Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Slant of Light

Courtyard Alleyway, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Slanting sunlight illuminates a courtyard alleyway
 in Charleston's French Quarter.




Monday, September 7, 2015

Appalachian Apparitions

Conifers in the Mist, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A pair of ghostly conifers appear out of the mist
 near Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Smoky Mountains.



Sunday, September 6, 2015

Hues of Twilight

Lantern with Wisteria, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A combination of natural and man-made light at twilight
makes a vivid vignette of a lantern on the Battery.




Saturday, September 5, 2015

Reused

Old Doors, Rome, Italy  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




A pair of old doors and a well worn wall
 serve as canvases for ads in Rome.




Friday, September 4, 2015

Sun-drenched

Road Sign, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A sign makes a graphic silhouette
 along
 a sun-drenched road in Cades Cove.




Thursday, September 3, 2015

An Eye for Monochrome

Boulders in a Mountain Stream,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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Even without hues,
one can appreciate nature's wonder
through the eye of a lens.



 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

To the Nth Degree

An "N" Fence, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee



You probably know by now that I am fond of Cades Cove
 and its 19th century rural charm.
I've been visiting here for decades and never seem to tire
 of its rustic beauty. I would keep coming here forever if I could.




Monday, August 31, 2015

Appalachian Rain Forest

Smoky Ridges, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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Much like a temperate rain forest, these verdant mountains
 exude moisture in the form of rising mists,
hence the name given to them by the Cherokee...
"place of the blue smoke", which eventually became
the Great Smoky Mountains.




Sunday, August 30, 2015

Follow the Red Brick Path

Brick Alleyway, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Stolls Alley is a narrow brick path from the 
colonial era
neighborhood South of Broad
to the 
antebellum mansions along The Battery
The milieu here has an old country feel to it.




Saturday, August 29, 2015

Colors of Charleston

Houses Near Rainbow Row, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




While most rainbows fade,
Charleston's rainbow shines all the time.




Friday, August 28, 2015

Crow in the Cove

American Crow, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserve
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A young crow perches momentarily by the road that loops
 around 
Cades Cove, a mountain valley in the Smokies.




Thursday, August 27, 2015

End of the Rainbow

Rainbow in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



I finally found out what is at the end of the rainbow!
Cades Cove!




Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Labor of Love

Forest Cascade, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




I spent nearly 8 hours photographing along a short stretch
 of backwoods road, fronting a mountain stream in the Smokies.
I worked as many angles as possible,
encountering views like this one...
a feeder brook cascading over a leafy slope.




Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Blue Patina

Mountain Stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




As twilight deepens in the valleys of the Smokies ,
a long camera exposure reveals a silky sheen
 on the surface of a mountain stream.




Monday, August 24, 2015

Golden Meadow

Meadow After a Rainstorm, Cades Cove,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Following an afternoon rainstorm, the sun emerges
 to suffuse a wet meadow in Cades Cove with a golden glow.




Sunday, August 23, 2015

Through the Woods

Forest Road, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A narrow road passes through leafy hardwoods
 on its way to the meadowlands of Cades Cove.




Friday, August 21, 2015

A Model Stream

Cascade in a Mountain Stream,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A low shelf in the stream bed enables mountain water
 to reveal its beautiful flowing tresses.




Thursday, August 20, 2015

Little Fence Post

Fence Post, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A single fence post in a meadow doesn't seem like much,
 but it evokes a sense of a simpler time and place.




Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Window Light

Window Light in a Rustic Cabin, Cades Cove,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved





Plenty of negative space in this monochrome
 adds simplicity and a bit of mystery to the image.




Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Cloudscape

Cumulus Clouds at Dusk, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




Cumulus clouds tower over soft mountains,
taking on the hues of a dreamy painting.



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