Road to Finleys Landing at the Mississippi River, @ 200 mm, slightly cropped
It doesn’t take much to have some love for the fall season if you use a camera and capture the colors and moods of autumn. The haziness of the summer is gone, the air is often crisp and clear, and most important, the quality of light at this time of the year is in your favor. Strong winds and a little bit of rain have stripped off a lot of leaves during the last few days but fall colors ares still out there. It just takes a slightly different approach during the shooting, and also in post process, to make light, color, and shapes of the foliage still the subject of the photo and keep the clutter of already bare branches suppressed in the photo.
I have four pictures today, all from last week, all with the same kind of subject, all shot with the Nikon D750 and Nikkor 70-200, f/4 lens, but each made with a different distance and angle of view. Please let me know what you think. I like to hear if it helps your photography and if you prefer a particular way to tell the story about fall colors with your own photos. Every contribution will get a reply. I love to hear from you!
Bankston County Park at the bottom of the valley, @ 105 mm, slightly cropped
Closeup shot at Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area, Iowa, @ 160 mm, ~40% cropped for a different aspect ratio
Near Bankston County Park, Iowa @ 200 mm, cropped at top and bottom for less boring blue in the sky and distracting dead branches at the lower part of the image