Skyline Drive - Infrared

This image was originally recorded in 2006 on Fujichrome Velvia 100 slide film. I recently processed the image in Photoshop to simulate a print made with infrared film. I love this effect and have always loved infrared film, unfortunately both of my film cameras, 35mm and MF, can't utilize infrared film due to Canon and Mamiya's use of infrared in their focus assist systems. In Photoshop I was able to adjust the image to reach the desired effect and am going to print this image as a 16x20 for my office.



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Sunset on the Blue Ridge Mountains

This image was recorded in 2006 on Skyline Drive right at twilight. I shot this with a Canon EOS A2 camera on Fuji Chrome Velvia 100. The twilight sky was this exact shade of blue and purple and I choose the Fuji slide film to better record the latitude of the shadow detail and the vibrant colors. I scanned this image from the original slide. It is easy to see how the Blue Ridge Mountains got their name when you see beautiful colors like this along the drive.

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Fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains

As an avid hiker and explorer of Shenandoah National Park-Skyline Drive, I recently availed myself of a hike in Whiteoak Canyon to the lower Whiteoak Falls. During a family get-together at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria Virginia, I was pleasantly surprised to find several nearby trails leading into the park. This year my Family and I hiked the 4 ½ mile Lower Falls part of the Whiteoak Canyon, from the Park Boundary in Madison County off Weakley Hollow Rd. to the lower falls and back. It was a somewhat strenuous and steep hike, but well worth it for the fall colors in their splendor. The spectacular view of the falls was made even more beautiful as the sun dipped behind the ridge line of the Canyon. Skyline Drive is particularly congested in the fall as many people enjoy viewing the beautiful fall colors along this stretch of the Blue Ridge. Myself I prefer to find more off the beaten path parts of the park. Below are several images from this hike, I hope you all enjoy and take the time to explore this most beautiful National Park for yourself.