We covered much of the same ground, altho I did not get to Seneca Rocks.
ANd of course the autumn hill colors...
Great shots, this one espcially. Let me know if you're planing on heading down this way again, the gorge thru the Germany Valley is a great ride as well.
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Great shots, this one espcially. Let me know if you're planing on heading down this way again, the gorge thru the Germany Valley is a great ride as well.
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I will definitely be back - but probably not this riding season. I would like to come back right after Labor Day and ride 650s on the back roads a bit. I might be able to talk my son and his KTM to join me also Thanks for the invite.
I didn't want to be left out...
We don't have fall colors in San Diego. We do have a few liquidambar trees. And I mean a few. We have 3. There are a few planted around town. They are just starting to turn red. Here's one nice leaf.
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This is the Episcopal church in Newton Lower Falls. That maple tree was aflame yesterday afternoon! It's kind of cliche, but then agaain, how much more prefect could it have been?
Jim, your fall shots are wonderful, but I was especially struck by these two. I knew right away without having to look that you were the photographer.
Wonderful composition and great find. I love the golden field in the foreground. I wonder if it would be possible to bring up the background a bit and make it look a little less misty? Some sort of curve steepening move might accomplish this without any local touchups. I'm not sure if it would actually be an improvement. I love this shot the way it is, but if it were mine, I'd try to make the background more clear.
Isn't there a Clint Eastwood chick flick about you, Jim? How many covered bridges are there within a 1 hour ride of your house? It's amazing how you keep discovering ways to make this subject fresh and interesting.
Both of these are swell. I've been trying to capture the fall colors of water surfaces, but you've done a better job than I have been able to do. There is this property of calm water this time of year -- it's both highly reflective and very black. It's very striking to me and I see it everywhere. I wonder what's the cause. Optical? Biological? Anyway, your leaves in the puddle image captures it perfectly. Don't lose that shot!
This is the Episcopal church in Newton Lower Falls. That maple tree was aflame yesterday afternoon! It's kind of cliche, but then agaain, how much more prefect could it have been?
I like your water lilly also Thomas. The green colors are very soft and restful.
I was thinking about Rutt's statement about black water and tried to process a few of my shots of leaves in the water but have abandoned them as they are not worthy after Lynn's lovely shots.
John - your maple tree and church front are lovely and belong on a New England calender.
I went back and tried to improve my barn per your suggestions. My biggest problem is that the barn is 200 or 300 yards from the road and I have not had the temerity to just waltz out on the fellows field to shoot the barn from closer up and hence my image suffers from significant atmoshperic haze. I did not use a polarizer and in retrospect this was a mistake. I was shooting at f22 and 1/30th sec at 200mm with a 70-300 DO IS on a 20D on a tripod. I should have gotten permission to get much closer and the image would have been much better. You have seen this barn before when I shot it in the snow - it obviously is a favorite subject of mine. I'm a would be farm boy - I admit it. I am not an urban dweller by choice.
Here is the image I posted that you commented on
Here is the same image after further sharpening and a little bump in saturation with the saturation brush. Is this any better?
I have been hoping to shoot the eclipse tonight but it is very overcast here - so far I have not even been able to see the moon!
Isn't there a Clint Eastwood chick flick about you, Jim? How many covered bridges are there within a 1 hour ride of your house? It's amazing how you keep discovering ways to make this subject fresh and interesting.
Actually the chick flick was "The Bridges of Madison county" but it was in Iowa. I live in Indiana. That's a different state that begins with an I to you right coasters.
Parke county is about 25 mile north of my home, and claims 32 existing covered bridges - most of which are in use by traffic every day. Putnam county claims 9 covered bridges and I think I have a photograph of all 41. My goal is to have one of each bridge in the four seasons if I can accomplish it. There is also 1 bridge just over into Illinois and one in Vigo county where I reside.
I don't know why they fascinate me, but they do - they tend to be in remote rural areas, frequently with gravel roads in rugged hilly terrain unlike the usual Indiana flat farmland of cornfields... Some are impressive structures like the West Union bridge which is no longer open to traffic, but is a double span bridge......
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splendid shots!
thank you for sharing these wonderful fall photos
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This was taken at the bridge that leads into The Meadow section of Longwood Gardens.
This is a nice dried out sectional leaf. It has a darker leaf pattern on it that is rather neat..
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lovely shots, thanks for sharing them
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Very nice Lynn
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We don't have fall colors in San Diego. We do have a few liquidambar trees. And I mean a few. We have 3. There are a few planted around town. They are just starting to turn red. Here's one nice leaf.
And here are the trees that dropped it.
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Sometimes I miss fall. We have colors like this here.
Eat your heart out, guys!
We do have some berries. This is a California native shrub. A Toyone, I think.
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These are really pretty. Yellow is a nice fall color.
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This is the Episcopal church in Newton Lower Falls. That maple tree was aflame yesterday afternoon! It's kind of cliche, but then agaain, how much more prefect could it have been?
Wonderful composition and great find. I love the golden field in the foreground. I wonder if it would be possible to bring up the background a bit and make it look a little less misty? Some sort of curve steepening move might accomplish this without any local touchups. I'm not sure if it would actually be an improvement. I love this shot the way it is, but if it were mine, I'd try to make the background more clear.
Isn't there a Clint Eastwood chick flick about you, Jim? How many covered bridges are there within a 1 hour ride of your house? It's amazing how you keep discovering ways to make this subject fresh and interesting.
Both of these are swell. I've been trying to capture the fall colors of water surfaces, but you've done a better job than I have been able to do. There is this property of calm water this time of year -- it's both highly reflective and very black. It's very striking to me and I see it everywhere. I wonder what's the cause. Optical? Biological? Anyway, your leaves in the puddle image captures it perfectly. Don't lose that shot!
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I like your water lilly also Thomas. The green colors are very soft and restful.
I was thinking about Rutt's statement about black water and tried to process a few of my shots of leaves in the water but have abandoned them as they are not worthy after Lynn's lovely shots.
John - your maple tree and church front are lovely and belong on a New England calender.
I went back and tried to improve my barn per your suggestions. My biggest problem is that the barn is 200 or 300 yards from the road and I have not had the temerity to just waltz out on the fellows field to shoot the barn from closer up and hence my image suffers from significant atmoshperic haze. I did not use a polarizer and in retrospect this was a mistake. I was shooting at f22 and 1/30th sec at 200mm with a 70-300 DO IS on a 20D on a tripod. I should have gotten permission to get much closer and the image would have been much better. You have seen this barn before when I shot it in the snow - it obviously is a favorite subject of mine. I'm a would be farm boy - I admit it. I am not an urban dweller by choice.
Here is the image I posted that you commented on
Here is the same image after further sharpening and a little bump in saturation with the saturation brush. Is this any better?
I have been hoping to shoot the eclipse tonight but it is very overcast here - so far I have not even been able to see the moon!
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Actually the chick flick was "The Bridges of Madison county" but it was in Iowa. I live in Indiana. That's a different state that begins with an I to you right coasters.
Parke county is about 25 mile north of my home, and claims 32 existing covered bridges - most of which are in use by traffic every day. Putnam county claims 9 covered bridges and I think I have a photograph of all 41. My goal is to have one of each bridge in the four seasons if I can accomplish it. There is also 1 bridge just over into Illinois and one in Vigo county where I reside.
I don't know why they fascinate me, but they do - they tend to be in remote rural areas, frequently with gravel roads in rugged hilly terrain unlike the usual Indiana flat farmland of cornfields... Some are impressive structures like the West Union bridge which is no longer open to traffic, but is a double span bridge......
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