Blue Sky and Icy Brances

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We haven’t gotten a lot of snow here in the Glade for the past few years, so I haven’t gotten many snowy inter wonderland pictures.  But we do ave beauty during the winter months.  A few years ago we had an ice storm that left the tree branches coated in ice.  Those icy branches against a beautiful blue sky made a wonderful winter picture.

Golden Sunrise

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Betsy and I have visited Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, in early December for several years now.  We enjoy the peace and tranquility of the the beach at that time of year.  An added bonus is that the sunrises can be spectacular with a light that has to be seen to be fully appreciated.  I got this photo from our room early one morning six years ago.

Little River in the Smokies

 

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Betsy and I often go to Great Smokey Mountain Park in the winter, because there are usually fewer people and it’s easier to get close to nature than it would be during peak tourist seasons.  One December day a few years ago we stopped along Little River, where I got th photo that was the basis for this watercolor.  Th Smokies are beautiful any time of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee Chapel

 

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Over thirty years ago my family took a camping trip wit my parents to Washington, D.C. and Virginia.  Among the places we visited was Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.  While there we saw the Lee Chapel on campus.  The chapel was designed by Robert E. Lee when he was the president of Washington College after the Civil War,  His university  office is in the basement of the chapel, as are the tombs of General Lee and his family.

This image was originally a slide which I later digitized.

 

 

 

 

Autumn Burning Bush

 

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A few years ago I got a pictures of a burning bush in our neighbor’s yard.  It always puts on am awesome display in the fall with its bright red leaves.  I used software to give the photo a more “painterly” look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gatlinburg Sunrise

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Several years ago Betsy and I got up early in the morning (before dawn) to drive to the Smokey Mountains.  We stopped at an overlook on the Gatlinburg Bypass to watch the sun come up, where I got a picture of the sunrise.  I later used software to make the photo look more like a water color painting.  I hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Smokies Water Color

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We live in a beautiful part of the country, and we often visit the Smokey Mountains.  I’ve taken many pictures of the mountains  and sky, and I usually save them as photo.  But I occasionally experiment with different “looks.”  I used software to make one of my photos look more like a water color.