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Taken at the W.C. Handy Festival, Florence, AL

One of the homesteads still maintained by the Park Service in the Smoky Mountains. Built in the "late 1880's" it is, in my opinion, a mansion compared to many of the early cabins. Here's more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Ogle_Place Sony a6000, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS, at f/4.5...

I was hiking in the Smokies this week with my wife, daughter and grandkids when the 7 year old says, "Bear!!". Embarrassingly, the leader and protector, me, didn't see it first. It's not the greatest shot but at about 20 yards distance and 20 ft elevation above us, talking to the bear...

My son is an architect and partnered on a renovation of this stately home in the mountains of North Carolina. We were touring the near complete project this week when this scene caught my eye. I couldn't find a forum for "architectural" in color so I converted it to b/w and find that I like it...

"Lens Cap" - B/W Converted and corrected to 255

One of the landmarks around Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Tuesday afternoon was overcast and rainy on the Gulf Coast of Alabama when we set out for our favorite marina restaurant; I saw no need to drag along a camera. Big mistake! Just as the sun hit the horizon it peeked out from under the cloud layer and produced this scene. So I made do with my...

I love girl's softball. The girls can be girly and yet have a fierce competitive streak. I GOT IT!! En troisieme

Well, it's time to vote. Here are a couple of candidates, one from each party ;).

Natural, color, images of landscape scenes will always remain my preference but I admit that b/w is an excellent medium to remove distractions and focus attention on the essence of the scene. Here's an otherwise bright, colorful, scene that has been reduced to it's basic elements. D750...

One of my favorite times of the day in the Smokies... D750, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 @ f/14, 2.5 sec, ISO-100, 40mm, Manfrotto CF tripod.

No software tricks, all in camera.

I don't seem to have Roger's skill at catching these guys in flight so I follow them around like a hunchbacked stalker until they land. D700, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 @ f/5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO-200, 70mm, hand held.

The drop is probably about 200 ft right behind these two. And while they look careless, the Dad took extra care while there and the young boy only stood long enough for the picture, he literally came back on all fours. It made a good candid anyway. Sony a6000, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS, at...

A three image panorama of the NE corner of the Smokies. The AT runs along the ridge to the right.

Sometimes the view is better from below. D750, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 @ f/14, 1 sec, ISO-50, 42mm, Manfrotto CF tripod.

Dogwoods, pink and white, were blooming a couple weeks ago in Washington DC. Sony a6000, E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS, at f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO-2000, 78mm, hand held.

This is more of a candid portrait. I was working some kids, trying to catch them more natural than I seem to be able to achieve when posing, when I saw her leaving the room. I got ready and just as she got to the door I made a Donald Duck sound... she froze and looked back.

D750, Nikkor 80-400 @ f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO-8000, 400mm, hand held.

A mighty swing, but a miss... D750, Nikkor 80-400 @ f/5.3, 1/800 sec, ISO-1600, 220mm, hand held.