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Meta Gätschenberger – Award Winning Nature Photographer from Blowing Rock North Carolina |
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Meta Gätschenberger – Award Winning Nature Photographer from Blowing Rock NC
Meta Gätschenberger is an Award Winning Nature Photographer, Macro Photographer and Close-Up Photographer from Blowing Rock, North Carolina.Meta’s Nature Photography Photos are For Sale Online at Photos by Meta. Meta’s North Carolina Nature Photography Contest Awards
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Meta Gätschenberger’s Time Line of Her Nature Photography Events, News and Contest Awards |
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Macro Photographer Meta Gätschenberger
Meta’s Time Line of Her Nature Photography Adventures
2017
2017 was an exciting year for Blowing Rock North Carolina Nature Photographer, Meta Gätschenberger.It started off having Meta’s “Chetola Fireworks” be selected by the Blowing Rock NC Tourism Development Authority for their Official 2017 Tourism Calendar, which are free from the Blowing Rock Chamber. “Chetola Fireworks” appears on the Inside Cover. Next was having Meta’s “Painted Trillium” win 1st place at the 2017 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Contest – No easy feat for an Amateur Macro Photographer such as Meta! From now on, she’ll have to compete in the Professional Class – No pressure there! 2018
Meta’s “Boone Fork Stream” was the 2019 November Winner in the Ray’s Weather Blue Ridge Parkway 2019 Calendar out of over 720 entries.Meta’s “Boone Fork Stream” was also the 1st Place Winner in the 2018 ARHS Benefits Book Cover Contest. This Employee Benefits Booklet goes out to all Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Employees. Meta’s “Boone Fork Stream” Framed Photograph is available For Sale at Rustic, 915 Main Street in Downtown Blowing Rock, NC. Purchase Meta’s Boone Fork Stream
Photos by Meta – Online Photography Sales
Macro Photography Prints and Nature Photography Prints are available For Sale Online at Photos by Meta. Photos are also available on T-Shirts, Greeting Cards, Coffee Mugs, Tote Bags, Beach Towels, iPhone Cases and Other Interesting Items!United States Post Office, Blowing Rock, North Carolina 28605
Meta’s “Blue Ridge Parkway Viaduct” is on display in the U.S. Post Office Lobby, in downtown Blowing Rock, North Carolina. You can purchase this Blue Ridge Parkway popular photo, and other landscape framed prints a few doors down at Rustic on Main Street.Rustic 977 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 (828) 295-3589 1ST PLACE WINNER – 2017 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Contest
Meta’s “Painted Trillium” won 1st Place in the Beginners Wild Flower Category in the 2017 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Contest. The “Painted Trillium” is on display at Grandfather Mountain in the Main Lobby next to the Nature Museum, and will remain on the wall for the next four years!Purchase Meta’s Painted Trillium
Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce
Photos by Meta is a member of The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, which promotes local businesses and Western North Carolina High Country Travel and Tourism in the small Village of Blowing Rock, North Carolina.WINNER – Town of Blowing Rock, NC
Meta’s “Chetola Fireworks” was selected by the Blowing Rock NC Tourism Development Authority to be featured on their Official 2017 Blowing Rock, North Carolina Visitor’s Calendar. This Official Calendar features many other Blowing Rock NC Photographers.Purchase Meta’s Chetola Fireworks
2017 Town of Blowing Rock North Carolina Calendar
The 2017 Official Town of Blowing Rock Calendars are available free of charge from the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Blowing Rock Town Hall.(828) 295-7851 The Art of Oil, West Jefferson, NC
Photos by Meta Macro Photography Framed Prints – 12”x16” Framed Prints are for sale at The Art of Oil, in downtown West Jefferson, NC.110 North Jefferson Avenue, West Jefferson, NC 28694 (336) 846-4411 Rustic, Blowing Rock, NC
Photos by Meta Landscape Photography Framed Prints – 13”x19” Framed Prints are for sale at Rustic on Main Street, in downtown Blowing Rock, NC.915 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 (828) 295-9033 Paul H. Broyhill Wellness Center, Boone, NC
4 Photos by Meta are on display at The Paul H. Broyhill Wellness Center, in Boone, NC, in the upstairs Track Area.232 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, NC 28607 (828) 262-4100 WINNER – 2018 ARHS Benefits Cover Photography Contest
Meta’s “Boone Fork Stream” won 1st Place in the ARHS Benefits Book Cover Contest. This Employee Benefits Booklet goes out to all Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Employees in 2018!WINNER – 2019 Ray’s Weather Blue Ridge Parkway Calendar
Meta’s “Boone Fork Stream” was the 2019 November Winner in the Ray’s Weather Calendar. This popular Calendar features Photographs of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia! A portion of proceeds from the calendar sales will be donated to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, of which Meta is also a member.HONORABLE MENTION – 2018 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Contest
Meta’s “Moss Spores” got Honorable Mention at the 2018 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend in the Advanced Category. In 2017, Meta’s “Painted Trillium” won 1st Place in the Beginners Wild Flower Category, so this year she had to compete in the more difficult Advanced Category – No Pressure There! This Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend’s weather on the Mile High Grandfather Mountain didn’t cooperate very well. It was very windy (50 mph+), very cold with rain and fog – Welcome to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina!Purchase Meta’s Moss Spores
Spring 2018 – Skylum’s RAW Photo Editing Software and RAW HDR Software
In the Spring of 2018, Meta started shooting in RAW, instead of JPEG. RAW Images have 68.7 billion colors versus 16.7 million colors in JPEG, which is over 4000x the number of colors and a lot more detail in the shadows and highlights!High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography produces Greater Dynamic Range over Standard Digital Photography. HDR Photography is ideal for Sunsets, Sunrises, Landscapes, Interior Photography and Architecture Photography. Meta’s provides her Onsite HDR Photography Services within a 30 mile radius of Boone, NC. Please Contact Meta. For HDR Photography, Meta shoots bracketed shots in RAW (3 or 5 shots, 2.0EV apart) for her high contrast photos, like interiors, landscapes, sunsets and sunrises. Meta does all of her RAW Post Production using Luminar and Aurora HDR. Get a Free Trial of Luminar
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Meta’s Memberships and Links |
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Meta Gätschenberger Macro Photographer
Meta’s Memberships and Links
Member: National Geographic SocietyMember: Blue Ridge Media Vacation Rental Photography Member: North Carolina Native Plant Society Member: Grandfather Mountain Bridge Club Member: Blue Ridge Vacations Travel Guide Member: Blowing Rock NC Chamber of Commerce Member: Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Help Meta Gätschenberger Fund an Apple iMac Computer Macro Photography Tips: Macro Photography Tips Meta’s Nursing Website: Nurse Care Coordination Purchase Photos By Meta: Photos by Meta RAW Editing Application: Get a Free Trial of Luminar RAW HDR Application: Get a Free Trial of Aurora HDR Purchase Meta’s Framed Prints in Blowing Rock NC at: Rustic |
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The Top Photographs featured on this website are available at Photos By Meta. Framed Prints available in Blowing Rock, NC at Rustic. |
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