so I felt I could minimize it and focus on the mountains to my front.
The humorously named Poker Jim Ridge abuts the Warner Lakes in Oregon's vast high desert. On the top of the ridge and beyond to the east is the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge. The Warner Lakes is actually a series of a dozen alkali seas whose water levels fluctuate in roughly 15-year cycles.
I'm humbled by the time J and I spent out on the overlooks of the area. Watching the sun set while photographing it was something I'll remember a long while.
The pullout near mile 7 on Skyline Drive has an amazing dense stand of trees that seem to converge on each other. Remember to look up!
We were on way back to the cabin ending our last full day in Glacier National Park when we came upon this roadside pullout on the North Fork Road, which is located on the west side of the park, south of Polebridge. A large open field presented itself with an interesting cloud set above, which was separated by a forest of pine trees. I basically saw ‘LAYERS’ in the shot that you’re looking at. I would imagine that this field was frequented by moose & deer in their prime hours, but we didn't see any around in these fields during our time there. We’ve already decided that we need to go back sometime in the near future to see everything else we missed. There’s so much beauty to see in this park !
The struggle was real! Early evening on Saturday Anita and I headed up onto Skyline Drive to try to capture a photo of this O-so-famous comet. The extra long lines waiting to get into the park were some clue as to what we could expect once there! The overlook we had in mind wasn't too full yet as we did arrive well before dark. Thinking we were prepared we started setting up but soon discovered an important missing component! Somehow we had Both of us forgotten the quick release attachment that connects the camera to the tripod And our remote release gadgets!!
So by then there were something like 17 serious photogs there setting up, most with some very intimidating equipment plus families and a friend or two, many with two tripods and cameras. (all packed into one small pullout/observation place! it was like a Circus. So we asked up and down the line for the use of a spare attachment. One nice gentleman offered one but it did not fit my cheap little tripod at all. But the couple next to us offered some Gorilla Tape ( a tougher version of Duck Tape) and we proceeded to tape my 60D to the tripod with the heavy duty Canon 70-200 lens. ( I think he had often used this stuff before as he was very good at applying it!) And it Worked!!! But some 200 photos later I realized there just wasn't going to be any stupendous or brilliant photos so we quietly turned tail and left, headlights off so as not to wreck anyone else's shots. Cars were lined up and down the drive and people had walked in to observe what could only barely be discerned by the naked eye! This photo? It was taken from my deck last night with my much lighter in weight wide angle lens and I thought I wasn't getting a single shot until I downloaded. Not a world class photo for sure but I am also for sure not a night time photographer! But for posterity, here it is. What we found up there in the dark on Skyline Drive were some incredibly kind and helpful people and a camaraderie with others of like mind and the fact impressed once more on our minds that it's not always about the photo. Have a great start of the week day everyone! :)
If you're leaving Grand Canyon national park and headed towards Page, you will no doubt see the pullout just on the eastern edge of the Kaibab plateau which provides a stunning view of the Vermillion cliffs. Its one of my favorite spots and brings on fantasies of owning a nice piece of land say, right in front of those wonderful cliffs. One of these days I'm going to explore the area behind the cliffs, up on the Paria plateau. www.grandcanyontrust.org/kane/assets/Generic/Major_Featur...
On the Natchez Trace Parkway, as it crosses over the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, there is a small circular drive. There you can get out and walk to the edge of the waterway, just south of the lock and dam at Bay Springs Lake. At this stop there are also a couple of small ponds, that seem to be more marshes than ponds. It is one of my favorite places to stop. This particular morning brought some glorious mist and light. The scenery itself doesn't compare to some majestic mountain or seashore landscape, but the details have their own beauty and charm. It was difficult for me to decide between my favorites, so I've just uploaded all of them.
While along the Blue Ridge Parkway and roadside pullout with a view looking to the northwest. This is at the Bald Mountain Overlook with a view to a nearby Flowering Dogwood and then a more distant view of ridges and peaks with Knob of Rocks, Cellar Mountain, and Mine Bank Mountain.
Masoud Barzani thanked Paris for its support through difficult times in the Kurdistan Region.
"The President made reference to the fact that the French government was supportive of the Kurdistan Region during some of the most challenging times in our recent history," read a statement from Masoud Barzani's office.
They also touched on the impending US pullout in Syria and Turkish threats of action.
