by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 15, 2024 | Maine, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee
I used to do a lot of traveling and photographing. For many places, I really don’t have enough photo to do separate blog posts – so thought I’d start combining photos from various places into a series of photos from the road. Hope you enjoy seeing the scenes from some of my travels.
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway © 2024 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Olana State Historical Site © 2024 Patty Hankins
Rocks, Acadia National Park © 2024 Patty Hankins
Waterfall in the Catskills © 2024 Patty Hankins
Violets by a Stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2024 Patty Hankins
Rocks, Water, and Trees © 2024 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 15, 2019 | North Carolina
Last fall I spent several wonderful hours wandering in the woods and photographing at the North Carolina Arboretum outside of Asheville. I’d visited the arboretum several times before, but always in the spring or summer. So this was my first chance to see all the wonderful colors of fall there. It was well worth visiting – I had a wonderful time and got some great photos. Here are some of my photos of Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum.
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboretum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboretum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboretum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum © 2018 Patty Hankins
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum © 2018 Patty Hankins
Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum © 2018 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 15, 2017 | New Photos, North Carolina
New Found Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ©2017 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – New Found Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website
This is one of those scenes I’ve been wanting to capture for years. A beautiful day, blue skies, mountains, clouds – what more could a photographer ask for. Finally on my recent trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park I was able to capture this incredible view of Newfound Gap. Every time I look at the photo, it brings back so many memories of wonderful days spent in my favorite national park.
New Found Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is available on my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/newfound-gap-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 30, 2017 | Ericaceae Family, North Carolina, Tennessee
I’m back from a wonderful week photographing in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. This is one my favorite regions of the country to visit and photograph, so I was thrilled to be back in the area. Usually when I’m in the area, I mainly photograph wildflowers. This trip was a little different, I spent my time photographing the landscape. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Pisgah National Forest with you today.
Smoky Mountain Stream
Smoky Mountain Stream © 2017 Patty Hankins
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron © 2017 Patty Hankins
Newfound Gap
Newfound Gap © 2017 Patty Hankins
Clouds at Clingman’s Dome
Clouds at Clingman’s Dome © 2017 Patty Hankins
Rhododendron at Roan Mountain
Rhododendron at Roan Mountain © 2017 Patty Hankins
Deer in the Creek © 2017 Patty Hankins
Water Rushing Over The Rocks © 2017 Patty Hankins
Rocks and Trees © 2017 Patty Hankins
Mountains and Clouds © 2017 Patty Hankins
Woolyback Overlook © 2017 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my photos of this amazing part of the country.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 24, 2016 | Ericaceae Family, Flowers, North Carolina, Tennessee
I love seeing the dogwoods blossom (Cornus Florida) in the spring – particularly when the trees are blooming in the woods surrounded by other trees. I realized I had several sets of dogwood photos that I’ve never edited. So today I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos of dogwood blossoms in the woods of North Carolina and Tennessee.
American Dogwood © 2013 Patty Hankins
Dogwood at the Ogle Cabin © 2014 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 12, 2015 | New Photos, North Carolina
Smoky Mountain Stream © 2015 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Smoky Mountain Stream – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.
One of my favorite things to photograph in the Smoky Mountains in the spring is the water rushing down the hillsides. In the summer, some of the streams are mere trickles of water – in the spring they are overflowing with water roaring over the rocks on the hillsides. I photographed this stream last spring on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I’d been out photographing when it started to rain. Fortunately it was just a drizzle so when I spotted the stream surrounded by the green trees with the water tumbling over the moss covered rocks I was able to stop and photograph it. Every time I return to favorite photo locations in the Smokies I always find something new to photograph there – I can’t wait to see how this stream looks next spring.
Smoky Mountain Stream is available as a matted print on my website.
