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Cades Cove Stream – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 16, 2020 | New Photos, Tennessee

I’ve recently added a new photograph – Cades Cove Stream – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/cadescovestream/

When I visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I always visit Cades Coves, even though it is often the most crowded area of the park. So I was pleased one morning during a visit a few years ago to spend some time enjoying a quiet peaceful stream. And as I sat there enjoying the view, I was amazed at the number of cars that drove by, never slowing down, much less stopping to enjoy the peaceful stream.

This photograph is available matted to 11 X 14 and 16 X 20

Spring in the Smokies

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 11, 2020 | Tennessee

Like many other photographers, I haven’t been out photographing much this spring – something about the stay-at-home orders and a pandemic. So I’ve been going back through some of the thousands of unweeded unedited photos on my hard drive and finding some to edit and share. These were taken a few years ago in my favorite national park – the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Stream along the Motor Nature Trail

Smoky Mountains Stream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Stream at Cades Cove

Newfound Gap

On the Pulpit, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 23, 2019 | New Photos, Still Life, Tennessee

I’ve recently added a new photograph – On the Puipit, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/on-the-pulpit/

On the Pulpit, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Despite the fact that families moved out of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the mid-1900’s, when you walk into the Cades Cove Methodist Church today you can sense that the congregation just left the church after Sunday services. The church itself, and the graves in the graveyard, are tidy and well-maintained. The day I visited, there were flowers on the pulpit, a Bible on the lectern and hymnals on the piano. In this photograph, I tried to capture the peaceful feeling that a Sunday service has just ended, and the parishioners have left the church.

This photograph is available matted to 12 X 20 for $ 84.00 or 16 X 24 for $ 134.00

On the Piano, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 16, 2019 | New Photos, Still Life, Tennessee

I’ve recently added a new photograph – On the Piano, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/on-the-piano/

On the Piano, Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Despite the fact that families moved out of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the mid-1900’s, when you walk into the Cades Cove Methodist Church today you can sense that the congregation just left the church after Sunday services. The church itself, and the graves in the graveyard, are tidy and well-maintained. The day I visited, there were flowers on the pulpit, a Bible on the lectern and hymnals on the piano. In this photograph, I tried to capture the peaceful feeling that a Sunday service has just ended, and the parishioners have left the church.

This photograph is available matted to 12 X 20 for $ 84.00 or 16 X 24 for $ 134.00

A Few Photos from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 30, 2018 | Tennessee

I spent about a week photographing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the end of October/beginning of November. I missed peak color – I was probably a week early. I hit some not so wonderful weather. And yet I still had a fantastic time and took some photographs I’m really happy with. I’ve just barely started doing my serious editing of my photos and with everything that’s going on at the moment, I’m not sure when I’ll have time to edit them. So I thought I’d share a few of my quick edits of some of my photos with you today.

Trees in the Mist, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

In the Smokehouse, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Ogle Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Through the Window at the Ogle Cabin ©2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

And for everyone who always asks did I see and photograph any bears while I was in the Smokies. I didn’t see any in the park this trip – but there was this cute little guy at the condo I rented.

Smoky Mountain Bear © 2018 Patty Hankins

I had a wonderful time in the Smokies and I’m already looking forward to my next trip. I’m hoping to get back there in the spring of both 2019 and 2020. I’m planning on leading a photography working in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee in late April 2020. It will probably be late next year before I open registration for the workshop, but if you know you’d like to be among the first to hear about the workshop, just drop me a note and I’ll be happy to put you on the first to hear about the Smokies workshop list.

In the Smokies – Cades Cove and the Ogle Cabin

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 19, 2018 | Tennessee

On my recent trip to Tennessee, I spent some time photographing in two of my favorite areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – in Cades Cove and at the Ogle Cabin.

Cades Cove is one of the most popular areas of the park. It has a one-way 11 loop road that takes visitors through valleys, past cabins and barns, and offers a chance to see the wildlife in the park.

One of the scenes I’ve been trying to photograph for years was trees in the early morning mist and fog in the valley. This year, I finally managed to get a few photos that I’m happy with.

One of the old farms complete with out building has been restored and is open to visitors near the visitor center. Here are a couple of photos I took in the Smokehouse at the farm.

And a photo looking out from the barn to the river

View from the Barn, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

There are several churches along the loop road at Caves Cove. These are a few photos from the the interior of the Cades Cove Methodist Church.

Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Another area I love to photograph in the park is at the Ogle Cabin at the start of the Motor Nature Trail accessible from downtown Gatlinburg. These are a few photos I took of the cabin and the barn this year.

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing a few photos from some of my favorite parts of my favorite National Park – the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.