Early summer sunrise at Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA.

I noticed this beautiful area on the island called "Driftwood Beach". It was result of a massive hurricane in the 1800's which changed the land mass of the island. Driftwood Beach was an oak forest prior to the hurricane. The hurricane removed part of the forest leaving Driftwood Beach as gentle reminder of the power and fury which nature bestows upon planet earth.

ND8 Filter, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tokina AT-X 12-28mm f/4 Pro DX.

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/22, 1.3 seconds.

The first falls encountered along the Emery Creek Trail, near Chatsworth, Georgia. The trail follows the creek (with about a dozen crossings) before coming to this falls, which is the first in a series of five major falls and numerous cascades. Spring is finally coming to the mountains, though the understory leaves have yet to appear for the most part (lots of leaves in the tree tops).

B+W Slimline Circular Polarizer, Hoya ND16 ND.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/13, 20 seconds, ISO 100.