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Title:
The Snow Covered Forest
Date Taken: February 14, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I have photographed this pathway numerous times
during the spring and summer when the grass is luscious green. So it is
amazing to see the transformation after a few inches of snow
Location: Forest in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Image Code: TP2008-001 |
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Title:
The Barn During Winter
Date Taken: February 14, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I like the snow covering the grass in the
foreground, with the barn and silo in the background.
Location: Olde Homeplace Golf Club in Wallburg, North Carollina.
Image Code: TP2008-002 |
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Title:
Sad girl on the bench
Date Taken: February 18, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The emotion is clearly being portrayed by
Ashley, and the lighting of her face was perfect.
Location: Tanglewood Park in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-003 |
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Title:
A Duck Among Geese
Date Taken: February 18, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I like how the mallard duck is perfectly in
focus while the geese are out of focus.
Location: Tanglewood Park in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-004 |
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Title:
Sunlight rays on the ocean.
Date Taken: February 23, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: This was the first picture I snapped when I
first got to the beach, and no editing was required.
Location: Emerald Isle Beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-005
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Title:
Breakfast by the sea
Date Taken: February 24, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I like how all the birds were in synch as they
waited for the waves to recede. The black and white coloring gives more
power to the shot too.
Location: Emerald Isle Beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-006 |
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An engagement photo
Date Taken: March 2, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I have little experience with romantic
photography, so I was proud how I could show the emotions of the couple in
this picture.
Location: Tanglewood Park in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-007 |
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Title:
Sunrise over the ocean
Date Taken: March 15, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: This shot required getting up at 6:15 on a
Saturday morning. The orange hues of the sunrise and the blues of the ocean
make this picture powerful.
Location: Emerald Isle Beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-008 |
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Title:
Runaway Groom
Date Taken: April 12, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The groom is running (or pretending to) away
from the wedding. I like this shot because the groom is in focus and you can
see all the groomsmen behind him out of focus.
Location: Calvary Baptist Church in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-009 |
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Title:
Leaving The Wedding
Date Taken: April 12, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The couple looks very happy in this photo, and
the crowd of people (and the bubbles) create a nice frame around them.
Location: Calvary Baptist Church in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-010 |
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Title:
Cottage in the spring
Date Taken: April 13, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The brilliant colors of the yellows and reds
during spring make this cottage scene look like a classic painting.
Location: UNC Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-011 |
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Title:
Cows on the Farm
Date Taken: April 21, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The strong colors of the blue sky and white
clouds, green grass, and black and white cows all work together well. The
silo is a bonus.
Location: Ferrington Village in Pittsboro, North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-012 |
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Title:
Small Creek in the Forest
Date Taken: May 5th, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: The leaves on the trees were thick enough to
hide the sun's rays, and therefore I could take a 1/2" image of the small
waterfall for the special effect.
Location: Hall River State Park in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
Image Code: TP2008-013 |
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Title:
Morning sunlight along the path
Date Taken: May 5th, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I like the effect of the sunlight rays in the
morning shining down on the pathway in the forest. This curve in the path
was well-lit.
Location: Hall River State Park in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
Image Code: TP2008-014 |
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Title:
Sunset hues over the lake.
Date Edited: June 9th, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: This is an edited shot using special software,
but I am still proud of the way the colors from the original picture were
able to be enhanced and create a serene picture of a sunset over a pond.
Location: N/A (computer edited)
Image Code: TP2008-015 |
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Title:
Bird's Eye View of the Mountains.
Date Taken: June 14th, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I took this shot after a strenous hike to the
top of Grandfather Mountain and I was greatly rewarded with this view, the
Appalachian mountains stretching for miles and miles, with a nice small lake
in the valley.
Location: Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina (along the Blue Ridge
Parkway)
Image Code: TP2008-016 |
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Title:
Barbed Wire Fence
Date Edited: June 15th, 2008
Why I Like This Shot: I have taken probably hundreds of shots of this
location on the parkway, but I am really proud of the black and white
version of this fence.
Location: Thunderhill Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing
Rock North Carolina
Image Code: TP2008-017 |
