In the Clouds

Summer has kicked off to a great start. Finally getting back into landscape photography which I absolutely love. My friend Erika and I drove up towards the Blue Ridge parkway and while looking for a waterfall, we traveled up a mountain. It seemed as if everything was getting really foggy, then realizing we were in the clouds. I think I'm one of the only people I know that appreciates cloudy/overcast days compared to bright and sunny. Something about the view with the clouds, and the light coming thru every now and then looked like a dream. It reminded me of scenes from the 'Twilgiht' movies and I started taking as many pictures as I could. There seemed to be rain off in the distance and bright sun coming from the opposite direction. When editing , I decided to in fact give the photo a 'twilight' look with the colder/edgy colors. This turned out to be one of my favorite photographs. I cannot wait to get back to the mountains to shoot more in this style.

Waterfalls

Looking forward to this summer. I will be visiting a few waterfalls to photograph! Here's one from about a week ago.

March and New Photos

   In March I went to Savannah, GA for a little vacation. On the morning of the 24th, my Dad and I had planned on waking up at 5:30am to go to Tybee for the sunrise but instead woke up to a storm. He asked me if I still wanted to go and I told him we could maybe go later. About five minutes of me laying there, something told me to just go. As we drove to the Island, It was still raining and very dark outside. We parked in the parking lot near the pier and I told him I wanted to wait it out to see what happened. Finally as it started to get a little light outside the rain started to slow down. We drove over to where I knew the rocks were from being there the previous summer. Nobody was on the beach. It was freezing outside and I couldn't even spot the rocks. They were practically underwater! I told him I needed to get in the water to get the shot I wanted. As cold as it was, I walked away with my favorite photo I've ever taken. I think it's difficult for any photographer to pick out one favorite but this one is definitely mine. The fact that I was so close to not going, and that it stopped raining for the 30-45 minutes I was in the water. I think it was meant to be. This photo reminds me to get up and bring my camera everywhere even if it looks hopeless outside for a great photograph.
 

   

Have not posted anything in a while! This break from school, I'm dedicating a lot of my time to getting some new landscape photos. The best part of landscape is visiting all of these great places. This whole year I have taken so many landscape photos and it is definitely hard to choose a favorite because they all bring me to a memory of how I shot it and the adventure to getting to the location. If I had to pick one favorite it is definitely the cliff overlooking Lake Jocassee. I couldn't get enough of that view. We sat on that cliff for about an hour and a half and even that wasn't long enough to take in everything. Every so often you'd see a boat down in one of the coves or an eagle flying below. We were so high up! I was so happy to get a great sunset from that trip. Another photo I shot this fall was a waterfall near Brevard, NC. The water was freezing but I decided to get the shot I wanted, I'd have to get in. Feet were numb for a while but I thought it was worth it after getting the photo I thought was the best from that location. I'd love to get some snow photos this winter and head back to the mountains and find some new locations or re-visit some old ones and get a different perspective. We'll see what comes from the next few months but I hope I get some photos worth adding to the landscape collection!

Brevard NC

Had an awesome time in Brevard, North Carolina yesterday! The leaves had awesome fall color to them! Still in the process of editing, but until then, here is a photo I shot on the way back down the mountain last night at sunset.

It has been a great week! Very excited to try out my new camera equipment and cannot wait for the upcoming shoots that I've been trying to get together. It's definitely going to be something different than what I have ever done before. It's time to get out of my comfort zone.

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