They "agreed that the Kurds of Syria should not be victimized due to political agreements between the various powers involved in Syria," read Masoud Barzani's statement.
They spoke about "improved" relations between Erbil and Baghdad.
"Minister Le Drian stated that the new Iraqi government and President Barzani's recent visit to Baghdad have paved the path for a brighter future between Erbil and Baghdad," according to Masoud Barzani's office.
Masoud Barzani said he will continue to support Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi "in pursuit of the mutual benefit for the people of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq" while expressing "optimism."
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An eastbound intermodal cruises under the wood pullouts on NFD 36 between Jennings and Stryker Montana. Sheppard Mountain can be seen in the background as the train leaves the Fischer River Canyon and prepares to enter Flathead Tunnel.
Along U.S. 163 just south of Mexican Hat, Utah. I haven't found any information on the cross, which is located at a pullout along the highway but nearly invisible from the road.
More information on Alhambra Rock, a volcanic plug dating back an estimated 25 million to 30 million years, here: Geosights: Alhambra Rock.
Enjoying the view at one of several scenic pullouts on the Seward Highway between Bird Point and Girdwood.
While at a roadside parking area pullout along the Icefields Parkway with a view looking to the south to ridges and peaks of the North Waputik Mountains (Epaulette Mountain, Kaufmann Peaks, and Mount Sarbach). This is in Banff National Park.
A 1936 White bus makes it way down the Going To The Sun Highway in Glacier National Park. Since the first buses were used in the Park in 1914, these historic red buses are both a symbol of Glacier National Park and a reminder of a time when national park travel was done with style and grace. The 25-foot-long 1936 White touring coaches were originally built of oak and covered with an aluminum and metal skin. After 75 years of summer sightseeing, the coaches in the fleet were either in need of repair or junked . In 2002, Ford Motor Company renovated a fleet of 33 touring coaches as a gift to future generations. Ford fitted coaches with stronger chassis and clean burning propane engines. The renovated fleet has been in service now for over 17 years. Visitors still can experience Glacier National Park the way guests have since 1914.
Completed in 1932, the spectacular, 50 mile long Going-to-the-Sun Road bisects the park east to west. The paved, two-lane highway spans the width of The Park and crosses the Continental Divide at 6,646-foot-high Logan Pass. It passes large glacial lakes and cedar forests in the lower valleys; canyons and cliffs; culminating at the windswept alpine tundra atop the pass. Scenic viewpoints and pullouts line the road offering dramatic views and photo opportunities. One thing I found interesting is that the view from the road varies depending on the direction you are traveling. I drove both ways a few of times and saw different things each time.
The road is nationally significant for its design and monumental engineering accomplishments. The original roadbed, bridges, tunnels, culverts, retaining walls, and guard walls were built in the “NPS Rustic” style. Individually, these structures are often significant examples of period engineering and design philosophy; collectively, they comprise a vital, integral component of the road’s unique character. Most of these structures were designed to harmonize with the roadway setting by using native materials and by blending with landforms as much as possible.The Going-To-The-Sun Road is a National Historic Landmark, is included in the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
For a while, we were pretty sure there was a brief rift in the space-time continuum. Clearly, that was a volcano and clearly, it was erupting. And since we knew we hadn't left Colorado, the only explanation was that we were looking into another time. The illusion was temporary, a mile down the road and things didn't line up anymore but it made for a cool time warp.
That was an interesting day.
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Summer 2014 2nd leg: "Getting High"
July 9: Stopping at every pullout at Black Canyon of the Gunnison's south rim; getting through Grand Junction unnoticed; setting up camp at Fisher Towers.
A colorful formation in contrast to the gray cliffs that follow the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, Devil’s Garden is a unique, easily-accessible natural play park. After driving 12 miles down the graded road, there is a signed pullout for this spot designated as an “Outstanding Natural Area.”
As part of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, this desert destination features hoodoos, natural arches, and various sandstone formations—some are reminiscent, on a smaller scale, to areas such as Goblin Valley.
Devil’s Garden is a maze of sandstone formations formed by, and continuously shaped by, erosion. Nature’s hand has been at work since the Jurassic Period more than 166 million years ago. Presently, Devil’s Garden boasts hoodoos, arches, and other rock protrusions from the sandy, desert landscape.
Source: Visit Utah
A closeup of Brush Mountain's ridges in the most concentrated area of color. Shot from Glade Road Growing.
