A pretty place to get away from it all ... and enjoy what the earth have given us.

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Clouds in motion with the long exposure at the pretty Seneca Rocks in West Virginia.

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Clouds stream by over the peaks of Seneca Rocks in West Virginia.

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The Dolly Sods Wilderness area in West Virginia is a great place to hike and explore. Some of the areas have the most interesting rock structures.

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Was hoping to see some nice Fall colors during this visit to the West Virginia Highlands, as was not disappointed. An approaching storm front was heading for the area on this particular Friday evening, and was not sure if I wanted to be at this top of the world. Glad that I headed up there as it was raining below and windy. When I arrived it was still raining but it looked like it would clear a little looking to the west. Not long after the rain became a drizzle then tapered off as the sun set. It was quite breezy making long exposures a challenge, but I did attempt some, and will most likely post some of them. Here the lighting was getting real special. The white balance is set to cloudy which warms the light a little, but in the end the setting sun hitting the tops of the clouds made for some nice tones. Here you are facing east, so the sun was setting to my back. Had to shoot in this direction anyways as in the other direction the lens would have been facing the strong winds and the light rain that was falling at this time.

Shared this with some other photographers there, as well as some that were just there to camp in the area for the night. I did not envy them for the tent (I do like to tent camp, but not in the conditions that they would see by morning). I returned here for sunrise, it lets just say it was sleeting and 20 MPH plus winds ... pretty brutal conditions, but made for some great shots to I think, will be processing them soon.

The Dolly Sods, West Virginia

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