An assignment was given in class to go out and paint something with light….pretty exciting! We had a week to work on it, but since I already like light painting, I kept shooting after the assignment. The first scene I chose was from Fort Macon near the NC coast. This place is really cool(and free), … More Painting with Light
Over the weekend(6/16/13), I got the privilege of checking out the Conservators Center near Mebane NC. It was a great learning experience going there and I got super close to a number of big cats! The organization itself collects its animals from people who couldn’t handle them as a domesticated pet. It is truly amazing … More Big Rescue Cats
A successful storm chase yesterday! I am still going through pictures and video, but aside from tornadoes, we were able to catch everything else we were looking for. The position of the threat send Nic Roberson and I up to Petersburg, Va, to wait out the storms. While we were waiting, we made the most … More A lot of chasing, a lot of driving… 6/13/13
I have been spending some time thinking about mountains close to me that I have not traveled to. After reviewing a map of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I decided to head north. I realized that there was a section near Floyd, Va, that could be amazing. After a couple hours of driving and exploring the … More A ride on the Virginia Blue Ridge Parkway 6-8-13
Still i the wake of horrible news (see last post), I set forth to cheer up by chasing some medium strength storms around NC. Usually around this part of the U.S. storms tend to have an abundant amount of moisture, usually restricting visibility of the storm structure. However, I was in for a pleasant surprise! … More Wide Open Storms
It was an interesting week for storm chasing and storm chasers alike. The week started out with some very hard news about the death of 3 incredible storm chasers and researchers, with a cumulative 40+ years of chasing experience. There names are Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young, taken by the EF5 tornado in … More A tribute to the real stormchasers 6-6-13
An incredible weekend for photogenic clouds! I usually go out shooting either sunrise/sunset, or when the clouds are dynamic. This meant a busy weekend for me. I started out saturday morning near a small airport in Greensboro NC. I had been following a thick low cloud for a bit when I stumbled upon this place. … More From Over The Weekend…5/27/13
Its been a very interesting day! I have been shooting pictures all day long and I am now getting them all on my computer. I started out with a photo buddy named Mike in an attempt to take some self portraits. We ended up near a river that was extra high from the rain. A … More Tornado warned storm 5/23/13
My first post about an adventure! I ended up chasing a storm that popped up near Galax Va early this week (5/20/13). I started off by hitting the blue ridge parkway and set off to find a foreground. I often forget how hard it is to find a foreground when you need one…but I drove … More First Post and Early Week Storm Chase 5/24/13
Exploring NC 