Welcome to my photo gallery. I have been interested in photography all my life. One of my first cameras was a Minolta Autocord which I still have and use occasionally. It was a gift from my father who also loved photography. He taught me how to look at life from a different perspective and to never take yourself too seriously. So here they are. Some old and some new. Some serious and some just for fun. Enjoy!
-John L. Blanton
  Learning was a &q... Discuss |  The Master of the... Discuss |  Hear the Blue Bel... Discuss |  Misty Morning Sun... Discuss | ||
  Misty Morning Sun... Discuss |  The Beckoning Flo... Discuss |  Peek-A-Boo! Discuss |  Lonely Lilly Discuss | ||
  And They Came Two... Discuss |  Rule of Three&apo... Discuss |  Tea Time Enlighte... Discuss |  Space Shuttle End... Discuss | ||
 Space Shuttle End... Discuss |  Space Shuttle End... Discuss |  Space Shuttle End... Discuss |  Warfighters in th... Discuss | ||
 Flower in the Woo... Discuss |  Sunset in the Smo... Discuss |  Old Barn in Smoky... Discuss |  Sunset on the Mis... Discuss | ||
 Yamato-kan , sugg... Discuss |  Challenger Memori... Discuss |  Hiraniwa Flat Gar... Discuss |  In Paradise Garde... Discuss | ||
 A Secret Place by... Discuss |  Morikami Memorial... Discuss |  Chie no Wa - Wisd... Discuss |  Bamboo Grove Discuss | ||
 An Arbor Covered ... Discuss |  Sekito - Stone Pa... Discuss |  In Hiraniwa Flat ... Discuss |  Discuss | ||
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 Kindred Spirits -... Discuss |  Along Roaring For... Discuss |  The View from Foo... Discuss |  Sunset in the Smo... Discuss | ||
 Sad Eyes - Barn i... Discuss |  Troubled Waters Discuss |  Along Little Rive... Discuss |  Along Little Rive... Discuss | ||
 On the Road to Ca... Discuss |  View from Newfoun... Discuss |  Along Roaring For... Discuss |  Along Roaring For... Discuss | ||
 Along Roaring For... Discuss |  Great Smoky Mount... Discuss |  Peace Discuss |  Last Shot of the ... Discuss | ||
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 Man and Arch Discuss |  Three Amigoes Discuss |  St. Louie Columns Discuss |  The Girls Discuss | ||
 Christmas Joy Discuss |  Chocolate? What c... Discuss |  The Wonder Begins Discuss |  Lisa's Back Discuss | ||
 Lisa's Eyes Discuss |  Straighten Up and... Discuss |  Blue Angles - Mem... Discuss |  Snowbirds - Memph... Discuss | ||
 Doing The Splits ... Discuss |  Snowbirds - Memph... Discuss |  Wingwalker - Memp... Discuss |  Two of Hearts - M... Discuss | ||
 Healing Field - M... Discuss |  My Father's ... Discuss |  Windmill Blues Discuss |   Gum Drops Discuss | ||
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There isn't much I can say about myself (see lesson #2 learned from my father). I have three wonderful sons (don't call me Fred) and two beautiful granddaughters. We love vacations at the lake, the outdoors, the Atlanta Braves, cookouts and each other. I have a Nikon D70s, N50 and a Minolta Autocord. My sons are camera shy and my granddaughters the reverse. So you can "picture" who gets all the "Press". When not focusing on them I shoot everything from macro to landscape photography but I try to capture more that just an image.
"Look beyond what you see…" -Rafiki
Copyright for these photos belongs to John L. Blanton
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.