Outdoor Dreamscape

The Wier Dam, on the South Holston River in Bristol, TN sits nestled between picturesque mountains.  It's an easy to find and very accessible place to go hiking, fishing, picnicking, looking for photo ops or an escape to nature.  It also boasts as home to my beloved Osceola Island.

The dam does release a lot of water very fast so prior to venturing out, it's advisable to check the water release schedule here (it's updated daily).  It you want to hear what it sounds like when being released, you can do that here.   Use caution and common sense first, and this is a beautiful and enjoyable place to visit.

South Holston River Bluff City, TN

This was an image taken on the South Fork of South Holston River.  The editing effect is a technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range) editing, where several pictures are taken of the same thing with multiple exposure settings. Then, the images are merged together and the result is a very surrealistic effect where all parts of the image are 1) in perfect exposure and 2) very saturated so the image 'jumps' off the page.