"The Brush Mountain Wilderness is an area protected by Act of Congress (Eastern Wilderness Act) to maintain its present, natural condition. As part of the wilderness system, it helps to preserve a variety of natural life forms and contributes to a diversity of plant and animal gene pools. The wilderness is adjacent to Brush Mountain East Wilderness.
Although it is located next to the suburbs of Blacksburg, Virginia, Brush Mountain is unexpectedly secluded. The area looks out to the northwest across Craig Creek to the slopes of Sinking Creek Mountain.
The area is part of the Craig Creek Cluster.
The wilderness lies north of and in close proximity to Blacksburg, Virginia. It extends for about 8 miles along the northwest slope of Brush Mountain, bounded to the east by a power line, to the northwest by Craig Creek and private property, and to the southeast by Forest road 188.1 along the crest of the mountain. There are no trails in the area.
Good access is gained from Craig Creek Rd. (Va 621) which follows Craig Creek with several pullouts for parking. Access roads are shown on National Geographic-Trails Illustrated Map #787 (Blacksburg-New River Valley)." (Wikipedia).
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Our boondocking spot, Meat Cove Rd Pullout overlooking Bay St. Lawrence, between Capstick and Meat Cove, Nova Scotia
While in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park at a roadside pullout along Sparks Lane. The setting is looking down this graveled road to the south with some trees lining the road and the ridges and peaks coming off the Western Great Smoky Mountains with Cobb Butt in the distance. The idea for this image had come from several sites I had visited before this trip. The idea to be in the center of an unimproved road, get down low, and capture an image looking straight ahead with trees and mountains as a distant backdrop. For this image, I use the LiveView LCD screen on my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera to line up for composing and then focus a short ways down the road.
The rest was later making adjustments with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
While at a roadside pullout in Joshua Tree National Park not far from the Ryan Mountain Trailhead with a view looking across the desert mountain landscape present to my front.
A setting looking to the east-northeast while taking in views at a roadside pullout along the main park loop road in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While I did capture a few images at this location, I attempted to focus pressing the shutter release when the bears might be looking up or moving with a look for an image to capture. Here one of the cubs happened to be looking in my general direction as it climbed over this fallen tree.
A setting looking to the west-northwest while taking in views at a roadside pullout around the Low Gap area in Shenandoah National Park. The view is along the park’s Skyline Drive when I just happened to have a few moments with no traffic present and was able to capture this image. I liked the idea of the trees lining the road with the road itself as a leading line into the image. The rest was metering the image to capture the full dynamic range with the leaves caught in the noon-time sunlight while still being able to process the more shadowed areas later in post-production.
Sorry guys, but I've been pretty busy with my home remodel, but I still have been shooting and kicking. Although my processing skills has taken a beating, I still tried my hand and I still have something left in the tank!
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As everyone probably knows, I love low fog rolling through Golden Gate Bridge. I love the scenes from Battery Spencer, Slacker Ridge and all the pullouts at Hawk Hill. Even though I wasn't uploading, I was still seeing all the photographers posting their work from the same ol location, getting the same ol shot. I'm guilty of rinsing, washing and repeating the same scenes too, so with tears of guilt I wanted something different in the morning. Photography is about creativity and doing different things. My idea was to have the alignment in morning fog which I don't think anyone has done so far. When I woke up, disheveled and disoriented at 4am thinking that there would be no fog, lo and behold there she was. Willie and Aaron wanted to shoot high clouds for sunrise that day so they got kind of lucky to be on the to-call list so they were informed of the fog and off they went.
I'm your typical American - fat and obese, so I thought hitting up Battery Spencer would be the ideal spot for shooting the fog but then I thought about my spot and everything worked out. The only thing that bothered me was the hiking since I was fat and overweight. I said, "FUCK IT" let's do the hike anyway. 12 minutes of hiking, with all the sweat running down my ass, the 40 pound weight loss and the fear of being eaten alive by coyotes and foxes were gone as we reached our spot. After shooting this scene, I did a victory roll, down the small hill, so I forgot where this location was.
Let me know if you have any critique/comments.
Much better viewed LARGE.
Another classic case of chasing sunsets. After driving along the breathtaking Route 1 this was taken from a roadside pullout around Big sur. I believe this is the Point Sur lighthouse if im not mistaken.
