Yearly Archives: 2008

Nutcracker on Ice

I helped assist Tom Geisler with shooting the Nutcracker on Ice over at the Ice Chalet here in Knoxville.  You can find a gallery of all the images at http://store.justinacuff.com/g/nutcracker_on_ice.  It was one of my first outings with my new Canon 5D Mark II. Overall, I was really impressed with...

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Lydia Senior Portrait Session

Lydia Buckley Senior Portraits

This was a very last minute session. I got a call on Monday to schedule a session that needed to be done before Friday. I didn’t have any other days open besides Monday after I got off of work. That day also happened to be one of the coldest days...

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Cades Cove: Hyatt Lane

Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove

I woke up early this morning and already had my camera gear packed, so I decided to head up to Cades Cove. I have been recovering from being sick all week and in some ways, I’m still not entirely better. Cades Cove offers so many photographic opportunities, but as I can usually only go on...

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Beta Testing New ProPhoto Theme

Today, I recieved an email that I have been selected as one of the beta testers for the new version of this premium theme.  Within the next day or two, the author will email me the new theme and hopefully by this weekend, I will be able to update this site to the new theme...

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October 12, 2008 - 7:29 am

Justin - Ok, well I finally got it up and running. Now to try different things. There are a LOT of options to configure this theme, so it is leaps and bounds ahead of the first version.

Damascus Caboose

Virginia Creeper Damascus Caboose

I have passed by the Caboose many times as I have biked the Virginia Creeper Trail.  The Virginia Creeper trail is a popular bike trail that runs from White Top Mountain down to Damascus, VA and into Abingdon, VA.  I was meeting up with some friends over to weekend but since they were coming from...

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October 1, 2008 - 8:58 am

Susan Hudson - This is beautiful. I certainly don’t understand the technical things you did, but the result is very striking and poignant to me. Maybe because trains are special to me…my granddaddy was an engineer for Tennessee Central, which was bought by Southern. He walked from his home valley outside Gainsboro to Monterey when he was 9 to go to work as a fireboy. His father had died and he had to help support the family.

Hope things are going well with you. Come see us sometime!

Susan