I Was Invited to Photograph, Climb To The Clouds Mt. Washington, NH

Base of the road early morning. 

One the nicest racers I met was Mike Ryan.  He is driving his truck in the race.

                                                                                   

David Higgins broke the Hill's record, his time 6 minutes, 11 sec.

My photo of the start of his record run.

A few months ago I was approached to see if I might be interested in helping photograph  Climb to the Clouds | The 2011 Climb To the Clouds Hillclimb.  I had never photographed car races before but thought it would be a wonderful and learning experience.

My job was to photograph the base activities, crowd and start of the races.
 

1893 Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, Lupine Festival 2011

1893 St. Matthew's Episcopal Summer Chapel

I was not sure I could make the festival this year. The only day I was able to go, it was raining and overcast.  I managed to take shots in between the rain allowing more dramatic photos in my opinion.

To see my full set of photos you can check out  Sugar Hill Lupine Festival 2011 - a set on Flickr

Laconia, NH 88th Bike Week 2011

Taken the day before the start.

Panning shot of a biker

Motorcycle and Flags

Today is the last day of Laconia's Bike Week. Our residents welcome the bikers, their arrivals are great for our tourist industry plus the event is fun to attend and watch. You will see people lined up on the streets watching the bikers and I have to admit I was one of those people taking photos.

Malbry Mill, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Series

One our favorite spots to photograph is Virginia's Malbry Mill, located on Blue Ridge Parkway.

I am told the most famous mill to be photograph, you can see why.

To view the my full series click on http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpdphotos/sets/72157626864014315/

Blue Ridge Parkway Vacation Photos

Blue Ridge Parkway

Farm On Blue Ridge Parkway

Malbry Mill (most photographed mill)

Puckett Cabin



Bob and I went south, taking a road trip vacation a few weeks ago, visiting our family and friends in Asheville, North Carolina.  

My favorite route has always been Blue Ridge Parkway.  We hit pea soup  fog but I manage to capture of few decent shots.