Monday Morning Movie
I shot this time lapse and a few photos back in May. Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. This is the first photo after the title. Enjoy. Filed under: Asheville, Blue Ridge Parkway, D800, HDR,...
View ArticleLittle Storage
One more photo from the Johnson Farm. This is one of the structures on the property. Click on the image to see it large.
View ArticleBlue Ridge Butterfly
I took this picture on our recent hike around Blue Ridge Parkway. This butterfly didn’t like to seat still and was always on the move, so it was bit hard to get close to it at the right angle. Click on...
View ArticleIn Flight
Today is another shot of a butterfly. This time she is in flight. I like how it came out, almost like a 3D experience. I think it is the same butterfly as on the previous post. Click on the image to...
View ArticleThe Mill
It seats on the Blue Bridge Parkway, you can’t miss it. Interesting place to stop by and stretch your legs. To see all details click on it to view it large.
View ArticleBlue Dragon Fly
In a few short days we are going on a short round the world trip, with our first stop in the land of dragons. So I thought it would be appropriate to share this photo of a blue dragon fly. It was seen...
View ArticleSweet Berries
Mid July is our destination for Boone Fork Hike in Julian Price Park, right off Blue Ridge Parkway. Why? Because this awesome berries are fully ripped at this time and in large supply. This year was no...
View ArticleLinn Cove Viaduct and Chinese Great Wall
Recently we made an interesting discovery. According to the Beijing Marriott Courtyard travel magazine, the Linn Cove Viaduct is actually part of the Chinese Great Wall. Imagine our surprise when we...
View ArticleSunday Hike
We went for a little mountain hike this Sunday to escape city heat and get some fresh air. I thought that this would make a nice photo. I think it is a nice one. It rained all over, but by some magic...
View ArticleCone Manor in the Clouds
Last Sunday we went to the Blue Ridge for our Sunday Hike, it was rainy all around with occasional clouds rolling over nearby hills. Moses Cone Manor house was attacked by white fogy clouds as well....
View ArticleMountain Creek
This picture was taken back in June on one of our hikes. Can’t remember which one it is and where exactly is the place. Somewhere near Blowing Rock, that’s for sure. Sometime I like to stop by for a...
View ArticleHazy Day in the Mountains
It was hazy day. We hiked a lot but the views were not that great. So far this summer in NC is not very good for long range views. Every time we go to the mountains it is hazy. Maybe it will clear in...
View ArticlePanorama over Grandfather Mountain area
A few weeks ago we went to hike around Grandfather Mountain. There are a few ways to get up here with spectacular views. There are couple free choices which require a lot of strenuous hiking, with...
View ArticleBlue Ridge Sunset
We were coming back from a hike at Stone Mountain park and decided to check out sunset from the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you ever been on the BRP in NC then you might remember that pretty much every...
View ArticleLonging for some Summer
It is grey, cold and very unwelcoming outside at the moment. It might rain with mix of snow later in the evening. I was looking through my photos and wanted to post something with bright green colors,...
View ArticleThe Origins of Blue in Blue Ridge Parkway
Why do you think they started to call Blue Ridge Parkway blue? Not green or orange? Well, here is the visual explanation of the origins of this name. This photo was taken in the middle of October from...
View ArticleFall is Coming to NC High Country
But not anywhere else on the East Coast. Blue Ridge parkway is in full color, but you drive down just 10-15 minutes and it is all green, just like in the middle of the summer. No different in Virginia...
View ArticlePretty Fall
It is Monday, early evening, I’m sleepy. Mondays are always like that. Very long days with sleepy evenings. Doesn’t mean I will go to bed early, still probably not going to sleep till close to...
View ArticleGrey Outside? Not Here!
So it is finally pretty much grey, cold and not super exciting outdoors. All leaves are gone, colors disappeared and most places probably haven’t seen any snow yet to mix in some colors. But just month...
View ArticleHiking to Lin Cove
This is a Lin Cove bridge, obviously not the Lin Cove Viaduct bridge, but it goes over Lin Cove creek on the Lin Cove trail. If you want to go above the Viaduct you’d have to cross this little bridge.
View ArticleCheer Up with Colors
Yesterday was a beautiful day with temperatures around 60F, which overnight changed into rain and right now it is cold and grey, weather man predicting abut 4-6 inches of snow in North Carolina...
