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Colors of the Smoky Mountains

Kathy Smith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:44:10 +0000

It is no wonder the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited park in the United States. In 2010 there were over 9 million visitors to the park, nearly doubling the number of visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park. There is a wonderful beauty to these old mountains!

Metts Wedding — Asheville NC

Kathy Smith — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:25:32 +0000

It was a beautiful afternoon in Asheville, NC, when Crystal and Zach said their “I Do’s”. After many years of dating they decided to get married. Friends and family were so happy for these two.

Crystal’s dress was stunning.

After the ceremony the couple made their way to Zach’s family home and land. The view was beautiful as it looked out towards Cold Mountain.

You can see more of the wedding in this slideshow.

Thanks Crystal and Zach for letting us share your day and capture it for you in pictures!

Wood Turning

Kathy Smith — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:46:05 +0000

We met Joe Ruminski, owner of The Gift Turning Studio, at the NC State Fair in Asheville this past weekend. He was demonstrating his craft of wood turning. We found this fascinating since my husband and I had talked about trying it a few months back. Joe was making the task of turning a bowl look very easy, but I am sure much practice is needed to shave the bowl with such ease.

Joe offers classes as well as sells his finished work. If you have a chance to met Joe, ask to see his tiny, tiny, tiny goblet! (about the size of a writing pen point) Find out more at his website, The Gift Turning Studio.

Leaving the Nest

Kathy Smith — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:18:13 +0000

After nearly stepping on this baby bird, I quickly ran for my camera. I had no idea I’d see the little bird trying to learn to fly and the mother feeding it.

This little bird was no bigger than the palm of my hand, but it appears to be getting ready to fight with me.

Mom was nearby, but didnt seem to care that I was also.

This happened quickly and I was not ready. This is a little blurred but still captured the moment, which was gone in a flash!

The little one wanted more, so Mom flew away and returned several more times. I did not stay long enough to watch it fly away.

Skaneateles NY

Kathy Smith — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:42:42 +0000

This church is located in Skaneateles, NY, in the Fingerlake region. Skaneateles is a charming little town with a great bakery hidden away on one of the back streets!

Church in Skaneateles, NY

Early Morning in Cades Cove

Kathy Smith — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:16:16 +0000

It was early one fall morning when we headed into the Smoky Mountains for sunrise pictures. I know this is several hours after sunrise, but I liked the way the sunburst formed through the tree. The gentleman walking by just added to the scene. He happened to walk by when no cars were passing in front of my lens. If you have ever been to the Great Smoky Mountains, especially the Cades Cove loop, you know it can be bumper to bumper most days, all day long. The fog in the background was beginning to burn off, but enough remained to add the “smoky” look to the mountains!

Lensbaby and Photoshop Blending Modes

Kathy Smith — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:40:36 +0000

This image of the Gerber Daisy was taken back in the summer before any thoughts of snow. I used the Lensbaby Composer with the double optics at f/2.8 to capture this image. After not being totally pleased with the outcome I added a few layers in Photoshop CS5 using blending modes to achieve the transparent areas. I turned the Gerber Daisy into an interesting image with just a few layers.

Senior Collage

Kathy Smith — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:30:46 +0000

Using Photoshop CS5, I placed images of Alex in a Collage. The free transform function allowed me to rotate the images to a somewhat pleasing layout.

Portraits — Tori

Kathy Smith — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:11:15 +0000

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Senior 2011 — Alex

Kathy Smith — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:58:53 +0000

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