Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
A hike with the Hearthstone Hikers along the Chattahoochee River just northwest of Atlanta. It was cloudy with a few spits of rain, the trail was quite muddy in spots, and we took a couple of wrong turns. But all in all, a good…
The first trip of the year to the gardens near Ball Ground, GA. It is a bit late for the daffodil bloom, but there were still enough around to be very pretty. It addition, the cherry trees have begun to bloom and the tulips…
We went to Murrells Inlet, on the South Carolina coast south of Myrtle Beach, with three other couples from the North Georgia Photography Club to photograph the birds at Huntington Beach State Park and the statuary at Brookgreen Gardens. The pictures follow, and then…
A foggy morning, but the sun finally broke through for the first time in over a week. By the time I got to the trail, the fog had begun to lift, and so I could not get the really foggy shots I hoped for….
A variety of pictures taken on the few days we did not have rain and the temperature was warm enough. These are in reverse order of when they were taken, oldest to newest. The first few are the first daffodil blooms of this year….
The few that worked out on a hike with the Hearthstone Hikers. We did about 6 miles on the Fence Road side of the park, avoiding Miller Lake.
A full lunar eclipse on a clear night. The past few eclipses have been clouded out.
First hike of the year with the Sonny Day Hikers. Not a long or difficult hike, but we all enjoyed getting outdoors for a change. It was a bright, sunny day so the photo ops were limited.
First time I could go when it was not raining hard. The lake is close to 4 feet above full pool.
First hike in a good long time, and the first pictures with the new camera (Nikon D7500). The old software does not recognize the files from the new camera, so I am spending time learning new software (Affinity Photo.) I reasonably happy with these…