I recently spent some time photographing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Thought I’d share some of my photos from my trip.
Sunset in the Outer Banks © 2024 Patty Hankins
Reflection © 2024 Patty Hankins
On the Pier © 2024 Patty Hankins
In The Sand © 2024 Patty Hankins
Sunrise at the Shore © 2025 Patty Hankins
Under the Pier © 2025 Patty Hankins
I recently spent some time photographing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Thought I’d share some of my photos from my trip.
I spent most of one morning at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. What impressed me the most was the presentation of information about the Freedmen’s Colony on the island between 1862 and 1867. Along the Freedom Trail (about 1 1/4 miles one way) are several interpretive signs with information about the settlement and the people who lived there. With each sign, is a silhouette symbolizing one of the stories being told. This is from the “Freedom to be Educated” part of the trail. The sign had a quote about the importance of education from London Ferebee, a formerly enslaved man. There was also information on the sign about the penalties under North Carolina law for enslaved people to teach other enslaved people, as well as a bit of info about schools that the formerly enslaved attended.
Along the Freedom Trail © 2024 Patty Hankins
And then I did lots of photography along the shore . . .
Sunrise in the Outer Banks © 2024 Patty Hankins
Waves Rolling In © 2024 Patty Hankins
Marsh Grass © 2024 Patty Hankins
Sunrise in the Outer Banks © 2024 Patty Hankins
Marsh Grasses in the Wind © 2024 Patty Hankins
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
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
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/
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.