Dusty Milky Way Above the Cades Cove Methodist Church

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 19, 2026 | POTW, The Night

I think it is probably clear, but my Picture of the Week images are rarely – if ever – actually from that week.  This week’s Picture of the Week was actually taken back in March (nearly a month ago...

Night at the House of Fairies

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 12, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Oh wait… those are bears.  That’s admittedly not the thing you want to hear while tromping through the woods in the middle of the night!  Ha! I’m a big fan of the random things you find in the Smokies...

Winter Milky Way Over the Bud Ogle Cabin

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 5, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Happy Easter everyone!  This week’s Picture of the Week admittedly has nothing to do with Easter, though had I planned this a little better I guess I could have at least featured one of the churches I...

At Night on the Middle Prong

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 29, 2026 | POTW, The Night

“How would I shoot this at night?” – That’s a question I asked myself a lot during the fall color season.  What I found was that most often, it’s a totally different way of seeing a scene...

Revisiting the Cades Cove Methodist Church – Reflections on 16+ Years of Night Photography

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 22, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Since I first picked up a camera back in the mid-90s, I have been intrigued with night photography.  For some reason it has always fascinated me what the camera can “see” versus what we can see with our...