Cedar Creek 9 by ocoee53
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Cedar Creek 8
 Hi, my name is Charles. I live in Tennessee, but I grew up all over the US. Photography has been a strong obsession for a long time, an obsession I'm happy to have. It is one of the best ways I have to communicate. Â
 I consider myself to be a Tennessee native who had the misfortune to be born in Detroit. My family, going back for generations, are from Tennessee. Dad was in the Navy, so I grew up all over the country. He used to save his vacation time and take 60 days off every two years. We would take long, sweeping trips across the country, spend a couple of weeks with family in Tennessee, and return by a different route to see more sights. He left the Navy and we returned to Tennessee when I was 14, and I spent my High School years at Midway High School, just south of Kingston. Most of my family are centered in Chattanooga but I spent a lot of time all over East Tennessee. After a stint in the Air Force in Denver, I wandered the West for awhile, then came back, married and spent nearly 20 years in Polk County. I put down roots there, something I had never done before. After my divorce, I moved to Kentucky ten years ago. And I still miss my home in Polk County.
 Kentucky is a beautiful state, and I got serious about photography after moving here. After looking so closely at this part of the state, I think of it this way; if you removed the vegetation it would look like southern Utah, with it's great sandstone mesas, cliffs, arches and canyons. I love the wonderful old forests here, but if you want to reveal it's rocky heart you have to work at it.  Oh, and I like dogs.
Update: As of August 2011, I have moved back to Tennessee. It's great to be back!
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Comments (12)
Meisiekind
LOL... at least you were facing the camera!! We could have seen your situpon!! It was a great series and although I didn't comment a lot, I enjoyed it thoroughly! Well done indeed! :))
rocserum
wet feet? the camera did very well, your trapped! great shot! thanks for sharing! RS
flora-crassella
cool shot!!!!!
ocoee53
Insulated waterproof boots. My feet still got pretty cool!
qrud
Wow, very great.
Erestorfan
Ah, your comment answered my thoughts about how wet your feet must have gotten, LOL. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest in this series...I'm starting with the last and working backwards. I love this spot!! And I love the combination of frozen and flowing water. Looks VERY cold though!
durleybeachbum
Great to see the scale! A super series.
LovelyPoetess
Wow did you have spikes on the bottom of those boots to keep you upright too? Neat shot, even if it wasn't what you intended. : )
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely, I would be afraid of falling on that slippery surface, I had a near spill this last week and that was just from some rain puddles in the park.. Nice to see a photo of the photographer, did you use a tripod to do that?? I can't imagine carrying all that in those cold temperatures, bravo for all the effort.
whaleman
I like to see a guy outside enjoying his camera - nice shot!
watapki66
Great shot1
xpersona
And I personally would like to see the hero of the picture. We are pleased that I stood next to him. Great job. Yours nice.