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Day 7 Log-
Places Visited- Pacific Coast Highway
Pit Stop- San Jose
Miles Added-291
While at a roadside pullout along the main park road (and Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway) in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The view is looking to the north at Lassen Peak where I’d hike to the summit the following day. I chose to zoom in slightly with the focal length to have the mountainside mostly fill the image. The blue skies would then be that color contrast to complement the image with earth-tones present in the lower portion.
iPhone 1/1916 at f/2.4 ISO 16
Homework for "A Year With My Camera" - Workbook 1 Chapter 8. Single focal point
Just one subject
Hubby and I were on a scouting mission for:
52 weeks : The 2021 edition - week 14: MINIMALISTIC LANDSCAPE
It was mid-day, so I just brought the iPhone figuring I would return later with the Big Camera should I find something.
Well, I found something!
It was definitely challenging as there's power lines and fences and out buildings galore - and everywhere there wasn't, there also wasn't a safe place to pull over to get a shot.
But then we spotted a perfect little pullout on a deserted stretch of backroad snaking through the hills of wind farms.
Note these relatively new windmills are enormous - 430 feet from base to blade tip. Too bad there weren't any cows grazing near it for scale.
I had planned on returning, as I said, but the iPhone did a pretty good job. A few sliders were nudged to offset the high-noon shooting time, but I'm rather pleased with how the little camera did.
365:2021 - #94
While at a roadside pullout along U.S. Highway 163 at the Utah and Arizona state line. The setting is looking to the northeast into Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. My thought on composing this image was to capture the setting with the two flags and then a view beyond into the tribal park. I closed down on the aperture so that I could have more of the image in focus.
While at a roadside pullout along the Blue Ridge Parkway with a view looking to the northeast to ridges and peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains and Balsam Mountain with Potato Hill Bald, Horse Ridge, and Locust Knob (based on PeakVisor app on my iPhone). This stop is listed as Ballhoot Scar. What drew me into this setting was the low clouds that were present along the mountainside that morning. Most of the day along the Blue Ridge Parkway had been off and on drizzling and rainy, so seeing this setting with the low clouds, allowed me to focus on the ridges and peaks in composing this image.
I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
We Should Share Silence Hand in Hand
Not because I don't want to hear you
It's because I actually want to listen to you
So maybe by stopping, I will take note
And see all the wonderful things about you
A cool Autumn breeze blowing across a grassy meadow
Smells from evergreens on a distant hillside
Brazos Cliffs rising in the mountains
So I have taken note and will remember
What you said and what I experienced and received
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one afternoon in northern New Mexico at a roadside pullout along U.S. Route 64 with a view looking to the northwest. What I wanted to capture with this image was setting was a look across a grassy meadow as it went down a hillside and then across two more distant ridges and peaks of the Tusas Mountains with the Brazos Cliffs, more or less in the image center. I loved the idea of just listening and watching the simple beauty to my front that day. The rest was just pulling back on the focal length to bring out a wide-angle feel for the image capture and then angling my Nikon SLR camera to capture a sweeping view to my front.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Last week a high-speed solar wind stream from a coronal hole on the sun impacted the earth's magnetic field. The impact sparked a G2 geomagnetic storm and the aurora borealis was easily visible from Wyoming. I was planning to head to a different spot higher in the mountains. But I couldn't even make it there, because while driving I noticed the northern lights were already very bright at 6:30pm. So I stopped at the next pullout just in time to shoot this substorm with colorful red and green pillars.
Sunlight plays through the clouds, lending highlights to the northern bluffs along Cedar Canyon in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's north unit, a relatively flat offshoot from the Little Missouri River canyon that cuts through the badlands of western North Dakota. Summer is in full swing as July unfolds, sagebrush blowing a bit in the gentle wind. This canyon begins around the Cannonball Concretions pullout across from the Juniper campground and extends to the north almost to the border fence that separates TRNP from the surrounding Little Missouri National Grasslands. The Buckhorn Trail makes a large loop through this wilderness area, crossing several large prairie dog towns along the way.
Though I thoroughly enjoy the badlands of the south unit and elsewhere in the Little Missouri watershed, the north unit is my favorite portion of the region and is one of the primary reasons I fell in love with the area after moving here a little over a decade ago. I was mostly shooting wildflowers on this particular day but couldn't resist the highlights along these sedimentary bluffs. (7-6-2025)