Rick Smith Photography

04/02/2025

Guess who's back in town

10/16/2024

Catch a Comet by the tail, and a long tail it is.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan showing itself Oct 15 2024

10/13/2024

Update to Aurora on Lily Bluff, Added additional timelapse from second camera and uploaded as 4Khttps://youtu.be/ngx1UxC5pVQ?si=lKnh5uoX1Hn6ACHw

10/11/2024

Video of last night Aurora

Rare Aurora in the Mountains of Tennessee

10/11/2024

Colors were dancing across the skies last night with a very rare Aurora in Tennessee

09/04/2024

Last attempt to get the Milky Way for the year 2024. The weather app shows a clear sky,
Drove to Clingman Dome in the dark with fogy rain, had two owls fly in front of my going thru Clingman Road, and a huge beautiful Owl, enjoying his capture on the side of the road. too dark and foggy to photograph.
Set up and started to clear, Was hearing a fluttering sound go past my ear. Caught the outline of a bat flying over my camera and past me. Never really got clear but the timelapse is still awesome

Timelapse of the Milky Way from Clingman Dome, It Should have been a clear night, it had stormed earlier and was really foggy. I did not expect to see clouds...

08/10/2024

Bears pretending to be Christmas ornaments

08/09/2024

Walking along the treeline in a field, look up to find a sleeping bear.

08/09/2024

Busy morning photography bears in the Smoky's,

07/27/2024

I love the summer woodland green with the moss-covered rocks.

07/07/2024

Some Osprey action from yesterday

04/10/2024

Timelapse of Solar Eclipse

2024 Total Solar Eclipse Princeton, Indiana

01/12/2023

With Betty's 101st Birthday fast approaching, I've been asked to post a gentle reminder...

Honoring Betty by making a donation to support an animal you love, or any charity meaningful to you in her memory, is lovely; using her name and/or likeness to promote/advertise an event, activity or product without permission is not.

Thank you for being kind.

09/28/2022

Prayers for my friends & family in the path of Hurricane Ian! Stay safe!❤️🙏

10/06/2021

I love these spunky bear cubs. Remember to not approach or feed the bears. Just watch from a distance and take photos.

04/26/2021

Had an absolute blast doing prom and senior pictures this weekend! Will post some after parents see them.

07/31/2019