Mountain and Coastal Photos by David Sobotta

The April Sun Rising Over A Cloud Cloaked Roanoke Va.

This sunrise picture is one of thousands of pictures that I have taken from spots around the Roanoke Valley.

Most like this one, "Rising in the Clouds," have been snapped from our deck on the slope of Twelve O'Clock Knob Mountain. When I have time, I post pictures both on Picasa and Flickr. You find both Roanoke pictures and pictures from the North Carolina Coast.

Our mountain house sits at about 1,500 feet above sea level and looks down on the valley.

We have a wonderful view of downtown Roanoke, the Roanoke Star, the Peaks of Otter, Tinker Mountain, and much of Salem.

Getting a sunrise like the one above only requires me to rollout of bed and grab a camera. That convenience is tempered by limited photographic opportunities from out deck.

Our second home is near the beaches of Emerald Isle and offersvery different scenery.

I am rarely without a camera so I also have collected favorite images of many of the places that I visit.

For a number of yearsm I sold my prints. Times have changed and now Il allow my digital images to be used in not for profit situations whenever someone asks nicely.

I sometimes have a print or two for sale at the Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro, NC

While I still take Roanoke pictures, I take many more beach prints like "Morning Waters" or "The End."

If you see an image that you like, drop me a note explaining how you want to use the image.

Assuming I can find the originial and your use makes sense to me, I will be glad to forward it to you for that purpose.

I am more focused on the coast than the mountains these days

I still love to take pictures and often take a hundred or more on a good day, and with the blue skies of the NC's Crystal Coast there are not too many bad days.

On those bad days, I might not take pictures, but you can be sure that I will be enjoying some slide shows like the one I call Mackerel Morning or my favorite Emerald Isle Beach Walk.

While the Crystal Coast is usually where I can be found, I still spend considerable time in the mountains of Virginia. This fall I managed to catch the leaves in Roanoke at their peak.

I can also be contacted by email.