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Photos from the Road: Mountains and Clouds

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 17, 2017 | Tennessee, Virginia

Usually when I’m photographing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or along the Blue Ridge Parkway I’m photographing wildflowers. On my most recent trip I spent much more time creating landscape photographs than flower photographs. One of the subjects that repeatedly caught my eye was the idea of mountains and clouds. I thought I’d share some of my quick edits of photos I did on the road of mountains and clouds with you today.

Mountains and Clouds at Woolyback Overlook © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds in the Smokies © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds at Clingman's Dome © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds in the PIsgah National Forest ©2017 Patty Hankins

This last photo is actually a fully edited photo – it is available for sale on my website at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/newfound-gap-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2017 Patty Hankins

I’m planning on editing up a few more of these and offering them for sale in the coming months. If there is one you particularly like, let me know and I’ll let you know if it becomes available.

Photos From the Road: Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 30, 2017 | Ericaceae Family, North Carolina, Tennessee

I’m back from a wonderful week photographing in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. This is one my favorite regions of the country to visit and photograph, so I was thrilled to be back in the area. Usually when I’m in the area, I mainly photograph wildflowers. This trip was a little different, I spent my time photographing the landscape. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Pisgah National Forest with you today.

Smoky Mountain Stream

Great Blue Heron

Newfound Gap

Clouds at Clingman’s Dome

Rhododendron at Roan Mountain

Water Rushing Over The Rocks © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds © 2017 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my photos of this amazing part of the country.

Smoky Mountains in the Fog

by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 19, 2008 | Photo Locations

Last spring, Bill and I spent a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on our way home from a trip to Florida. One morning, we planned on photographing sunrise from Clingman’s Dome – the same place I had photographed my Smoky Mountain Sunrise photograph from a few weeks earlier.

As we drove up Newfound Gap Road from Gatlinburg, it started to get foggy. The higher up we drove, the foggier it got. By the time we got to Newfound Gap, we could hardly see anything. So much for sunrise.

As we headed back down the mountain, we noticed how the fog and clouds were moving across the mountains. There were constant swirls of white among the mountains, revealing and hiding incredible views. Here are some of the photos we took as we heading back down Newfound Gap Road.