These two images were taken on two different days and about twenty feet apart. They were snapped at about the same time of day. The biggest difference is the weather. On the creek shot, there was a light fog and the sun filtered through to add a beautiful sidelight to the scene. I'm particularly fond of seeing Hanging Rock (aka the other side of Seven Devils) hanging out just below the clouds.
And kids, this is a perfect example of why you should be careful about what images you post of yourself on Facebook or on your blog. Yes, that is a photo of me underneath Sarah Palin's image. I just think it is funny they chose to use that goofy photo of me.
An one more thing...if you are into Appalachian State Football, the site "Biggest Upset Ever" is chocked full of past and present ASU football images, videos, news articles. Nice looking site. Somebody has spent numerous hours combing the web