Taking a pause.
I think you can agree that sometimes your mind and schedule, get so cluttered with projects and ideas, that you reach a point that you can’t be sure what it is your really trying to accomplish.
Well, why don’t we sit back and take a break. Lets review some of my favorite local spots to shoot in North Georgia.
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1. Hurricane Shoals Park This is actually a pretty large park in Jackson county. It sports an old historic town that includes shacks, a church and several homes. If your planning on shooting natural or landscape photography then head over to the rapids. The shoals features lots of large rocks and spillways for some nifty long-exposure stuff.
I will say if you are planning on a trip here for the shoals it is going to be difficult to get something without people during the summer. Its a popular spot for bathers. As I figured out in this video > |
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2. Yellow River Park Yellow River Park, located in southern Gwinnett county is a rather simple park. Its only real feature is the river itself, which you can access from the parking area very quickly. Its strong point is proving a great location for water and landscape photography. You can get right down into the river and move around for some great stuff.
It’s not a very busy park so you shouldn’t have any problem here. Here are some shots I’ve taken > |
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3. Sells Mill Park Sells Mill Park is also located in Jackson County. Its a little quaint park with a mill, dam and pond.
The mill itself isn’t really that impressive since they replaced the siding with some modern junk, so it lost its rustic feel. The real attraction is the dam itself. You can get right below the dam and on a day after a heavy rain, get some great water curtains. There is also a rock formation with water flowing down below the dam next to the mill. You might be able to find some interesting ways to use that in conjunction with the mill. Check this out > |
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4. Mt. Arabia is a really great park for some mountainous landscape photography. It provides a small mountain region that provides a view of the surrounding area. There is an old quarry and some rock formations that supposedly were put there by local Native Americans. Two more things are an old quarry building and a frog pond.
A few notes about going here. The layout is confusing depending on where you start. This is a sprawling park with lots of trails. One thing that confused me is that you will need to actually cross the road to climb the mountain. And do not attempt this in the middle of summer, I did and I almost died. Check it out > |
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Other little spots I like.
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| Ok, great! If you’ve thought of some really neat places to shoot in North Georgia please comment on this post and share! | |||
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February 11th, 2010 at 10:06 am