by Doug Thompson | Oct 14, 2020 | Musings, Photography
The sun came out in force Tuesday and the color of fall can be found along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the roads and byways of Floyd County. Enjoy it while you can. Temperatures Wednesday and Thursday are forecast in the 70s with sun, but it cools down with rain on...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 4, 2017 | Musings, Photography
Floyd County High School’s cheerleading squads add a lot to the athletic events and have been a pleasure to photograph over the past 12 years. They will be with the Lady Buffaloes Saturday evening for the Virginia High School League state basketball 2a...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 29, 2016 | Afflicting, Musings, Photography
End of the year. Time to select favorite photos of the past 12 months. I shot more than 10,000 images over the year and will close out my sports photography for 2016 Thursday night in Lady Buffaloes basketball action in Floyd. It’s been a fun year and,...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 5, 2016 | Afflicting, Musings, Photography
One of my favorite shots featuring Martha Spender of the Whitetop Mountain Band: Shot at FloydFest in 2006. Spent about three hours this morning selecting about 45 photographs to submit to The Floyd Press for this week’s paper. The 45 selections were...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 9, 2016 | Musings, Photography, Sports
Cheerleaders and fans showcase support for the game.
by Doug Thompson | Nov 26, 2015 | Musings, Photography
A bright Autumn full moon arrived along with Thanksgiving this year, giving us a glow from the heavens to help us appreciate what we have and thank others for what they do. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Blue Ridge Muse…well the two of us…and our...