These stark, yet vibrant photos are some of my favorite to capture…take from a moving vehicle with my iPhone…
Another photo taken while driving with my iPhone…of course I wasn’t driving. I enjoy this type of landscape, barren but every once in a while something cool pops up!
Last week, Wed. April 27th, I stopped at the waterfront to take a few photos of the ice…it has finally begun to move. If you look closely you can see the ice is beginning to crystallize as well. A bit slow this year but then this winter has been unusual to say the least…
Fog area…
On the drive to Florida we always discuss the “Fog Area”, which is near Calhoun, TN. Fog is common in this area due to the combination of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes. The Fog Area is approximately 19 miles of fog lights, 8 fog detectors, 22 speed detectors and gates on the on/off ramps. The reason for the lights, detectors, etc., is because Dec. 11th, 1990 there was a 99 car pile up due to fog…12 people died and 42 people were injured. The accident happened due to fog that drifts over I75 north and south, generally early morning. I75 goes over the Hiwassee River, which is part of the reason for the fog…this is where the worst fog occurs. It is always under observation and when dense fog occurs this area is closed and vehicles are rerouted until the fog has dissipated, but those who are caught in this area when the fog is present are given the following instructions when driving through: follow the speed limit, do not slow down, do not stop!
We have driven to Florida eight or nine times, so total of 16/18 times driving through this area, and have always been fortunate to go through later in the day, without fog.
On the way home from Florida this year we drove through that area around 9:00am and experienced light fog. As we drove over the Hiwassee River I looked to my right and saw what looked like a solid white, wall of nothing, it was so close I could almost reach out the window and touch it. I realized we were fortunate to go past the river when we did or we would have been engulfed in the dense fog…
This is a photo I took driving through the area(I wasn’t driving). We were almost through the fog area…I was watching the fog so it took me awhile to realize I should take a photo…unfortunately I only have the one! As you can see it was very light fog here, for which we were thankful for after seeing the dense wall of fog over the river…
http://itchyfish.com/the-fog-lights-have-been-activated-on-i-75/
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/i-75-fog-zone-closing-flashbacks-to-25-years-ago
rolling…
On the drive to and from Florida one of the areas I enjoy driving through is around Lexington, Kentucky. I love the farms/ranches and the rolling hills in that area of the state. Even on a dreary day it is lovely to see…
When I took this photo I didn’t see the plane, I saw a speck and thought it was dirt on my iPhone screen…I was interested in the clouds. When I cropped the photo the plane became visible. Fun…
Another photo taken on the drive home of two of my favorite subjects, clouds and trees…
serenity…
This photo was taken a couple of years ago, while on our Friday early morning drive to the Rosseau Market. I was not driving, hence the photo! It is a tad blurry but I like the photo non the less!
Kentucky landscape…
this was taken on the drive home from Florida in 2013, when I began taking photos from the vehicle as we were driving…I’ve always been impressed with the Kentucky landscape, with the rolling hills, fences and gnarly looking trees.
Heather Cote... 