Monday, July 28, 2014

Way Above and Way Below

Today was spent driving the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park and touring the Luray Caverns, both in Virginia.

I wish that photos could give you same perception (depth) that the naked eye has, but here are some of the "better" pictures.

Shenandoah River Valley 


Views along the Skyline Drive







When we visited our friends, the Halsteads, earlier this month in Ohio, they had just returned from a trip out East.  They highly recommended to tour the Luray Caverns.  We had not heard of it, but decided to add to our itinerary.  Are we ever glad we did! Awesome!

I took these photos using a "night landscape" setting on my camera, because shooting with a flash created a different color to the formations.  Now with the night landscape, a photographer has to be very steady and a tripod is optimal.  Since tripods are not allowed on the tour, I did my best in keeping a steady hand.  Hope you enjoy these anyway.







One of our favorite spots in the caverns was an area that had a pool of water and the because the water was not subject to outside elements (wind) the water was still like a mirror. 





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