Posts with tag: "ashevillephotography"
Craggy Gardens late spring hike with pups - Blue Ridge Parkway - Asheville Nature Photography
Monday, June 17, 2024
By Camilla S Calnan
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It is the best when I have a chance to load up the dogs to hit the Blue Ridge parkway in the morning for an adventure before the afternoon sessions and meetings. Apparently, it was a great morning for the bear as well as we saw quite a few out and about. It is a great reminder to keep an eye out for wildlife when driving, biking, or hiking. They can appear out of nowhere and dart into the road often before you know what is happening. See pics of the juvenile bear at the end of this set - he came bounding out of the woods into the road, ambling across to the other side and I was so grateful I was going slow enough to stop for him. If you see bear, give them space, and definitely try to never get between a mama bear and her cubs. 

This adventure took me and my dogs up to Craggy Pinnacle off the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the perfect time to visit that area to see all the rhododendron and mountain laurel in bloom. The shocks of hot pinks against the palette of greens and blues bring me such joy and I'm excited to share these sights with you. 

Craggy has some of the most unique and dramatic trees along this short, moderate hike to the pinnacles. The first one you see in my photos is a black birch, weathered and shaped into this mystical, fairytale tree that you'll never forget once you see it in person. I've never been able to figure out what the next gnarled and twisted tree you find on this trail is, but it is also unlike any tree you'll see elsewhere. The twisted and warped magical painterly looking tree has always mystified me. 

The perspective from this area are always spectacular. The wide open views, framed by the exposed rock, historic rock walls, ridgelines with recognizable peaks in all directions, and being able to see the Blue Ridge Parkway winding around, past the visitor's center and around the bend just inspire me every single time I get up there. 

Cannot wait to share the next adventure soon!

 
George Porter and the Runnin’ Pardners – Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans – Live Music Photography
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
By Camilla S Calnan
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George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners playing at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans is always a good time! ❤

This group brings the New Orleans funk to life at this quintessential, signature, legendary musical sanctuary in the heart of the city. They usually play there on Monday for their ‘jam’ nights that they go into with no set list with the goal to fun playing together usually to a packed house full of regulars that come to see them. If you are in New Orleans on a Monday night, go catch them at the Maple Leaf. I’d be there on Monday evenings if I wasn’t in the mountains.

It has been so much fun getting to work with these talented musicians a few times so far this year. Loved getting to photograph them at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company – Mills River in January and over the moon to have gotten to catch them on their home turf for this Monday night Maple Leaf gig.

Huge thanks to the awesome people at the Maple Leaf and to Chris Adkins Terrence “Groove Guardian” Houston Michael Lemmler George Porter Jr. Extra shout out Joe Kalb for always doing such a great job with their audio – always sounds so good!

Cannot wait until I get to catch them play again soon! ❤ Laissez les bons temps rouler!

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Kirk and Rae's Fall Mountain Anniversary Portrait Session - Asheville Photography
Thursday, January 18, 2024
By Camilla Calnan
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Kirk and Rae love to travel. For their anniversary each year, they go to a destination that they love, enjoy the best that area has to offer, and make a point to schedule a photo session to mark the occasion. This year brought them to the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, and I was so glad I was the person that got to photograph them. It was fun to take a little adventure getting to photograph them in some beautiful spots. The huge love and fun energy between this couple was palatable, making our time together extra awesome and their photos extra special.

Wishing this happy couple the best for all the adventures, travels, and many many years of wedded bliss ahead! I hope we get to go play again someday!

Photographer: Camilla Calnan Photography

Location: in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina

 
Sarah and Rohit's Rumbling Bald Destination Wedding – Asheville Photography
Monday, April 17, 2023
By Camilla S Calnan
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Sarah and Rohit had the most wonderful destination wedding at Rumbling Bald at Lake Lure. The groom’s family traveled from India, just in time before COVID halted travel for a bit. It was a beautiful day for their lakeside gazebo wedding. From the moment I captured their first look, I knew I was photographing that one-in-a-million true love. This couple’s sweet way with each other and the caring way they interact with their family and friends says so much about what amazing people they are. It is always an honor to get to be a couple’s wedding photographer, but when the bride and groom are this awesome, it makes it even more special. I hope you enjoy a glimpse of Sarah and Rohit’s wedding day!

All the best to this awesome couple! Wishing them a lifetime of happiness ahead!

 
Exploring New York City – Asheville Photography adventures
Sunday, February 12, 2023
By Camilla S Calnan
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After my first trip to New York City, I find myself wanting to return soon to keep exploring. I stayed in Manhattan, visited a friend in Brooklyn, walked from one end of Central Park to the other, saw some of Chelsea, took trains, ate a massive Katz corned beef, enjoyed LOTS of authentic Korean food, enjoyed so many great meals, and caught a few glimpses of other neighborhoods on my way in and out of town, I now have a bigger list of must-see places for when I get back up that way including Grand Central Station, Ellis Island, Natural History Museum and the Met, Broadway for a show, and so much more! I must admit that for my first visit, I fulfilled my goal to ‘experience’ the city.

One of my main agendas in ‘the city’ was to take in as much of the magic of Fredrick Law Olmstead’s FIRST landscape architect project. He and Calvert Vaux designed Central Park to be a ‘democratic greenspace in a growing metropolis’. This 843-acre park is such a unique experience with its beautiful winding pathways that circle around the reservoir and lake, the natural and curated gardens, an awe-inspiring array of historic trees, stonework, arches, and structures created with an artisan touch, and so many sculptures. I spent an entire day of my visit taking as much of it in as I could, traversing from one end to the other. Reeling in the sights kept me walking and seeing art along my way back to my hotel.

Somehow in Central Park, the jacket I saw with ‘It was all a dream’ on it then the squirrel posing for me alongside Dr. Seuss-like trees summed up the feeling of this magical place! Those three moments happened one after the other. I’m excited to share some of this awesome trip with you all!

When I found myself in the park alongside Museum Mile, I emerged from the huge gates to find myself looking at the magnificent Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum. I could not resist the call to enter that magnificent building. The Guggenheim Museum in New York has always been somewhere I wanted to see, not just for the art, but to experience being in that building. The architecture is one of a kind and a work of art unto itself. The art was spectacular- pieces on display from Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Manet, and amazing current exhibitions by Alex Katz ‘Gathering’ and Nick Cave ‘Forothermore’ (woah – that is some deeply moving and intriguing work – check him out!) .

Did you know that Asheville’s Biltmore Estate and NC Arboretum were also Fredrick Law Olmstead projects? I loved getting to see this special place – and am honored to help support this legacy by being a community partner of the NC Arboretum. These non-Asheville area photos actually do relate to our area and ultimately, it is all connected no matter where we end up. Have you been to NYC? If so, what are your favorite places to explore?

I am so excited to finally share some of my trip to NYC to wrap up the end of 2022 and start 2023.

Photography: Camilla Calnan Photography

Location: all over New York City