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Alex Banakas

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Downstream From Baby Falls

Downstream From Baby Falls Sometimes I don’t really have anything to add to an image. Today is one of those days. This is a nondescript set of cascades downstream from Baby Falls along the Tellico River. After looking at this image for a little bit, I started to see what …

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Out Of The Fog

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/6.3, for 1/160sec During a trip to North Carolina a few years ago, my dad took me and my son to this area along the river so we could watch some of the rafters rafting down the river. The …

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4 Awesome Reasons Why I Use Lightroom

Reasons Why I Use Lightroom When I really started to get into photography, I was using a Windows based machine and the only option, that I knew of at the time, for organizing and editing photos was Lightroom.  I originally started with Lightroom 3 and have since followed the upgrade …

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Convergence

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/16, for 30sec Convergence During a photowalk along the Tellico River I found a small pool of water that was being fed by two little waterfalls. I was able to create the look that you see here by using …

Knoxville Riverwalk at Night

Knoxville Riverwalk at Night

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/16, for 30sec Knoxville Riverwalk at Night Quick Tip: Try shooting urban landscapes at night using the Tungsten White Balance. Even though I shoot in RAW and make minor adjustments in either Lightroom or Photoshop, for this particular shot, …

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First Tennessee Plaza

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/22, for 10.00sec First Tennessee Plaza First Tennessee Plaza is Knoxville, Tennessee’s tallest building. Construction for this building was completed in 1978 and is 27-stories tall. The building was originally known as the United American Plaza, but is now …