" Reflections "

Last mill shot, I promise. I just haven't ever been here before and it really is a unique location. It would be great for portraits or fashion work. This shot would make a great painting too. It is really quite small as mills go and as I said yesterday very hard to get good light. All in all a good place to photograph. Don't miss a chance to visit Berry College just north of Rome, GA. If you like to photograph deer, I probably saw around 250 while I was there.
Hope you enjoy!!

" The Old Mill "

The moral of this post is "never waste a good trip to the cardiologist". I use a doctor in Rome, GA home to Berry College. I decided to use the rest of the day to ride around and shoot. This is the old mill on the mountain campus. I had never been to the mill in all the times I had been there. It is way over photographed and painted in my area, but I tried to find a more interesting angle. It was a perfect day for the mill, as it tends to be very overcontrasted without overcast skies. I spent the rest of the day traveling around the Rome area and will post more over the next few days.
Hope you enjoy!!

" The Snag "

Another shot from my Amicalola River shoot last Sunday morning. This was taken under the bridge, one of many piles of snags up and down the river. I guess we've had some good rain sometime recently. Very interesting since the river is hardly more than a couple feet deep in most places. I really liked the graphic quality of this shot along with the light. Hope you enjoy!!

" Amicalola River II "

Another beautiful shot of the river. I was just thinking back on my trip to the Amicalola and remembered that I didn't see a single piece of trash while I was there. That in itself was a great thing to see, I guess people really take care not to litter at a place like this. Thanks to all who took out all their trash. I usually have to pick up a piece or two from my shots, but not here.

The river is also one of the best trout fishing areas around, although it has some very stringent catch and release winter rules. Take a short ride and check this area out, it is well worth the trip. Hope you enjoy!!

" Amicalola River "

Good Morning. Well I got up yesterday at 4:30 AM, packed all my gear, got in the car and headed out. I wanted to go to a place a friend told me about, The End of the World. It is a section of rapids below GA Highway 53 on the Amicalola River. By far one of the easiest places I have ever been, just a short walk on a wooden boardwalk and an even shorter walk once the boardwalk ends.

This place is unbeleivable, the only bad part was by the time I arrived it had become solid overcast, not a real bad thing when shooting water. I was only able to cover some of the rapids as time permitted, but I will be back. I will post more as the week goes on. Directions from Marietta, go I-575 until it becomes Hwy 515, take to GA Hwy 53 east go about 2-3 miles past the Big Canoe commercial area and you will cross the Amicalola river, turn left into parking area and walk down the stairs. The End of the World is to your left.
Hope you enjoy!!

" Church Row, Louvale "

Another image from Church Row in Louvale, GA. This is the altar in the church built pre civil war in Louvale. It has been repaired from a lot of roof leakage and is now watertight and repainted. They are not quite done with the interior, but at least it's dry now. This area will be part of the Providence Canyon workshop in April. Hope you enjoy!!

" Quiet Corner"

What a peaceful scene. This image was taken in Louvale, GA at "Church Row" just north of Providence Canyon Park. This will be part of our workshop in April 2009, try to join us for the fun. Details can be found at http://mikenalleyphotography.com go to workshops and classes page. We hope to have a great time.