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See larger Longtime Reader's Eye contributor Eric Loftis photographed Blake Moore doing a trick called an invert at a skate park in Nashville. 'Blake is one of the best skateboarders I've ever met... and I've been skateboarding for 13 years,' said Loftis. 'He rides with so much speed and control. It's amazing to see in person.' (Eric Loftis/Special to the News Sentinel)

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Longtime Reader's Eye contributor Eric Loftis photographed Blake Moore doing a trick called an invert at a skate park in Nashville. "Blake is one of the best skateboarders I've ever met... and I've been skateboarding for 13 years," said Loftis. "He rides with so much speed and control. It's amazing to see in person." (Eric Loftis/Special to the News Sentinel)

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  • Longtime Reader's Eye contributor Eric Loftis photographed Blake Moore doing a trick called an invert at a skate park in Nashville. 'Blake is one of the best skateboarders I've ever met... and I've been skateboarding for 13 years,' said Loftis. 'He rides with so much speed and control. It's amazing to see in person.' (Eric Loftis/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Paul Mashburn of Harriman made this photograph at the Mennonite community near Delano, Tenn. 'The shot was made quickly through the back of a pickup window. We had passed them and I looked back and knew it was a shot of a lifetime...at least for me,' said Mashburn in an email. He used Photoshop to clean up reflections in the window glass and some road dust. (Paul Mashburn/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Allen Neel used a D5100 Nikon to photograph sailboats at the Concord Yacht Club in December. Neel, president and CEO of the East Tennessee Economic Development Agency, said he has always enjoyed photography and recently enrolled in a University of Tennessee photography class to further develop his skills. (Allen Neel/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Sharon Monett photographed a great blue heron with a Nikon D7000 earlier this year at Volunteer Landing. 'Since it was National Signing Day for high school football players, it seemed appropriate that this 'Go Big Orange Heron' would be here, watching to see if Coach Butch Jones could pull in any 'big fish' for the Volunteers,' said Monett in an email. More of her work can be found on Facebook (Sharon Monett Photography) or at http://sm4him.500px.com/. (Sharon Monett /Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Oak Ridge resident Rick Rawl used a Nikon D40x to photograph “The Rock” in Morgan County. “(It’s) a marvelous pool and scene of tranquillity in White Creek surrounded by changing seasonal delights - blooming rhododendron, mountain laurel, magnolia and countless wildflowers,” said Rawl in an email. To have a photograph considered for Reader’s Eye, navigate to http://im.knoxnews.com/, create an account, and start uploading. (Rick Rawl/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • These bird condos caught the eye of realtor Billy Loope as he was driving last month in Maryville. 'No one appeared to be home except the big woodpecker, but he didn't seem to notice me,' Loope wrote in an email. (Billy Loope/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Kathy Burke 'liked the bold colors of the kale against the crispness of the white snow' in this photograph of decorative kale she made with a Nikon D90 and 70-108mm lens. 'I was just having fun on a snowy day, taking pictures of pretty much everything. I think that for East Tennessee photographers, snow is enough of a novelty that we go a little crazy when we get some to feature in our photos. At least, I know that I do!,' she wrote in an email. (Kathy Burke/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Attorney Mary Helms shot this photo of a coyote crossing the Hamblen County Courthouse lawn with an iPhone on Feb. 14 in Morristown. 'It seemed to be traveling with a purpose and did not stop to chat, but it seems to be smiling, so perhaps like everyone else - it was just out enjoying a little spring-like weather! I hope it made it safely to its destination,' she said in an email. (Mary Helms/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Andrea Hagood used a Nikon D5100 to photograph her daughters, Natalie, right, and Hallie, in the stroller, and family friend Lauren Rymer enjoying a street musician's performance in Market Square. ' I don't know the jazz man's name but we were taking photos and he started putting on a show for us. He even gave the girls a microphone so they could pretend to sing with him,' said Hagood in an email. (Andrea Hagood/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Hayley Rogers/Special to the News Sentinel Hayley Rogers photographed the spoiler of her husband's Mazdaspeed3 during the ice storm on Jan. 25 in Oak Ridge. "I just took it with my iPhone, nothing fancy," said Rogers in an email.
  • Mike Powell opened the shutter of his Nikon D300S for 20 seconds to capture the Volunteer Princess passing under the Henley Bridge construction site on Nov. 15, 2012. It was taken during a night photography class offered through the University of Tennessee non-credit program. (Mike Powell/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Will Guider, a medical student at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, photographed a white-tailed deer during Christmas break at his home in Loudon. It was taken with a Canon 40D and a 28-135mm lens. 'The picture was really a lucky shot. I knew there were some deer in the brush as I was walking past, but had no idea one would jump right in front of me. When she did, I was able to get the shot. It's amazing that it turned out in focus,' he said in an email. (Will Guider/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Kelly Schehl photographed her four-year-old son Alex Schehl enjoying the snow earlier this month at their home in Karns. She used a Canon EOS 60D with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. Schehl is a photographer and entrepreneur for KRS.Creative, a new business offering creative services focusing on photography and graphic design services. Her website is http://www.krscreative.com. (Kelly Schehl/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Paul Mashburn of Harriman used a Sony A55 camera to photograph an icy tunnel on Laurel Creek Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 'The tunnel .... reminded me of how my dad was always driven to honk his horn when driving through this, and other, Smoky Mountain tunnels when I was a small boy,' said Mashburn in an email. 'I loved it and just have to do it myself today, even though I know how annoying it is to other drivers!' See more of his photography at http://paul-mashburn.artistwebsites.com/. (Paul Mashburn/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • William Britten merged three photographs to create this composite he calls "Winter Silence in the Smoky Mountains." The exposures were taken in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains Park. A retired University of Tennessee professor who is "now celebrating life in the Smoky Mountains," he operates the William Britten Gallery year-round in Gatlinburg's arts and crafts community. More of his work can be found at williambritten.com. (William Britten/Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Mike Faulkner photographed a Gibbs High School majorette grabbing a fiery baton during a performance after a football game against Cumberland Gap High School. The show went on after the game due to rain at halftime. Faulkner, who has worked at Stowers Machinery for over 27 years, used a Canon EOS Rebel XT with a 75-300mm lens. (Mike Faulkner/Special to the News Sentinel)

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