Spring showers bring raindrops on leaves

After a rainstorm in early March, I went out with the macro gear to work on close-up pictures of raindrops.

Waterfalls in March 2018

Went to find and visit a number of waterfalls:  Haven Falls, which I had never seen, Minnehaha Falls, the falls on Crow Creek, which I had only seen driving by, Bad Branch Falls and the falls on Joe Creek, the biggest  being Panther Falls. …

Hearthstone Hikers 02-22-18

Two shoots today:  first the foggy sunrise at West Bank Park, and then our hike at Riverside Park in Roswell.  Good times had in both places.

The Fall of Jones Bridge

The old Jones Bridge across the Chattahoochee River has fallen  down.  The support pylon in the middle of the river rusted through enough that it toppled, and that end of the bridge is in the water.  While I was there, I also took a…

Early spring in 2018

A compilation of from Jan and Feb 2018.  We had relatively a lot of rain and many cloudy days, so good photo ops were limited.  In addition, I’ve been more careful and intentional about my pictures.  Spending a bit more time and thought seems…

The great snow of 2017

A few pictures from the recent snowfall

Hearthstone Hikers on the AT

Our last hike of this calendar year was to go south on the trail from Woody Gap to Rimrock Mtn and back.  It was a dreary day but a fun hike with a  great group.  I took no pictures on the way out.  What…

An outing with the NGPC

That’s the North Georgia Photography Club y’all.  We thought we’d get to 4 or 5 falls, but we only  saw two,  The rest for another today. All the pictures are here, but I’ve included a few teasers in this post.          

The fall fling with the Sonny Day Hikers

A number of us spent a couple nights at Vogel State Park in far north Georgia hiking, eating and generally having a great time.  Our long hike was the Jarrad Gap trail, part of the Appalachian trail to the top of Blood Mountain, and the…

Waterfalls and fall color in western North Carolina, October 2017

Did a workshop by Bill and Linda Lane in Brevard, NC right after the remnants of tropical storm Nate blew through.  The waterfalls were flowing full-faucet, and the creeks were up, so far up many of the best photo ops were just not accessible. …