PART II - He Who Hesitates May Not Get the Peak Autumn Color Images ... So, Get Out There!

by A. Mac

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Reiterating ... the first of these articles ...

The day before the snow storms of October 29, 2011 ... determined to photograph this year's "peak" fall colors and do so in advance of a looming weather event (rain, wind and snow) ... I did not hesitate.

In three or four hours the day before the snow, I took about 200 shots, mostly of fall colors; the first of these appear in the linked article, the next group are here, but ... as before, I hope you'll check back as I add images ... and, it will definitely require additional articles since, so far I am satisfied at least 50 of the shoot (with more still on memory cards).

Hope you like 'em.

NOTE: I have included images from the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, a Conservancy just across the Philly boundary in Montgomery County (PA), and Carbon County in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.

Reflections mean you can double the color and other interesting elements in a photograph ... literally so. (Montgomery Cty., PA)

Fallen leaves floating on a puddle in the forest can create interesting patterns ... tapestry-like in my mind. Reflections, rocks and trees make a visual "symphony." (Carbon County, PA)

Sometimes a "splash" of color is effective in an image particularly if it's placed off of dead center. (Montgomery Cty., PA)

Forest interiors in autumn ... "Nature is the Art of God." (Sir Thomas Browne)

I will frequently leave a trail to go into a forest for images that most photographers will neglect; I'm not knocking them ... in this forest live Black Bears, Timber Rattlesnakes, Copperheads and other hazards. But there also reside beauty and spirituality ... Life is an endless series of trade-offs. (Carbon County, PA)

I cannot resist a path into the woods ... and in the autumn, or, after a new snow, I am particularly compelled to follow the voice of "The Cosmos." (Hickory Run Forest, Carbon County, PA)