Glassmine Sunrise Steve Dixon
Technical and Purchase Information
Camera/Lens: Arca-Swiss view 210mm Nikkor
Format: 6x9
Film:120 TMAX 100
Print Sizes Available: 8x10, 11x14, 16x20
All prints are on double-weight fiber-based paper, archivally processed, selenium
toned, signed and dry-mounted. Mats are archival quality and acid free. Actual
print sizes may vary slightly.
Catalog Numbers:
8x10 - 10113
11x14 - 14113 Order Prints
16x20 - 20113
I went north on the Parkway early one morning, hoping for a nice sunrise, maybe with some clouds lying in the
valleys. As is often the case, I drove without seeing anything that moved me to set up the camera. I turned around
at Mt. Mitchell, tired of driving through the fog, and started down toward home and breakfast.
After a few miles, the fog began to thin, and I stopped at Glassmine Falls overlook to see what I could see. One
look at the ridge across the valley and the sun just above it being revealed, then obscured by the ever-shifting
shapes of the fog made me scramble to get the camera set up. The peep show went on for about 20 minutes,
during which I shot almost two rolls of film. Its timeless, otherworldly feel makes this one of my favorite images.