Author Archives: GAR

Photo of the Week – Betty Rembert

Towering Sugar Maple – Last Year of Glory?

Old Sugar Maple - Betty Rembert

Old Sugar Maple – Betty Rembert

If there’s one scene within walking distance of her home that attracts Betty over and over again, in any season, it’s this towering maple that has withstood the elements for perhaps a hundred years and is now nearing the end of it’s reign. The top has no growth this year but the lower regions are still hanging on, perhaps for the final fall. Remarks have been heard that fall of 2012 doesn’t live up to the usual annual Ashe County show, with muted color and many leaves simply turning brown and falling off. This may be true but that doesn’t mean there’s no beauty, perhaps just a little more specific and difficult to locate. As the members spread out over the area for this month’s assignment, the results will surely prove this to be the case as does the above image. The beauty of our mountains is in a league of its own. The soft late afternoon light is ideal for the foreground and background.
Canon EOS 5D with an EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens at a focal length of 73mm
Exposure 1/400sec at f/8.0
ISO 200
October 5th, 2012 at 5:43pm

Photos of the Week – Nancy Bowers, Hollis Wild, Priscilla Popper, Shane Doby

An ACC member workshop recently took place concentrating on the techniques and tricks for obtaining the best results in macro photography. The results of this short a session were so impressive that sharing with all members seemed the right thing to do. The four images below represent a sampling by each of those photographers who participated.

Hollis Wild – Miscanthus Grass

Hollis Wild - Miscanthus Grass

Hollis Wild – Miscanthus Grass

Nancy Bowers – Miniature Ceramic Dog

Nancy Bowers - Miniature Ceramic Dog

Nancy Bowers – Miniature Ceramic Dog

Priscilla Popper – Cosmos Blossom

Priscilla Popper - Cosmos Blossom (from underneath)

Priscilla Popper – Cosmos Blossom (from underneath)

Shane Doby – Crown of Thorns

Shane Doby - Crown of Thorns Blossom

Shane Doby – Crown of Thorns Blossom