View ArticleFriday Mystery Photo
Depending on which route you take it might take you between 45 minutes to 3 hours of hiking to get to this spot. It leads you to one of the highest spots in this part of the mountains. If you take my...
View ArticleSmall Waterfalls
Yesterday afternoon after I finished with my work we decided to escape the heat and go for a short (only five miles, mind you) hike in the mountains, the Boone Fork Trail. We were hoping to get some...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
Sunset in the Smokies Short post today. Almost didn’t make. Too much was going last night, but had a few extra minutes this morning. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by! Sunset In the Smokies from...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
Back in May we went for a short two mile hike at the Graveyard Field trail by the Blue Ridge parkway. We brought in some lunch with us and spent an hour or so seating by the falls enjoying the outdoors...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie–Smokey Sunset
Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. It is Monday and it is a movie time!!! This hi definition photo (click on it) is from the 27 seconds time slot in this video. Enjoy and have a great week...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie–Grave Yard Waterfalls
Graveyards Field Water Falls from Dmitrii on Vimeo. Girl in the red shirt asked me if I’m going to post whatever I was shooting somewhere online. I told her my web site name. It took me about two...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. Appalachian Sunset A few weeks ago we went to Asheville and drove up Blue Ridge...
View ArticleYellow Creek
Continuing with Autumn photos theme, here is another one from this years’ colorful season. We were hiking around Linville Falls when I took this photo. This is somewhere half a mile or so above the...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Graveyards Field Water Falls from Dmitrii on Vimeo. After doing the hike we got back on the Blue Ridge Parkway and drove back to...
View ArticleA few Shades of Grey
I took this one on the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you ever had a chance to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway you’ll know that there are not too many spots where you can openly look from it and see...
View ArticleBlue Ridge Autumn
I took three attempts to take this photo. The first two times I was interrupted by incoming sound of the car. One time from the south, another time from the north. Both have the same curve as you see...
View ArticleWindows 8 Apps
Geo Tagging App I just got two more apps into the Windows 8 App Store. They could be of interest to you guys as well. Majority of the DSLRs are not capable to tag photos with geo coordinates so you...
View ArticleSmall Creek
Updates on My Apps If you are using Windows 8 OS then please check out my apps. “Travel Photography” app now will show the exact location of the photo in each post (except on Friday for that Friday...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. Last night I was working on another short movie, hoping to expand Monday Morning...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Graveyards Field Water Falls from Dmitrii on Vimeo. This is 1 min 26 sec time spot photo, click on it to see it in high resolution...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. Good Monday everyone! Purchase Limited Edition print of this photo
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Graveyards Field Water Falls from Dmitrii on Vimeo. I’ve been a bit slacking about posting photos in the last few days, don’t feel...
View ArticleMonday Morning Movie
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. Sounds like we have spring around the corner, probably most of the cold weather is...
View ArticlePath to Somewhere
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Graveyards Field Water Falls from Dmitrii on Vimeo. As you hike back from the upper Graveyard Fields Waterfalls you can take the...
View ArticleOrange
If video is not shown in the browser or applications then visit it at Sunset In the Smokies from Dmitrii on Vimeo. What do you think about this sunset? I think it is really beautiful. Purchase Limited...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Sunset
I didn’t post my videos with corresponding photos in a while (except yesterday), so I’m trying to catch up on it with a few posts. I think this time lapse was done about fifteen month ago, beautiful...
View ArticleWaterfalls
Adds I’ve been resisting against turning adds on my blog for almost one year. The main reason against it is because I feel that WordPress had done pretty bad design over it and provides literally zero...
View ArticleSummer Creek
Its been so cold with this so called “arctic vortex” freezing half of the country that I wanted to see something nice summery, with warm colors, but not too hot. I took this photo back in August in...
View ArticlePink Sunset
Yesterday I shared with you winter photo from the west coast. Today we are going to be on the other coast, still in the mountains, but not during winter time, this was sometime in May if my memory...
View ArticleFallen Tree
800 Hard to believe but this post is #800 on the blog. At least 800 photos have been posted from 32 different US States and 10 different countries and two continents. Thanks all for being part of it!...
View ArticleSunset
US Open is back in town, since it is right here on the east coast, they play all of the interesting matches in the evening. So the Burning Man is happening in Nevada right now, something would be...
View ArticleNC Wild Things
I took this photo on one of the hikes in NC mountains. It is about one hour north from Asheville, off the Blue Ridge Parkway. I was doing a short time lapse of the moving clouds and taking still photos...
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