Frozen yet beautiful
Many tourists only venture to West Virginia for vacation in the summer. There is good reason to come in the heat and enjoy the state's many natural water sources. However, many of us year-round dwellers can attest to the fact that WV is stunning in the winter. When the leaves drop there is incredible visibility in the New River Gorge, providing many photography opportunities. The freezing temps also create magical ice formations all around that you can only see to believe.
Sweets Falls Engagement
What a treat to photograph a surprise engagement at one of the sweetest places on the Upper Gauley River, "Sweets Falls"! Congratulations to Drew and Shellie on your Gauley River engagement!
West Virginia State Fair
There are many great opportunities for photography in Southern West Virginia, one of the greatest being the West Virginia State Fair. My husband and I went down to the fair grounds and enjoyed one of the most precious things of summer; a perfect, cool, crisp, breezy and sunny day in August. My intentions were to stick around and work on some long exposure night photography. I wanted implied motion of all the rides. That would have been great.
It's great to have intentions, but even better to be flexible. I found so many fun things in the daylight to photograph that I hadn't anticipated. We walked everywhere, caught the raptor show and pig races. When darkness finally fell we were too exhausted to go back to the car for the tripod.
Maybe next year!
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Virginia Lightning
Not long ago my husband Dave and I were driving across Virginia on 64, heading back home to West Virginia. We had a late start heading back and were not feeling terribly thrilled about a night ride. Driving across Virginia is one of my favorite things in the world, so I never want to miss seeing the gorgeous rolling hills, farms and country side. My prejudice for night driving was joyfully proven wrong by one of the most spectacular lighting shows I have ever witnessed. I drove about 10 miles before I could exit the highway and took an additional couple miles to find a suitable spot. I didn't have my deluxe tripod, but I did have my gorillapod. I rigged it to the side of my window the best I could and set my focus to infinity, closed down the aperture and let the shutter open for long pauses. I hope you enjoy a few of the photos I was able to capture. Although, they could never do the storm justice! Photos for purchase here: http://mollywolffphotography.zenfolio.com/p727907859
Whipple Car Show
I had the pleasure of photographing the Whipple, West Virginia Car Show on Memorial weekend. Cars are not something I typically photograph, however, I think that will change. Vehicles offer an endless supply of creative shooting options. There are rich colors, stunning reflections and thousands of different details from car to car. The appeal is not only in the cars, it’s also in the friendly and interesting people who display their vehicles and visit. The Whipple Company Store is fantastic for a car show. The history of Whipple is a perfect backdrop for beautiful antique and classic cars. Personally the classic trucks are my favorite. I may have fallen in love, I may need one.
I hope you enjoy my photographs from the Whipple Car Show. Contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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