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The Night Photo Summit is Back!

I’m thrilled to be a guest speaker for the second Night Photo Summit organized by the great folks at National Parks at Night!

Everyone wants to know how I create my fantastical images of fireflies. Attend the virtual summit and find out!

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April 29 to May 8, 2022

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PAGES OF INTEREST

096/365Waterfalls – The dam on Hungry River at the lower waterfall was removed in 2015 to restore the stream ecosystem, but ruins from the old powerhouse remain. The roof is gone, and the forest has started to consume it, but parts of the walls and a few old relics remain. This is a shot looking through the window of the concrete wall.
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095/365Waterfalls – Experienced night photographers can look at this image and instantly know the direction the photographer is facing, whether or not they have ever visited this waterfall. That’s because when you face south, the stars appear to rotate in opposing directions. If you face east or west, the star trails run more vertically, and facing north they appear as a circle. Interestingly, if you shoot star trails from the equator and face due east or west, the trail that is in the exact center of the photo will be perfectly vertical.
This is Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls in Pisgah NF.
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094/365Waterfalls – Auger Fork Falls and Maple Spring Branch Falls are two favorites of mine. A really cool thing about them is that if you get tired of looking at one of them, just turn around and you can look at the other one for a while. This is Auger Fork Falls, photographed from Maple Spring Branch Falls.
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093/365Waterfalls – In tribute to a classic, hard-fought game that lived up to its hype, here’s a waterfall with a little Duke blue and a little Carolina blue. White Owl Falls in Nantahala NF. Light painting with a flashlight and blue gel filter. For the pool, I put the light in the water.
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092/365Waterfalls – Here’s a shot I made yesterday of Mill Shoals Falls in the Balsam Grove community of NC.
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091/365Waterfalls – Among the more fascinating waterfalls in NC is Shining Falls in Nantahala NF. Eagle-eyed viewers who study the photo very carefully may be able to spot how this waterfall got its name.
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090/365Waterfalls – The upper section of Dill Falls in Pisgah NF, photographed using great care.
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089/365Waterfalls – I love swirls! This one is at the top of Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades in Pisgah NF. There weren’t many leaves in the water when I got there, but the coolest thing happened while I was setting up the shot. I kept bumping into the rhododendron and maple trees that were overhanging the creek, and every time I did, a bunch of colorful leaves fell off and landed right in the swirl! What are the chances?
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088/365Waterfalls – A couple days ago I posted a photo of a pothole that I shot at Potholes Falls. That pothole is about 20 feet below the vantage point of this photo. I’m shooting from the old Iron Bridge over Chattooga River.
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087/365Waterfalls – A technique I like to use for photographing waterfalls at night is to shoot about 45 minutes after sunset (or before sunrise) when there is still a little light. The white water records nicely against the darker surroundings, without the contrast you get from light painting. And if there’s something interesting in the foreground, as in this case with the rich green moss and foliage, I can add a little light from a flashlight to punch it up. This is Dry Falls in Nantahala National Forest.
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086/365Waterfalls – Digging deep in the archives for this one. I think I shot this sometime in the early 1990s, but can’t remember. I know it’s at least 17 years old, cause it’s a film shot, and I’ve been shooting digitally for 17 years.
This is at Potholes Falls on the Chattooga River. If you know me, you know I love researching everything about waterfalls, especially how they get their names. Unfortunately, I still haven’t been able to track down the origin of this waterfall’s name.
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085/365Waterfalls – Bridal Veil Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest,
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084/365Waterfalls – Patricia Falls in Nantahala NF is almost as beautiful as the person it honors. And before you start questioning my sanity, let me just say that during the process of making this shot, one end of a very strong rope was attached to a tree and the other end was attached to me.
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083/365Waterfalls – Star trails at Linville Falls, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. There was a partial moon, which created the blue color in the sky. The star streaks have gaps because the wind was blowing clouds that blocked stars intermittently. I light painted the waterfall with a flashlight.
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082/365Waterfalls – Speaking of colorful rock (see yesterday’s post), here’s another favorite. This little waterfall, which is downstream from Elmo Falls in Pisgah NF, is striking in the way the colorful rock is layered. It looks like the layers were placed by a photographer’s hand!

081/365Waterfalls – When I visit a waterfall for the first time, I make notes about its photo potential for return trips. My notes from the first visit to Upper Kiesee Falls in Pisgah NF talked about, among other things, the nice pool filled with colorful rocks that make terrific foregrounds. Love this little waterfall!
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