In The North Carolina Mountains, Lake Lure

[matthewo]

Took a trip up to Lake Lure area this weekend to visit family. We ended up staying on the north side of lake lure. I woke up early one morning and set out to see what I could find.

I was driving in a newly developed mountain community with miles of roads and few houses. I saw a small mouse or other small rodent scurry across the road and then this hawk swooped down. I pulled over yet the hawk did not get the mouse. I waited around and took photos of the juvenile redtailed hawk for a while hopping it would find the mouse. The morning light was very nice, as well as the colors of the leaves as they change in the mountains.

1)intent on hunting

2)profile portrait

3)doing a little framing between a split in a tree

4)framing of foreground OOF leaves to left

5)giving me a look

6)this is the first photo when it swooped down to look for the mouse

non hawk photos.
7)a shot from chimney rock café area of the chimney

8)the broad river near chimney rock village

9)panoramic 3 images of the broad

 

[baturn]

All very nice but like the portrait best.

 

[PropilotBW]

I love Lake Lure. Nice shots

 

[NancyMoranG]

I love your DOF on the hawk photos! Am working on that
the panorama is great, also working on that!
great captures in your early morning.
Nancy

 

[Juga]

#2 is awwwwwesommme (Chris Farley voice)

 

[cbarnard7]

I'm going to use #2 as my portrait on my resume for now on

 

[matthewo]

well if you like #2 here is another cropped semi profile shot, I kind of like the look of this as well with the feathers in the bottom left and the wise beyond his years look...

 

[terri]

Nice job on the portrait!

Beautiful countryside, the SE is gorgeous and you captured some flavor here.

 

[Volunteer]

#4 is the best for me. Nice series!

 

[krystalynnephoto]

I miss my home so much (NC). Very nice shots.