by William Britten | Jul 20, 2017 | philosophy, photography
Celebrating a fine Smoky Mountain day with a few thoughts gleaned from poet Wendell Berry: I come into the peace of wild things … for a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. We pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye,...
by William Britten | Jul 16, 2017 | Miles Away on Monday
It’s a blue-sky morning, clouds floating by. The Smoky Mountains are shimmering in the distance. Two cheerful rockers wait for you on the deck. Take a few moments, sit down, take it all in. It’s a good day for a hike or a good day to wander the shops on...
by William Britten | Jul 12, 2017 | Gatlinburg
Set-up today for the July 2017 version of the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Running from July 14th through the 23rd, look for me at the bottom of the escalator just as you enter. We start setting up for the fair with a blank...
by William Britten | Jul 7, 2017 | philosophy, photography
In the middle of a hot summer, I can get restless, and feeling a bit confined within the boundaries of “normal” images. I start to think “outside the camera.” For example, a few weeks ago I wrote a post about camera movement during long...
by William Britten | Jul 6, 2017 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Ogle family goes way back in the Gatlinburg area. In fact, Noah Ogle’s great-grandparents, William (1756–1803) and his wife Martha Huskey (1756–1826), made a life here in the early 1800s. Noah (aka Bud) and Cindy Ogle settled on this 400 acre homestead in...