Raven hunting at Grandfather Mountain... everything but ravens.

1. Calling down the rain



2. I like roots



3. Turnbuckle Rex



4. Portrait mode, same scene as before



5. Depth of field



6. As close as I got, a silhouette



7. Very zen, placing that rock there



8. Technicolor or greyscale, no in-between



9. My other cooperative bird friend



10. "Dude, quit following me"



11. Futuristic sex robots, always on the scene



12. Different bird. I noticed this guy was watching me.



13. Pretending he wasn't. But he still is.



14. He flew down and posed for me.



15. I liked these weeds, I don't know why.



16. Straight down 100 feet



17. woohoo

Grandfather Mountain & Luna

From two weekends ago, at Grandfather Mountain. Yes. I have been that slow.















Took this in the front yard... actually put it on the tripod, used mirror lockup, etc.


These were shot with a Canon 5d Mark II, and a Sigma APO 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM, except the ladder shot. That one was the Canon 17-40mm f/4.0 L.

Some shots using a Lensbaby lens

Lensbaby pics from up on Roan Mountain...

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Queen Anne's Loss

This past weekend I took Lorelei, Hannah and Storm up to Roan Mountain. We had intended to head to Cloudland but the gate was closed. We instead parked and went up into the balds of Carver's Gap. In the summertime this would probably be a low meadow full of Queen Anne's Lace, but now everything is dry and dead and flat. The Queen Anne's Lace stems have turned stark white, and are all bent in the same direction by the wind. They looked like the bones of a forgotten, spindley alien. I liked the stark white contrast against the darker trees and rocks.

While down at ground level, I also shot this silhouette-ish shot of the weeds against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Lake view

Photos from LEAF

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2. Nighttime view, looking out our tent & across the lake



3. Our tent (blue) at lakeside



4. Night shot, inside the main stage tent, before the festival opened



5. Interior detail, main stage tent



6. The only heated space we had access to, the lakeside cafe.



7. Performers, I didn't get their name.



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9. Two of the food vendors, taking a break



10. Impromptu night jam



11. Storm and her new friend Elliot, building a dam



12. Lorelei being expressionless, because I pointed a camera at her



13. 3:1 aspect of tents along the lake



14. Another dam... this is all she did the first day we were there.



15. I don't need no steenkin bathing suit



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17. Clouds are starting to burn off. It was so beautiful there.

out at the old airfield

the old steamplant

A somewhat spooky shot, for Halloween.

Old fella at blue plum