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General information:
Most of the photos in the galleries linked to this page were taken
between 1993 and 1996 with a Pentax WR-90 and slide film pushed 2/3rd's of
a stop (i.e., intentionally overexposed to compensate for all the white of
the water). My home river is not a happy environment for a camera,
however, and the WR-90 is no longer with us. The few photos
featuring newer boats were taken with a Nikon N-70 in less challenging
conditions. Pulling these photos together has gotten me excited
about paddling photography again. Perhaps I'll buy another water
resistant camera (and an extended warranty . . .) soon.
For an excellent discussion of paddling photography and equipment,
visit Bill
Tuthill's page.
To meet the guru himself on web design, web communities and all else
that is good in the world, visit Philip
Greenspun's homepage and the photography web community he created, photo.net.
And last but not least, there's some pretty nice stuff on the page put
together by this auto body repair guy that used to come to my high school
to give talks on his new hobby: Mountain
Light. I gave a copy of this
photo to my wife for Christmas back when his studio was still in my
home town.
The galleries:
| NC and TN Steep
Creeks: Big Creek, Linville Gorge, West Fork of the
Big Pigeon, Elk River, the Rocky Broad. |
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Roger Derrough,
Big Creek, NC
Copyright Chris Bell
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Other NC, SC and TN Rivers
& Creeks: the Watauga, Wilson Creek, Clear
Creek, the Nolichucky.
2002 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #1
2002 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #2
2003 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #1
2003 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #2
2003 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #3
2003 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #4
2003 Angst
Mystery Nationals, Gallery #5
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Scott Strausbaugh,
Hydro, Watauga River, NC
Copyright Chris Bell
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| Cheoah River, NC:
these photos were taken in July, 2000 during the recreational
releases conducted as part of the Cheoah Dam re-licensing process.
All were taken by running down the road and crashing through the
brush and boulders as the first release was run.
Unfortunately, I ran out of film just before the steepest section!
My impressions of my (whitewater) runs were published in American
Whitewater and can be found on the Tapoco
Project Citizen's Resource Page. |
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Bob Hathcock,
Cheoah River, NC
Copyright Chris Bell
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| Western Rivers:
before my daughters were born I used to spend up to a month every
summer boating in the Western U.S. You'll find photos here
of rivers in California, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado. |
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Philip C. and Edward C.,
Yampa River, CO
Copyright Chris Bell
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| Tours:
photographs taken while canoe and kayak touring on rivers, lakes,
swamps, sounds and seas. |
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Chris and Kenzie Bell,
Rimini Swamp, SC
Copyright David Lee
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| Family and
Friends: photos emphasizing people, rather than
rapids or scenery.
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Kenzie Bell
Calderwood Reservoir
Copyright Beth Maczka
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