Kent Jarrett Photography

We were invited to spend a couple weeks in Miramar Beach, FL with my sister and Dave. So we loaded up the camper and dogs and headed South. One of the things I wanted to do was see the Blue Angels. They practice every Tuesday at 10:30. I checked my GPS on Monday and it said 58 minutes to get there. We left campsite at 7:45 AM to allow time to get to the flight line for photos. We arrived at 10:24 am after 2:45 in the car due to all the traffic and everybody in our way!

Anyway, it all worked out. I was allowed to use my wagon for 3 chairs and all camera gear. I took my Canon R5.2 with the RF600mm and my R5 with my 100-500mm. The 600 was almost too much lens as I missed some of the shots I wanted. My keeper rate was way better with the 100-500mm. Started off shooting 30 frames per second (fps) but quickly turned them both down to 12 fps.

Lighting was super harsh sunlight and tons of Atmospheric Interference, Jet v***r, backlit, you get the idea. I’m going back next week armed with better camera setting and way more knowledge after being there once.

Anyway, here is some from September 15th practice session, shot from the flight line a couple rows back.

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Was asked to do another surprised engagement session. To fit the groom's schedule we had to shoot in harsh mid-day light with a 65% chance of rain. Thank the lord the rain held off until after the session. What a lovely christian couple to work with! She said YES!

Photos are on the website: https://kentjarrett.com/2026/07/18/cj-millies-engagement/

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CJ & Millie’s Engagement Was asked to do another surprised engagement session.  To fit the groom’s schedule we had to shoot in harsh mid-day light with a 65% chance of rain.  Thank the lord the rain held of…

Shot at Lock and Dam 14 on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River

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Happy 250th birthday America!

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Happy 250th birthday America!

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Ask me anything!

One of the fellow photographers does an “Ask me anything” post about once a. Month. Some super interesting questions and answers, so I thought I see what’s on your mind. Thought starters (Photograph, gear, camping, animals, 3.0 diesel truck, any of the national parks I’ve been to, StarLink)

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As promised, complete GSMNP trip write up! All bear photos captured on a Canon R5mk2 with my RF600mm, RF600 + 1.4 TC = 840mm, or RF600 + 2.0 TC for 1200mm, and taken from a safe distance.

https://www.kentjarrett.com/2026/06/26/smoky-mountain-june-2026-trip/

Lots of cub photos!

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Brace yourself for cuteness overload. I’ll be working on editing the rest and full write up of my 10 days in the Smoky’s.

Make sure to like my FB page; because, I might only share these here and not all the FB groups!

Shot at 840mm from a safe distance, while directing traffic I caused with the big lens 🙂

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Another great morning in Cades Cove Monday 6/22/26. Arrived at the gate 5:50 AM. They opened the gate at 6:18 am. Didn't see a single bear on my first loop, but next two loops were very productive. 17 total bears. Mostly Sows and yearlings. One mom had 4 cubs, but grass is so tall that no clear cub shots today. Tomorrow is a hike day, Wednesday I have a pair of E-Bikes rented, so I am really looking forward to the Cove with no cars!

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Friday 6/19/26 eight more black bears found and photographed. Details of each in the photo descriptions.

Cades Cove, 2 loops in 3 hours. Started in a light rain and I think that helped keep the traffic down.

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We have been in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park GSMNP for a couple days now. Yesterday was a retail therapy day for Miss Sharon.

6/18/26: Thursday. This morning I woke up about 40 minutes late. Had my alarm set for 5:30 PM instead of AM. DUH!

Grabbed me gear and headed up the mountain. Got to Cade's Cove at 7:25 and there was already plenty of cars in my way. I found 9 bears. Mostly sows and yearlings. Found one mom with a new cub, but heavy cover and no clear photos. I also found the single cub with no mom that people have been talking about. It was just sleeping in the grass and no chance at a clear photo.

The mom sleeping in the tree with her 2 cubs was shot at 600mm. The one of just the mom was shot at 1200mm and cropped. Additional details in the photo descriptions.

Stormed a little this evening, guessing back to the Cove in the morning.

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