Dogwood Rain is one of my most enduring Smoky Mtns photos. This shot was taken along the Middle Prong in the Tremont area of the Smokies, which is one of my favorite locations. The photograph was taken in a light drizzle, umbrella in hand. With the rainy mist hanging...
Another free Smoky Mountains computer wallpaper or screensaver. Also would be a good background for the iPad. The photo above was taken on Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove on a beautiful summer morning. This photo, and all other Smoky Mountains wallpaper, can be downloaded...
These pictures were taken by Dutch Roth. The text from his journal below describes the fascinating history in the early days of Smoky Mountains tourism, when Gatlinburg was barely a destination on the edge of the mountains. "So many of our hikes used to begin and end...
John Oliver was a pioneer who built his log cabin around 1826 in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains. The homestead is typical of the time with logs trimmed with a broad ax, fit together with dovetail corner joints, and the cracks filled in with a mortar...
Lately I've become hooked on black and white conversions. A couple of weeks ago I posted some black and white Smoky Mountains photos from Cades Cove. Today's offerings are from along the Roaring Fork. In the digital era the camera's sensor records everything in color....
Last month I wrote a blog post about converting some of my Smoky Mountains photos to black and white. I've been having fun with this technique lately, and will be showing more of these photos in the future. I liked the look so much that I've created three panoramas...
I've been working on a small project, and I'm ready to share it. The basic idea is to use Smoky Mountains photos as the context for a short philosophical statement. The statements are about the capacity of nature to lift the spirit. These photos and words can be sent...
George Washington "Carter" Shields lived on this homestead from around 1910 to 1920, although the cabin dates from the 1830s. Carter Shields place is one of the stops along the Cades Cove loop road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Carter Shields was a...
Lately I've been inspired to convert some of my Smoky Mountains photos to black and white. There are many ways to do this, including software such as Silver Efex or Photoshop. I am a big fan of Lightroom for many reasons, and it has built in conversion that works...