Changing Seasons

[nwcanonman]

So, now that Fall is in full-swing, let's show off our colors and the effects of the decreasing temps on our photos!
Here's my wife, yesterday, at Mt. Rainier. She really loved being there .......... really ......... trust me - 😉

 

[nwcanonman]

And this was an hour earlier, with only a mix of rain/snow. SEE, I told ya' she was enjoying it.
With Zorki 4K, J-12 lens, 400 Superia film.

 

[MP Guy]

well, that puts a dampper on my camping trip this week up in the mountains 🙂

 

[sfaust]

Our fall season in the Northeast US. Taken last week during the rain we had. The rain really saturated the colors over similar images taken only days before on a sunny day.

 

[sfaust]

another view

 

[sfaust]

I love this time of year. It makes winter bearable, that and snowmobiling 🙂

last one...

 

[nwcanonman]

sfaust,
Wow, the NE has the best colors for fall. You have less Evergreens and more "Fall-ing" leaves. Is that taken with Velvia?

 

[rbiemer]

Yesterday? I like the shot, but here in upstate NY we mostly are hoping winter is postponed. Actually, this winter I will have a camera inside my coat as much as poss. I have a Zorki 3m coming from the Ukraine that should be here before the snow flies(I hope--its a race between snow, camera, and halloween). My other cameras are either too big or battery dependent.
ilikesnow...ilikesnow...ilikesnow... Dang, this self hypnosis isn't working!

 

[sfaust]

Its either Fuji Super HQ or Superia. Not sure which. Its also overexposed just a tad which saturates the colors, and when I adjusted the levels in photoshop after scanning, I did notice that the colors saturated a bit more in the process.

That said however, my memory of standing there that day would swear that the colors were just as saturated in these areas. Mainly because I was on the darker side of the cemetery, it has the most colorful trees, plus everything was still very wet from the rain. But, they probably are a tad more saturated than reality would dictate. I should desaturate them slightly. Either way, I knew I made the right decision to go back in the rain as soon as I turned up the road. I was psyched even before I got my camera out.

Standing under the big maple with all that orange and red on the ground, as well as above me, really was incredible since the maple is so big, and the carpet of leaves was thick and huge. Its rare that something moves me like that, but the light and colors that day, and the peaceful nature of the surroundings really did.

Now, I think I can endure the next 4 months of winter 🙂

 

[Doug]

Stephen, nice shots with super colors! I particularly like the third one for its organization.

 

[nwcanonman]

Doug,
You're so right!
Perspective, complimentary vibrant colors and lighting contrasts - Stunningly beautiful.

 

[rover]

Stephen, I need a teacher, do you have any open spots in your photography academy?

 

[sfaust]

Thanks everyone!

Rover, I was just at the right place at the right time. Mother Nature did all the work, I just recorded it. And to think I almost didn't go.

But, sure, I'll open up an academy! Admission, one rangefinder of a model I currently don't have. Hopefully, someone will bring that $19,000 Nikon we saw on eBay a few days ago!!!!

 

[nwcanonman]

Here's the Nisqually river valley as the river meanders down from Mt. Rainier's glaciers.

 

[Doug]

Atmospheric, H*! And the Nisqually is just a little murky-looking little trickle there... yet I think I see a couple of fishermen.

 

[nwcanonman]

Doug,
Yep, that's all recent glacial melt.
I, at first, thought that may have been fishermen too, but they never moved. I think the NPS has "Lahar" warning apparatus in this area, it could be that.

 

[pshinkaw]

Sometimes really fanatic fisherman die in place and their bodies don't move until the next high water event. They are almost as bad as camera collectors.

or as my father once told me, "I used to be a damn-fool fisherman, just like that guy out there."

-Paul

 

[mac_wt]

I took this one in our own garden 2 weeks ago. Not as spectacular as Stephen's, but I still like the colors.