A few more images from Shenandoah National Park

Here are a few more images I have managed to process from my recent outing in Shenandoah National PArk. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Joe

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Back from Shenandoah National Park

I just returned home from 2 days of shooting in Shenandoah National Park. I was planning on going up during the week to avoid the crowds, but when I saw that they were calling for rain and clouds on Saturday, I decided to tough it out and be on location in hopes of producing some [...]

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Shenandoah for a few days!

 
I will be spending a few days shooting autumn color and waterfall scenes in Shenandoah National Park with my wife Amber. it is my hope to get a few dramatic images for the upcoming book project that myself and Ian plant are working on. The weather should be rather wet and cold for at least [...]

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Adventures in Light: A brand new blog!

Every week I will be introducing a new photographic theme for this visual diary. While out on assignment, leading a workshop or just toying around in my backyard, I will attempt to create fresh and evocative images centered around a weekly theme. Unlike my other blog, I will only be posting one image and its [...]

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Potomac River Cascades

I had a photo assignment this morning in Tyson’s Corner, so I took the chance to swing over to Great Falls National Park for a quick shoot at sunrise before having to be on location. I hiked up the banks of the river in the dark and waited for the sun to come up. As [...]

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Autumn Colors along Mather Gorge Weekend Workshop

Autumn Colors along Mather Gorge Weekend Workshop
October 31-November 2, 2008
Great Falls National Park, Virginia

Autumn in Great Falls is the perfect time of the year to capture nature at her very best. We will be spending time shooting grand scenics along Mather Gorge, waterfalls and reflections on the Potomac River as well as exploring [...]

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Impressions of Autumn

This is an image I made on the last morning of our West Virginia Autumn workshop. We were set up and shooting reflections along Mirror Lake in Canaan Valley. Instead of shooting the typical shot of mountainside reflected in the water, I choose to focus on just the reflections in the water. This created a [...]

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A day of hiking with Phoenix

After a month of almost non-stop shooting and workshops, I took the opportunity to take my son Phoenix out for a full day of hiking and exploring in northern and western Maryland. We started the day by hiking down to Kilgore Falls and spent some time climbing around the rocks and skipping stones in the [...]

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How it’s made! (Swirling leaves below Second Falls of Shay’s Run, West Virginia)

It was a clear blue sky day in West Virginia without a cloud in sight. I wanted to pass some time before heading out to shoot my sunset location, so I decided to head over to Shay’s Run. Knowing that the waterfalls would be in shade in the autumn after 3:00pm, I thought I might [...]

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West Virginia Workshop Roundup and Gallery !

The color was fantastic this year and our group of photographers was top notch. I was able to get the group to some of West Virginia’s most iconic locations as well as others that are off the beaten path. The weather was unseasonably warm and we took advantage of it by staying in the field [...]

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