A Window to the Past
Taken from the front porch of the Vaughn-Webb House in Reliance, TN, this house was built in 1899 by the Hiwassee Union Church as a community building.
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Taken from the front porch of the Vaughn-Webb House in Reliance, TN, this house was built in 1899 by the Hiwassee Union Church as a community building.
The bridge that can be seen in the background was built by the L&N Railroad in the 1870's. Across the river visitors will find the Historic "Watchman's House" circa 1895 which is listed on the national register. The Webb Family has restored this beautiful home as a guesthouse lodge. When you are on the veranda, sipping on your iced tea looking out upon the Hiwassee River Valley watching the ducks go by, you truly feel you have stepped back in time. In the summer, you can float down the river in a funyak or a river tube that you can rent nearby. How fun is that!
In addition to the Webb-Vaughn House, the Webb Family is also in the process of restoring the Higdon Hotel, circa 1888.
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The bridge that can be seen in the background was built by the L&N Railroad in the 1870's. Across the river visitors will find the Historic "Watchman's House" circa 1895 which is listed on the national register. The Webb Family has restored this beautiful home as a guesthouse lodge. When you are on the veranda, sipping on your iced tea looking out upon the Hiwassee River Valley watching the ducks go by, you truly feel you have stepped back in time. In the summer, you can float down the river in a funyak or a river tube that you can rent nearby. How fun is that!
In addition to the Webb-Vaughn House, the Webb Family is also in the process of restoring the Higdon Hotel, circa 1888.
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wildlinda
July 13, 2013
Exceptional contrast, as well as, the story behind the photo. The actual building is beautiful as well.
PSJPhotography
July 13, 2013
Another great shot with fantastic framing. Thanks for the History lesson.
tjambga
August 17, 2013
Thank you! This photo is special to me due to the history involved. It has since been accepted into the Blue Ridge Mountain National Juried Exhibit Contest which will be judged on September 7th. It's my very first contest and I'm SO excited.
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tjambga
August 18, 2013
I was told to add that this is a "single shot image." Again, I'm new to photography and I don't know anything about HDR or layering if that tells you anything.
tjambga
September 09, 2013
Update....No win or place at the Blue Ridge Mountain National Photographer's National Juried Exhibit on 9-7-13 but that was my very first contest and I just started photography in February. I just have to learn from it, keep studying and taking more photos!
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tjambga
November 11, 2013
Thank you all for your wonderful comments, likes, favorites and PR. When I had this photo framed for the contest/galleryt it really became special to me as I framed it in wood that came from a family barn down the road that was built in 1840.
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KathrynSanford
November 27, 2013
Very nice capture Terri!! Great job on the framing. Love it!!! You had mentioned in your Bio that you were new to photography and any suggestions were welcome. First off, you are doing an awesome job...keep it up and most of all have fun...One thing I see that would make this picture even better is to increase the saturation just a tad to add a little richness.
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Ocoee White Water Center in Ducktown, TN. The Ocoee White Water Rapids are famous for the 1996 White Water Olympics.Time
In order to get the reflects upon the water, I arrived around 7:30 a.m. and had to carefully guide myself, along with my camera equipment, jumping from boulder to boulder in the water to get the center shot that you see.Lighting
Early morning!Equipment
Since I'm still new to photography (just started in Feb. 2013), I actually had my old Manfrotto tripod and my Nikon D300s camera with a Sigma 10-20mm F4.0-5.6 lens.Inspiration
It's such a beautiful location when the dam is not being released.Editing
Actually, no! At the time, I didn't know any post-processing skills!In my camera bag
Then, not much! Now, is a whole different story!Feedback
A friend who is a professional photographer taught me something that I need to remind myself of all the time. STOP - BREATH - THINK!
