This funeral home caught me eye because of the colorful windows and reflections on the wet road.I added some light using my flashlight on certain areas.

This scene is at a local park and features trees on the hill that are already bare and trees in the foreground about to drop their leaves. If you saw this park,you would never think you could get a nice shot like this,but careful attention to composition and eliminating junk by meticulous cropping allowed what I think is an excellent overall image at sunrise.

I have driven by this old home countless times but something caught my eye as I drove by this past week. Maybe it was the fall leaves scattered about or the sunlight skimming across the facade of the beautiful porch,but whatever it was,I was glad I decided to stop and snap a shot.The bottom image was taken the first day and the top one was taken at night the next day.The owner was very accommodating in letting me shoot it and even turned lights on for a little added drama.The detail in the porch is amazing and the craftsmen from yesteryear that made it really had talent.The focal point for me was the curved door entrance which had a certain grace to it and I can envision a Christmas image here if I can come up with an idea.

These woods were flush with fall color and a recent rain had everything nice and saturated.

Fog blankets this fall landscape in soft soothing light.

This is an old railroad bed behind my house that is being converted to a rail trail,and like I mentioned in the past,they are planning to fill it in to bring it to the level of the road behind were I am standing to shoot this. I put on my muck boots,headed into the swamp and tried to light paint the scene. The leaves were sitting in puddles that were at least 8 inches deep and I liked the way they were layered in there so I took a shot. My boots actually stuck fast twice and I literally walked right out of them in my socks into the muck. I think it’s a gem of natural beauty but elected officials have decided to fill it in ,so I am trying to document it so years from now when people want to see what we had and lost,there will be a record.

This is one recent morning that I was thankful that I got out of bed early to go shooting.Heavy fog and very still conditions created the perfect set of circumstances for great photography.The cool light of early morning was the perfect backdrop for the warm fall colors.

Fallen leaves signal the rapid approach of winter and provide a nice accent to this old farmhouse and barn.

Veterans day was celebrated Tuesday throughout the United States in a wide range of programs to honor the men and women who served our country, and one group of people in my area organized a special display of luminaries to honor them. Over four hundred bags with candles were placed along a local rail trail and visitors could walk the path and reflect on the sacrifices made by so many.I light painted this military jeep that was parked at the entrance to the trail. This was the first annual event and some things will be adjusted next year to make it more amazing. From a photo standpoint,the trail lights were way overwhelming compared to the tea lights in the bags and made capturing them a bit challenging,plus the tea lights were a blue color in the bags,so I adjusted the file to resemble the traditional luminary look. I may post another shot with the blue look later.

A variety of trees comprise this picturesque setting,and the large tree on the hill has a bit of a scary appearance with its outstretched arms and coat of ivy.

A stone wall is littered with freshly fallen leaves,as the sun illuminates the home in the background at sunset.

Sun breaks through an opening in the sky as a storm rapidly approaches.

A deep blue sky provides the perfect backdrop behind the red barn and yellow fall foliage.

A blue barn contrasts with the changing fall leaves which provide a pleasing framing element.

This home is located along a highly traveled road and getting this shot was no easy feat.To be honest, the color is not one I would have chosen myself but I thought it looked good against the fall foliage. I chose a vantage point from across the road and shooting 4 to 8 second exposures required lots of patience and wasted frames due to cars driving by.I  used my flashlight to illuminate the door and walkway as well as the lamp-post,which does not work.

I have always been drawn to fall foliage and the forest floor is always a good place to look for patterns. This pattern caught my eye and seemed to fill the frame nicely with a myriad of colors in the fall palette.

This shot is a little divergent from my normal style of shooting but I decided to try a little slow shutter speed vertical pan on my tripod .It is a wooded setting with long straight trees and fall foliage and the camera was moved vertically during a one or two second exposure.

This is a view looking the other direction from yesterdays post.

This little fall scene was one that proved to be a bit challenging but it all worked out eventually. I spotted this scene while searching for fall photos and a late afternoon downpour and dark conditions had these lamp posts on in the middle of the day.The funny part of this story is the way the lights played with me,and made me return later in the evening.When I noticed the lights were on,I rushed to park and get set up while things were saturated,but unbelievably the exact moment I got out of the car,the lights turned off.It was getting brighter out,so I looked for a sensor somewhere that might be controlling them and I found a short post with an electrical box on it that looked like it had a sensor so I threw my jacket over it and within thirty seconds,the lights came back on and I was all proud of my ingenuity.So I start walking back to my tripod and just as I get ready to start snapping,they turn off again and my bubble is burst and I realize the post had nothing to do with it. So Basically I had to return later that evening to wait for the sensor to activate again and allow me to get the shot.

I am actually standing on a driveway leading into a park and I am in the exit lane. I was wearing a neon blue rain jacket holding a huge umbrella and a lady that must have been about eighty years old came driving in and decides to cut the corner and slams on the brakes about 8 feet from plowing over me.I apologized because I was on the side of the road but I felt like saying maybe you should not have a license if you can’t see something so obvious.

A lane of mature maples lays down a blanket of golden leaves as autumn advances towards winter. There is a lane between the two rows of trees but thankfully this day was rainy and miserable so the groundskeeper was not out and about,which usually includes him blowing the lane clear,and for my image,I think having the leaves all across the landscape made a nice image even better.

When the cold autumn chill begins to replace the warm days of summer,there is no better place to be than in your home sweet home curled up on your favorite chair with a warm blanket and a mug of hot chocolate.This is a scene from my hometown featuring a rather inviting home with fall decor and freshly fallen leaves.It wont be long till old man winter comes a knocking.

A full range of fall hues provides a pleasing glimpse of autumn and the contrasting cool path offers a nice color to balance the composition.