Morning and Evening

Kanawha Valley Fog

Fog is one of my favorite things to photograph.  These are a couple of photos from a foggy morning last week. 

Kanawha River Sunset

Icy Kanawha River

Kanawha River Fog

Some good looking fog on the river Monday morning.

Monday Evening II

This is a 2 shot panorama that I made before the color got going real good.

Monday Evening

Gauley Bridge, WV

This is the little town where I grew up.  I actually didn't live in town but on up the Gauley River about 3 miles in a wide spot in the road called Alta, WV.  We did everything in Gauley though, school, church, friends, groceries, doctor, pharmacy, clothes, haircuts, tv repair and on and on.  It was a pretty neat town when I was a kid and probably even more so when my mom and grandmother were growing up there.

The New River and the Gauley River both end right where the bright lights are and they form the Kanawha River.

Molly and I had gone rock climbing this afternoon and we were on our way home and we stopped at the end of the "boulevard" to see if the Milky Way was visible over Gauley.  It was visible, but it was almost directly overhead and not over the town.  I went ahead and made a few photos anyway, just for s & g's.  This was also the first time I had used my Fuji xe-2 for any night sky photography.  I think it did ok.

Cold Water Divers

Firefighters Luke Adkins, Eric Tucker and Mike Lively getting ready to make some cold-water-dives in the Kanawha River Monday afternoon.

Foggy Kanawha River

Saturday morning on the river in Saint Albans.

Sunday Evening

This is a four shot panorama.  Click on it for a better view.

Sunset Fishermen

Saturday evening at the Nitro boat ramp.

Wednesday Morning...

...on my way home from work.

Icy Kanawha

Here are some more photos of the great Kanawha covered in ice. 

Frozen Kanawha

John Amos Power Plant

I had to run some errands in Nitro this morning and noticed that the power plant was putting out some extra steam because of the cold weather.  I headed on down to Poca to get a couple of shots.  While I was making my photos I was thinking, I bet these would make a nice black & white photo.  This is a 2 shot panorama.  Click on it for a better view.

John Amos Power Plant Sunrise

I was hoping for a more spectacular sunrise this morning due to the storm coming in this evening.  This was a nice one, but not what I expected.  Plus, I wish I would've gone to Ridenour Lake instead of here.

Monday Evening

There's not a whole lot that beats a pretty sunset.  This is a 2 shot panorama.  Click on it for a better view.

Saint Albans / Nitro Bridge

Opening Day!!

A couple of photos from Friday morning.  The bridge is open!!!