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June 19, 2018

In Search of A Smoky Mountains Sunrise on Mt. Leconte

During my last trip to The Great Smoky Mountains, I decided that I wanted to night hike up Mt. Leconte to Myrtle Point to attempt to photograph the sunrise. This is a trip I’ve been trying to do for several months, but the weather has never been particularly cooperative!

I obsessively checked the weather and determined that my best window of opportunity would be Sunday morning. So, it was set. I’d wake up at 2 a.m. on Sunday, drive to the Alum Cave Trailhead, and hike up Mt. Leconte in the dark.

June 18, 2018

The Eleventh Essential and Why We Need It

I apologize for the lax in updates over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been super busy getting caught up on all of my Serial Photog related work after my week-long trip to Florida and Tennessee. That’s not what this post is about though.

What I want to discuss here is a cause called The 11th Essential. The premise of this initiative is really quite simple. We’ve all heard of the 10 essentials. The idea here is to add a trash bag as an eleventh essential.

Not convinced? Then I encourage you to take a moment to read the basis of this argument.

My Top 5 Favorite Natural Arches in Kentucky

May 29, 2018

5 of My Favorite Natural Arches in Kentucky

Kentucky is just packed full of natural arches. In fact, it’s ranked either second or third in the United States for most number of natural arches. We are behind only Utah and possibly Arizona. East of the Mississippi, however, we are ranked number one!

That means that there are hundreds (if not thousands) of natural arches to be seen in the state! Many of these are off designated trails and seldom visited. It’s up to the intrepid explorer to put in the time, energy and research to find these hidden treasures. In this spirit of exploration, I’m not going to spoil the locations of these arches here. I’ll leave that up to you 😉

So, without further ado, here are my five favorite natural arches in Kentucky that I’ve found so far!

One of the many waterfalls along the trail.

May 22, 2018

My Impromptu Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains

It has been a few weeks now since my last trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, but I’d like to take a moment to share the trip with you.

If you’ve followed my adventures for any length of time it shouldn’t come as any surprise that this trip was extremely spur of the moment! I didn’t do what I had originally planned in The Smokies, but I did stop off to visit a Kentucky waterfall with some friends and had a great time just wandering around the mountains with my camera.

March 13, 2018

Want to Improve Your Photography? Just Be More Like a Goose!

So, you want to improve your photography, do you? Well, I say all you need to do is just act more like a goose! Think I’ve completely lost my mind? Well, I haven’t (at least not yet!).

Don’t believe me? Just hear me out on this one!

March 5, 2018

4 Tips for Shooting Landscape Photography in the Rain

It sure has been raining a lot here in Kentucky lately! I’m not complaining though since it’s helped fuel my waterfall obsession. There’s one fact that I can’t escape, however… shooting in the rain can really suck!

Well, that is if you don’t know how to deal with the challenges the rain brings with it. Over the years I’ve come to spend more and more time shooting out in what some might call “bad weather”. There truly isn’t too much weather that I won’t get out and shoot in at this point (within reason, course). Your ability to shoot in challenging conditions (and even enjoy it) all comes down to the knowledge you have.

So, with that being said, I’d like to share my 4 tips for getting out and shooting landscape photography in the rain. Let’s jump right in!

Copperas Falls, Red River Gorge, Kentucky

February 25, 2018

My Minor Waterfall Obsession

If you look at my Instagram feed, Facebook Page or anywhere else that I tend to post my photos, you’ll know that here lately I’ve had a small obsession with waterfalls. There’s just something about a cascade of water that is awe-inspiring and that leaves me no choice but to photograph it. Oh, and my home state of Kentucky just so happens to be full of wonderful waterfalls! I figured I’d take some time to show off some of my more recent waterfall shots, and maybe tell some of the stories behind them.