Rich Rings Photography

04/16/2025

The Smokies rarely disappoint :)

12/17/2024

I visited a very large hole and got up for a 15 degree sunrise.

12/06/2024

Going back to 2019 here. I remember coming away from this trip to Scotland thinking that I had learned a lot from Simon and Tom but hadn't gotten many shots I was happy with. Well, 5 years later and I am going back over them with a better understanding of how to process photos and I'm much happier. For the life of me I cannot remember where exactly this shot was taken but I know it was somewhere in Wester Ross :)

12/03/2024

So while I was behind the museum trying to make a shot happen I turn around and this is going on behind me.

11/23/2024

Just returned from a trip to Zion/Bryce/Grand Canyon. This was the last sunrise there and it worked out in my favor after a couple of days of no clouds. It was cold out there in the mornings and evenings but generally pretty nice during the day.

This whole area of the United States is just incredibly beautiful. Let's hope it stays that way. The national parks are suffering from a massive spike in popularity since the pandemic and are chronically underfunded, leaving the park service with few options to combat the problems associated with all those visitors.

11/08/2024

I know I've been posting more than my usual once a quarter, don't worry I will probably remember Facebook is evil soon. Here's yet ANOTHER shot from GSMNP. This is the Lynn Camp Prong up at the end of upper Tremont Road..

I call this one Withywindle. Bonus points if you get that reference. No, no willows in sight I know.

11/07/2024

The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can

Another from this fall trip to the Smokies. This is the Appalachian Trail as it leaves Newfound Gap on the way to Katahdin. It was 57 degrees but the wind was absolutely howling up the mountains and bringing plenty of fog with it.

11/05/2024

Far over the Misty Mountains cold...

Today was the last day of the fall photography workshop at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. This fall I was an instructor for the first time. I fully admit I was nervous but everything went better than expected (in no small part due to my super supportive and helpful colleagues). After we left Cades Cove, had lunch in Townsend and I took a short nap I headed back out to shoot. Since Kuwohi (formerly Clingman's Dome) was covered in clouds so I stopped halfway up to shoot the fog running up and down the mountain sides.

These mystical, moody scenes are my absolute favorite conditions to photograph. I can just picture Thorin, Bilbo, and company trudging through these foggy woodlands on their way to the lonely mountain.

05/09/2024

Hey folks. I have some completed prints for sale if you are interested. These were made for my photography club's exhibition last month and I don't really have room for them. The photos below are included.

The photo of Great American Ballpark is on metal and is 16x24. The bridge photo is 16x 20 on metal and the Great American Tower picture is 16x20 on acrylic. All three were printed locally at Robin Imaging and look amazing (if I do say so myself).

$225 each. I'll deliver them if you are local. If you need them shipped I'll have to let you know what shipping charges will be.

If you are interested in other prints from my galleries on www.richringsphotography.com let me know and we can talk pricing etc.

04/16/2024

Blog post on my Spring trip to the Smokies

Last weekend was one of my annual spring trips to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). I go twice a year and participate in the photography workshops held at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT). It is always a highlight to see the instructors, GSMIT employees and participa

04/24/2023

I'm kind of in a weird place with my photo editing right now but here are some of my shots from Yosemite. It is an amazing place and you should definitely go.

I've finished editing a few more and they'll be on my website at https://richringsphotography.com/yosemite if you're interested in seeing them without the soul crushing Facebook compression algorithm.

12/04/2022

Went for a walk in the frosty woods this morning with the dog. We got out a little later than I would have liked and there was a trail running race at East Fork this morning. Felt sorry for those folks but not for too long. This part of the year is fun from a photography standpoint because it almost demands that you look for small scenes like these.