Don't Blink...

Or it's gone.....fall that is.

Just seemed like it was 30 Degrees Celsius, and I was swimming in the lake, and now the leaves are mostly turned and falling. Went for a walk in the woods near home today looking for photo opportunities and found a few. It is harder work these days, as things are more subtle now, not the Postcard/Grandscape- can't miss shots of spring/summer. But, it is an opportunity to "see" and look beyond the obvious and experiment.

All images made with a Canon 5D, 70-200mm F4L lens, B&W Warm Polarizer,  Manfrotto Tripod, cable release.
*I really miss Fuji Velvia film for shooting landscapes, but not the processing time/cost and scanning!

         Trailside plants, not sure the species against a background of trees providing contrast. 

        Same scene as above, only taken with a slow shutter speed when the wind kicked up. Which one do you like best?

                                       

        Fall foliage along the edge of nearby Hamilton Lake. 

        Closeup of tree trunk showing pattern of bark. 

         View through the trees of the Beaverbank River. 

         Taken with Canon 5D, 17-40mm f4L lens, B&W Warm Polarizer, Manfrotto Tripod, cable release. 

                 Tree snag with holes made by Pileated Woodpeckers. 

                 Cool the way scenes like this tell a story. 

   Ferns turning color, the woods will be full of neutral shades like this until next spring. 

             Bare trees against some trees that for the moment have their leaves providing a neat contrast and sign  of things to come. 

         

          Straight up fall landscape scene, using repeating horizontal lines on the bottom of the frame, and shape of the hillside to add visual interest. 

Happy shooting!
Gary