Swinging Under the Stars in the Snow

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

I don’t know about you, but I’m counting down the days till the official start of spring – as ever, I’m ready for winter to be over!  That said, we have had a few nice snows this year (and by...

Frozen Spruce Flats Falls – at Night!

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

It’s not every day you get to see a frozen waterfall!  In fact for me, it had been years!  Back in January we had a string of below freezing days that followed a light snowfall.  The Smokies were closed for days...

Driving Towards the Seagull Nebula

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

This week we’re continuing an exploration of the Foothills Parkway, but with a slightly deeper view than the previous two images.  I’ve wanted to shoot this section of the road for a while – I just...

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...