RECENTLY UPDATED - Tennessee
Based on the brief time I spent in Nashville, I can tell it is a fun city. I was passing through Tennessee in late April, 2019, and decided I should get some photos of the Nashville skyline. Little did I know, the 2019 NFL Draft was taking place at the same time. This made parking, and finding crowd-free areas from which to photograph a bit of a challenge, but I persisted, and spent an hour or two shooting the city from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. After the sun set, the lights and festivities turned up a notch, and made the difficulties of shooting on such a busy night totally pay off. Available in the following sizes (Panorama B): 30x12, 40x16, 50x20, 50x20 Triptych (3 x 17x20), 60x24, 60x24 Triptych (3 x 20x24), 75x30, 75x30 Triptych (3 x 25x30), 90x36, 90x36 Triptych (3 x 30x36), 105x42 Triptych (3 x 35x42), 120x48 Triptych (3 x 40x48).
Based on the brief time I spent in Nashville, I can tell it is a fun city. I was passing through Tennessee in late April, 2019, and decided I should get some photos of the Nashville skyline. Little did I know, the 2019 NFL Draft was taking place at the same time. This made parking, and finding crowd-free areas from which to photograph a bit of a challenge, but I persisted, and spent an hour or two shooting the city from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Although the clouds on this evening looked fairly apocalyptic, it didn't rain a drop, and made for a fascinating sky as a backdrop to a beautiful city, made all the better by the lighting and festivities associated with the Draft. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 20x10, 24x12, 32x16, 40x20, 48x24, 48x24 Triptych (3 x 16x24), 60x30, 60x30 Triptych (3 x 20x30), 72x36, 72x36 Triptych (3 x 24x36), 80x40, 80x40 Triptych (3 x 27x40), 96x48, 96x48 Triptych (3 x 32x48).
Based on the brief time I spent in Nashville, I can tell it is a fun city. I was passing through Tennessee in late April, 2019, and decided I should get some photos of the Nashville skyline. Little did I know, the 2019 NFL Draft was taking place at the same time. This made parking, and finding crowd-free areas from which to photograph a bit of a challenge, but I persisted, and spent an hour or two shooting the city from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Although the clouds on this evening looked fairly apocalyptic, it didn't rain a drop, and made for a fascinating sky as a backdrop to a beautiful city, made all the better by the lighting and festivities associated with the Draft. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Although as of late 2019 I haven't yet spent any appreciable time in Memphis, Tennessee, I did find myself passing through in the spring of 2019, and used it as an opportunity to take some photos of the city skyline. I took this photo after dark, from the Big River Crossing, the longest pedestrian and biking bridge over the Mississippi River, parallel to Interstate 55 where it crosses from Memphis to West Memphis. Available in the following sizes (Panorama C): 30x10, 36x12, 48x16, 48x16 Triptych (3 x 16x16), 60x20, 60x20 Triptych (3 x 20x20), 72x24, 72x24 Triptych (3 x 24x24), 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 126x42 Triptych (3 x 42x42), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48).
Although as of late 2019 I haven't yet spent any appreciable time in Memphis, Tennessee, I did find myself passing through in the spring of 2019, and used it as an opportunity to take some photos of the city skyline. I took this photo at dusk, from Beale Street Landing, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Available in the following sizes (Panorama B): 30x12, 40x16, 50x20, 50x20 Triptych (3 x 17x20), 60x24, 60x24 Triptych (3 x 20x24), 75x30, 75x30 Triptych (3 x 25x30), 90x36, 90x36 Triptych (3 x 30x36), 105x42 Triptych (3 x 35x42), 120x48 Triptych (3 x 40x48).
Although as of late 2019 I haven't yet spent any appreciable time in Memphis, Tennessee, I did find myself passing through in the spring of 2019, and used it as an opportunity to take some photos of the city skyline. I took this photo at dusk, from Beale Street Landing, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Any guesses how Great Smoky Mountains National Park got its name? This picture offers some context. To the best of my knowledge, there were no wildfires burning anywhere nearby when I took this photo in the summer of 2016, but the ever-present haze in the area makes the mountains fade beautifully away into the distance. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45.
The landscape photography I do typically takes place at sunrise and sunset. Mid-day light isn't usually any good for creating dramatic scenes, but I do like to shoot wildlife and flowers in the middle of the day. I shot these thyme-leaved bluets in early summer, in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
In the spring of 2016, I was traveling around the country, attending art shows. One weekend, I had a show in Florida, and the following weekend, I had a show in Detroit. This gave me several days to drive the roughly 1,000 miles I needed to cover, so with a day to spare, I decided to spend it in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One day didn't provide adequate time to do everything I wanted to do, but it did allow me to take this picture of the beautiful Middle Prong Little River, in the heart of the Tennessee-side of the National Park. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
The landscape photography I do typically takes place at sunrise and sunset. Mid-day light isn't usually any good for creating dramatic scenes, but I do like to shoot wildlife and flowers in the middle of the day. I shot these pink primroses in early summer, in Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Not my typical style of photography. A stylized HDR photo of an old doorway in Franklin, Tennessee. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Reaching up to two inches in size, wolf spiders are one of the more frightening looking spiders in the United States, and while they are poisonous, they're also not aggressive, so one doesn't really need to worry about being bitten unless you are doing something silly – like deliberately provoking one. They live all over, and I frequently find them at night, which is when they do most of their hunting. If you walk around with a headlamp or flashlight, you may see little gem-like reflections on the ground. Upon closer inspection, you may find a wolf spider. The reflection is from their oversized eyes. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24.
The trail to Spruce Flats Falls is not one of the more popular hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park – in fact, it isn't even shown on the official park map. I was only made aware of it because I knew some people from the area who recommended the trail to me. The hike itself is moderate, and not terribly long, but well worth it. I saw the Falls in the autumn, after many leaves had fallen from the trees – those visible on the ground, but while many more leaves remained green, and on the branches of trees in the area. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45.