A couple days after the devastating storm called Sandy moved up the east coast, I drove over to Great Falls, Virginia to photograph the Potomac River. The water level was high from the torrential rains. The river narrows down to a rocky chute in this spot and the scenery was quite dramatic.

At the end of October I attended a 3 day workshop in the Smoky mountains, photographing the fall color.  This was the first time I had been to the southeastern side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park  and the surrounding landscape of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s an area with fewer crowds than the north side of the park but with just as many streams, waterfalls and beautiful mountain views.

A few spots had passed peak color but in many areas the color was still spectacular. The weather was perfect, the workshop was highly educational and my fellow photographers were a joy to shoot with. A lot of photography over the 3 days…more images at this link.