Look Rock Fire Tower Under the Stars

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 16, 2025 | POTW, The Night

Happy belated Valentine’s Day and an early President’s Day to all of you here in the States!  I’ve just returned from another trip to the Middle East, and I must say, I’m grateful for the long...

Orion and the Foothills Parkway Overpass

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 9, 2025 | POTW, The Night

This may sound kind of funny, but I have spent an unusually large amount of time on the Foothills Parkway.  If you’ve been following along with this blog for any amount of time, you’ll have seen a good...

Orion Rising Above the Tipton Cabin

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 2, 2025 | POTW, The Night

One of the challenges of shooting in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at night is that many of the iconic structures of the park are located in very small openings within the forest, which tends to greatly limit...

Enchanted Lane Under the Stars

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by Dan Thompson | Jan 23, 2025 | POTW, The Night

I am guessing most of you have caught on to this already, but I am slowly trying to work through shooting all the iconic spots in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at night, just as a way to put my own spin on...

The Lawson House Under the Winter Milky Way

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by Dan Thompson | Jan 19, 2025 | POTW, The Night

This week Picture of the Week transitions back to the night, with a series of images I’m truly very excited to share with you.  Essentially since the leaves have fallen off the trees, I’ve been working away...