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Year: 2011

Updates & Opportunities
I’m Back!

I’m Back!

It’s hard to believe I’ve been unable to post for over two weeks! With very little Internet access during the trip to Houston for my brother Robert’s wedding, we returned home to find that our Internet here at home was out for another week due to an electric storm....

Perspective
Looking for an Overlook

Looking for an Overlook

Just outside of Knoxville, an overpass crosses Interstate 75 at the top of a very large hill. Because I had been on the road for several hours, I decided to take the exit, stop on the overpass and see if it was high enough to see the mountain ranges in the...

Stories & Expeditions
Entertaining Evening

Entertaining Evening

Have you ever been having so much fun that you forget to make sure you are not missing any of your photographic gear? Last week, after a full, productive day helping the Wilkes family where I could on the new home they are building, it was suggested that we visit a...

Impressive Places
The Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway

Instead of taking the Interstate on my way from Ashville, North Carolina to Culpeper, Virginia, I decided to take the Blue Ridge Parkway a full 200 miles from the southern border of Virginia to Charlottsville, located in the north-central part of the state. The...

Updates & Opportunities
Shadows

Shadows

Here’s another quiet place I had devotions. 🙂 Though it was late in the morning and a difficult time to take good photos, I saw how the shadows could be advantageous to the composition, drawing the eye down the steps and onto the sunlit...

Impressive Places
Mountain Vista

Mountain Vista

As of Monday, I’ve been attending the International CEF Conference in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Ashville, North Carolina. On my spare time, I’ve taken the time to hike around the beautiful Ridgecrest Conference Center property, complete with ball fields, hiking...

Stories & Expeditions
Precarious Banquet

Precarious Banquet

I decided to wait just a little bit longer to see if the Tamias Sibiricus would return to it’s precarious banquet table. After hiking down the trail for only a few minutes, I spotted this little Korean Chipmunk gnawing on a nut in a tree. Because I had my wide...

Tips & Tricks
Bad Weather

Bad Weather

Not too long ago, I read a photography tip from another nature photographer: learn to love bad weather. I wasn’t too sure about this, but I couldn’t help but think about this comment when I saw the weather forecast for last Saturday. Saturday was going to be a...

Tips & Tricks
Birding

Birding

Since day one in Korea, I hoped I’d have some time for birding in the nearby parks on a clear morning. Not many mornings are clear, so when I woke up a few days ago to see the sun spreading it’s fresh light over the landscape, I got up in a hurry! Though it was...

Stories & Expeditions
Clouds!

Clouds!

I wanted to reach the river. Before obtaining a bicycle, this would have meant a several hour hiking excursion, but now I figured I could reach it in about half an hour. The problem was, even after looking at Google Maps before I left, I didn’t have a clear route...

Stories & Expeditions
Invest What it Takes

Invest What it Takes

From the window of our office apartment, a large mountain commands the attractive view of the distant horizon. When I first arrived in South Korea a few weeks ago, Adam, my coworker, told me we should really plan a hike out there before I left. Well, that day came...

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