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Saw some recent photos of foliage from the Mono County Tourism website and was tempted to head back to the Sierras again. It reminded me of the trip two years ago.
Explore #276, September 24th, 2016
On vacation in South Lake Tahoe for the week....wandered through some groves behind Heavenly Village and found this nice backlit scene. I edited this on my surface pro, so not sure how the color will turn out vs. my regular workflow on the imac. Hope you enjoy, let me know what you think!
Somewhere between Durango and Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. So many fall scenes in this area, it was an amazing road trip.
I first heard of the Dancing Aspens a few years ago. I'm not typically into visiting spots other photographers favor, but I felt drawn to see this grove of trees since I live only a few hours away.
Everyone I know that has gone has always guarded their location. After reading some blogs and getting some riddle-esque tips from friends, I had a pretty good idea of where they were. Since it was autumn and the leaves would be golden, we headed up to where I thought they would be and quickly found the grove!
There was another photographer there when we arrived. I let him get his shots before I took too many of my own using my classic lenses, my Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 L, Noct-Nikkor, and some ultrawide photos with the modern Sony 4/16-35.
We spent about an hour enjoying the changing light as the clouds passed overhead and taking photos before heading out to find a campsite.
Dancing Aspens | Drunk Aspens | Curved Aspens
"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us."
Joseph Campbell
New growth on a European aspen brings serenity this morning. Slight crop, only,
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A setting looking to the southwest with a view looking to a nearby mountainside and then to a more distant peak. This is at a roadside pullout in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Late morning light bounced between white, aspen tree trunks while the rest of the forest remained in cool morning shadows. Fall in Crested Butte, Colorado where you'll find some of the most beautiful aspen trees in the state.
I was incredibly excited to witness this rare fog event over The Castles near Crested Butte, Colorado. I've been visiting this scene for many years and this is by far the best iteration of an image I think I'll ever be able to make here. I hope you dig it.
One of 50 images from my 11-day trip that I released recently.
www.mattpaynephotography.com/gallery/2022-colorado-autumn...
We have been under such a cold spell. Since Christmas eve we have stayed in the low teens often dipping below zero each night. I felt a need to go back to a warm autumn day ... at least in my mind!
Hope you are all doing well.
Thanks for sharing the experience,
Bev
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Although the eyes are quickly drawn to the brilliant golden crown of the aspen, the wandering eye will also find that the rich color of the ferns below provide a wonderfully beautiful foundation.
I found this amazing stand of aspen trees off the side of the road leading up to the ghost town of St. Elmo near Mount Princeton in Colorado. I shot this scene hand-held looking directly up the tree using my Nikon 14-24 lens with the fotodiox circular polarizer attached. I wanted to accentuate the yellows and oranges of the trees as well as bring out the contrast from the blue sky. I then applied an orton effect in post to give it a darker and more mysterious feel. Hope you like it.
14ers Uncompahgre Peak and Wetterhorn Peak loom in the distance above a hillside of golden aspen leaves in fall near Lake City, Colorado. The vibrant aspen forest here created quite the contrast thanks to dappled afternoon light before the arrival of a cold snowy autumn storm that later coated these mountains in snow.
To see more of my 2022 Fall Color Photographs - see them here - www.mattpaynephotography.com/gallery/2022-colorado-autumn...
I first heard of the Dancing Aspens a few years ago. I'm not typically into visiting spots other photographers favor, but I felt drawn to see this grove of trees since I live only a few hours away.
Everyone I know that has gone has always guarded their location. After reading some blogs and getting some riddle-esque tips from friends, I had a pretty good idea of where they were. Since it was autumn and the leaves would be golden, we headed up to where I thought they would be and quickly found the grove!
There was another photographer there when we arrived. I let him get his shots before I took too many of my own using my classic lenses, my Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 L, Noct-Nikkor, and some ultrawide photos with the modern Sony 4/16-35.
We spent about an hour enjoying the changing light as the clouds passed overhead and taking photos before heading out to find a campsite.
Dancing Aspens | Drunk Aspens | Curved Aspens
I first heard of the Dancing Aspens a few years ago. I'm not typically into visiting spots other photographers favor, but I felt drawn to see this grove of trees since I live only a few hours away.
Everyone I know that has gone has always guarded their location. After reading some blogs and getting some riddle-esque tips from friends, I had a pretty good idea of where they were. Since it was autumn and the leaves would be golden, we headed up to where I thought they would be and quickly found the grove!
There was another photographer there when we arrived. I let him get his shots before I took too many of my own using my classic lenses, my Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 L, Noct-Nikkor, and some ultrawide photos with the modern Sony 4/16-35.
We spent about an hour enjoying the changing light as the clouds passed overhead and taking photos before heading out to find a campsite.
Dancing Aspens | Drunk Aspens | Curved Aspens
***UPDATE....Was selected as a Photo of the Week and displayed on the Front Page of the group "I Like The Nature" on Sept 24, 2010***
Scanned from a color negative. Taken at Mueller State Park, Colorado.
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Elevated autumn view of the rugged landscape that surrounds the town of Telluride that sits at the end of this valley.
Wonderful cloudy and rainy morning allowing the scrub oak and aspen foliage to really put on a colorful show.
Southern Colorado 9-29-2021
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 24-70mmF2.8 lens at 55mm, ISO 64, 1/6sec, F11.
Molas Overlook | San Juan Mountains
A dramatic sunset and beautiful alpenglow over the San Juan Mountain Range, captured at Molas Overlook along the San Juan Skyway in Colorado.
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I've walked around this area a few times before, but it was a quirk of meanders that I came to see this one view of a wooden building in the Sundance resort area. With the trees all around and mountainside backdrop, it gave the impression of being nestled in a forest of Autumn colors and mountains...beautiful and enchanting!
Aspen trees using the Intentional Camera Movement technique.
More Sierra Nevada images here: www.flickr.com/gp/stevecorey/V1qc52
Even though it was a small tree, it stood bravely at the forefront of a large pine forest high in the mountains in Southern Colorado. I've never seen so many colors on one aspen tree before. There were still green leaves, waiting for the next cold night to change, it had yellow leaves in a medley of tones, orange leaves, the color of bright pumpkins and even deep reds, so unusual and so Colorado!
The road to never ending beauty.........
Southern Colorado 10-1-2021
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mmF2.8 lens at 185mm, ISO 64, F11, 1/125sec.
Autumn reflections of quaking aspen trees along the Deschutes River in Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon. Thanks for viewing and have a great week ahead!