Life Outside Fall 2017 - 22

HAVE YOU EVER REACHED THE TOP of an epic climb,

noticed that the light was perfect, and grabbed
your cell phone to take a photo? Turns out you
aren't alone. With over 95 percent of Americans
owning a cell phone and over 600 million monthly
Instagram users worldwide, snapping and sharing
is part of our cultural, and athletic, fabric.
While some might argue that Instagram is
destroying the outdoors-everything now is
hashtagged, filtered, and mapped-I'd like to
argue that Instagram is helping adventurers in the
Virginia mountains discover and share new heights,
pools, and trails. So whether you're #chasinglight
or touting that #outsideisfree, follow and learn
a few tricks from these local photographers who
love to share their favorite places in 1080px.

A.T Sunrise

Cascade Falls

Name: Elyse Clark
IG Account: @blueridgeexplorer
Basecamp: Blacksburg
Shoots With: Nikon d80

Bald Knob

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How to Capture the Ultimate Landscape Photo:
Hiking to a spot before sunrise or being willing to hike
down in the dark after sunset will help immensely
with capturing those perfect lighting conditions for
landscape photography.
How She Captures Such Vibrant Colors: It starts
with being at the right place at the right time. Sunrises
and sunsets are perfect for vibrant colors, and during
post-processing I usually bump up the saturation a bit
to make the colors pop.
Favorite Place to Explore: Cascade Falls
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