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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Friday, August 6, 2010

And with this, we come full circle.

At East Tennessee State University I majored in photography in the fine arts department. My ambition was to become the next Ansel Adams. I hiked throughout the Great Smoky Mountains carrying a big and heavy 4X5 view camera shooting black and white photographs. But the problem is that the Smokies and the Tennessee Valley are too colorful to capture adequately with anything less than a full palette.

N'est-ce pas?

My photos are for sale: 5 X 7 inch color print inside a window-matt to fit into your 8 X 10 frame. $10 plus $3 to mail it to you. Such a deal.

Fox sparrow

Fox sparrow
Fox sparrow, somewhat rare winter visitor

hillside

hillside
Sunset after a rain, meadow along John Sevier Highway

Frozen stream

Frozen stream
Frozen stream, Baskins Creek, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Cardinal

Cardinal
Northern cardinal

Squirrel corn

Squirrel corn
Squirrel corn

Southern magnolia

Southern magnolia
Southern magnolia

White-throat

White-throat
White-throated sparrow

Mountain mint

Mountain mint
Mountain mint along Dudley Creek Road, Gatlinburg

Ferns

Ferns
Ferns along Fork Ridge Trail, Great Smoky Mountains

Knotty-horn

Knotty-horn
Knotty-horned beetle, Clingman's Dome Road, Great Smoy Mountains

Ermine

Ermine
Ermine moth

Turk's cap lily

Turk's cap lily
Turk's cap lily, along Clingman's Dome Ro

R-t Hummingbird

R-t Hummingbird
Young male ruby-throated hummingbird

Purple Finch

Purple Finch
Purple finch

Bald cypress

Bald cypress
Bald cypress