Land of the Sky Photography

Land of the Sky Photography Land of the Sky Photography creates and sells images and prints of nature and landscapes. Event photography is available, but usually limited to non-profits.

Portrait photography is also offered in outdoor settings around Asheville.

And here's an image of the eclipse, taken from my front yard in Asheville.
08/28/2026

And here's an image of the eclipse, taken from my front yard in Asheville.

Another image of the full moon, taken from the Cradle of Forestry Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway last night.
08/28/2026

Another image of the full moon, taken from the Cradle of Forestry Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway last night.

So, last night was again the full moon. And there was a partial eclipse of said full moon. I've been very busy in the ga...
08/28/2026

So, last night was again the full moon. And there was a partial eclipse of said full moon. I've been very busy in the garden recently, harvesting lots of cucumbers and tomatoes making pickles, gazpacho, and ratatouille. And the photography has taken back seat.

But as I said, last night was the full moon and there was an eclipse, so I went to the East Fork Overlook on the parkway - one of my favorites for sunrises and moonrises, but a thunderstorm moved in and by the time there was any trace of the moon, it was too high in the sky and it was blurred by heavy clouds.

This image is from the Cradle of Forestry Overlook on the parkway, where the moon did present herself. An image of the eclipse to follow!

Last night I went back to the Mills River Valley Overlook to see what the sunset was like. It is one of the few overlook...
07/27/2026

Last night I went back to the Mills River Valley Overlook to see what the sunset was like. It is one of the few overlooks with a view both east and west. And it's only a 30 minute drive from my house. So this is not a "wall-hanger", but it's always pretty on the parkway.

Another image of a Turk's cap lily from this morning's outing to Mills River Valley Overlook.
07/27/2026

Another image of a Turk's cap lily from this morning's outing to Mills River Valley Overlook.

This morning I went on an outing to shoot Turk's cap lillies at Mills River Valley Overlook organized by Courtland with ...
07/26/2026

This morning I went on an outing to shoot Turk's cap lillies at Mills River Valley Overlook organized by Courtland with the Carolina Nature Photographers group. Thank you, Court.

I hope to go back in the next couple of days to do better, especially with the butterflies that were swarming some of the plants.

Passion flowers, native to this area, are among my absolute favorite flowers. And of course I had to plant one in my hom...
07/17/2026

Passion flowers, native to this area, are among my absolute favorite flowers. And of course I had to plant one in my home garden, which was an unfortunate mistake because they spread everywhere! So I had to pull it out together with all the suckers. Taken last year in Asheville.

The full moon rising, taken from the Pounding Mill Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway last year. Something about the lig...
07/17/2026

The full moon rising, taken from the Pounding Mill Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway last year. Something about the light shining in the darkness.

Last night was the full moon, and we went back to Black Balsam K**b in hopes of getting both the sunset and moon rise fr...
06/30/2026

Last night was the full moon, and we went back to Black Balsam K**b in hopes of getting both the sunset and moon rise from the 360 view at the top. Starting out we kept hearing thunder and there was some concern about being exposed to lightning, but the storm was actually 40 miles away over Hendersonville. Here is the sunset, but there were too many clouds to be hopeful for the moon. As we drove home on the parkway, I was hoping one of the overlooks facing east might give us a glimpse, and it did! At the Pounding Mill Overlook, there was a stunning orange moon, which unfortunately disappeared before I could set the camera up. Very fickle of her!

Last night I hiked up to Black Balsam K**b off the Blue Ridge Parkway with my granddaughter. Really, I can't express ade...
06/27/2026

Last night I hiked up to Black Balsam K**b off the Blue Ridge Parkway with my granddaughter. Really, I can't express adequately how excited I am about this image, because I have been wanting to start a series of cloud photography and the storms last night revealed this glory. If you haven't been to Black Balsam K**b, please do yourself a favor and go, especially for sunset. The vista in this image is about a 20-30 minute hike from the parking area (depending on how nimble you are) and there is some rock scrambling, but the rocks are worth the visit themselves and it is not a hard trip.

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