Banakas | Photography

Heading out to Melton Park, you may pass this old house that literally on the side of the road. You may not be able to see it from this angle, but the front porch looks as though the corner of it has been hit by a few vehicle or two. The image to the right   Read More …

Categories: East Tennessee

This unknown muscian was playing a Chinese plucked zither called a “Guzheng” during the “Peacock Dance” performance at the East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, on February 10, 2013. To hear a sample of the sound of music that the guzheng produces, click the play button on the player below the image. This shot was   Read More …

Categories: People

One afternoon, after work, I rode out to Melton Hill Park, located in the Harden Valley area of Knoxville. Off to the side of the “beach” that has been created, I found another cleared out area and thought this log was quite interesting and would make for a good foreground with the lake, the cliffs   Read More …

Categories: East Tennessee

Happy Valentine’s Day — I wish you all a very happy Valentine’s Day! This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/1.8, for 1/500sec

Categories: Things

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to shoot a client during several performances at the East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival. I rented a Nikon D800 from Lensrentals.com and was able to get some amazing photos from all of the different performances. I will be sharing more photos from the festival, along with other   Read More …

Categories: People

Over the past several weeks we have experienced a ton of rain. During all the rain we were getting, I noticed our neighbors yard had retained a lot of that water. With the grounds so saturated, the water has had no place to go, so a shallow lake was created. During a recent walk down   Read More …

Categories: East Tennessee

Roughing It A shot of my wife and son enjoying the view of the Rough Fork Creek in the Cataloochee Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While enjoying the sights and sounds of the creek, they are enjoying a snack of popcorn. This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200,   Read More …

This is a shot of Palmer Chapel in the Cataloochee Valley area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/9, for 1/200sec

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