I was driving through Beasley Gap in North Georgia this last week. Due to the unusually cold weather, the sides of the creek have been frozen. The areas with small cascades have some neat ice formations. I stopped for a few shots. This was just one of the cascades.
In honor of the negative digit wind chills today, I am posting this photo from my December trek to the top of Blood Mountain. This shot was along the creek that follows the Byron Reece trail. I found a spot where there were a few icicles and the water was just right. I’m glad I did not have to ford this creek, as it was really cold just taking photos beside it.
This was the very first steel wool light painting. I thought I had framed the shot perfectly, but could not imagine how large an area that would be needed to capture all the sparks. I thought it turned out acceptably well anyway. Hopefully, I will get another chance to do this again soon.
Having a large portion of my family come from East Tennessee, it is not unusual for us to make trips though the Great Smoky Mountains. One of the places my Dad talks of growing up is the Little River and the Sinks. It happens to be a great place to stop when driving through the mountains, but be careful as it is extremely dangerous.
At least all the cold weather provided a little fun with the camera. There are several roads that follow the base of cliff’s near home and with all the rain and cold, there were some pretty big icicles. Just a short way down the road is a seasonal waterfall. After taking this photo, I decided to climb to the top and see the icicles there. Probably not the brightest idea I have ever had, but I found the top of the waterfall.
North Georgia is full of very beautiful streams. I found this piece of drift wood gracing the bank of one. After all the rain lately, I am sure it has made a new home downstream.
About a week ago, we had some massive rains over about a 24 hour period. I think we ended up with around 5 inches of rain total. It caused Salacoa Creek to rise extremely high. Once the waters came down, there was a small area that had waters that looked like pure teal.
In the words of my oldest child, “OMG!!!” This was such a hit with the family. No need for fireworks here when we have real fire to play with. I have always admired fire dancers, but never had the desire to try it. I don’t really know why because I have an affinity for fire. So, this was really neat and a great way to end 2013 and ring in 2014. SAFETY is a must with this and I am so glad to have had such a perfect place for this to be done safely.
Winter is upon us and I am now thinking of vacation. Last year at the beach was good and I’m thinking the beach may be a good destination again. However, the decision will hinge upon what the kids want to do. We went walking on the beach one night and made it to the county pier. There is a stream, if you can call it that, that runs into the ocean by the pier. It made for some interesting night time shots.
Today was a work inside day for me. It rained forever, so I was able to get some things done. That was until I looked outside at the lake and something just did not look right. I went to check it out. After taking a look, I decided to get the camera and take a short rainy stroll up the creeks. This was just one of the small waterfalls along the way.
