A Small local farm is framed by a red maple on a pleasant autumn afternoon!

I have wanted to try some sort of shot of this old home for a while. I happened by last week and this neighboring property across the street had this maple that was on fire. After a day of work I head here and I parked in the restaurant lot beside the maple and went and asked permission from the homeowner to be on the corner of their yard to do the shot. They graciously agreed and I set up to capture the scene. Now what you don’t see in this image is the homeowners car that was parked right in the middle of the shot at that stone wall. I had high hopes they might move it if I asked nicely but I got a solid no on that question. At this point I was thinking why am I even attempting this but I went through the motions anyway. Got home, downloaded the files and started to work on the image. I was about a minute away from deleting the whole shoot when on a crazy whim I thought I will give Photoshops new A.I. generate feature a try. On the first attempt it got rid of the car , built the wall that was hidden by the car and I just sat and stared in total shock at how incredibly clean it completed the task. the tree was lit by me using flash as well as the shine on the driveway. By looking at my photo you would have no clue that dozens upon dozens of cars were flying by here on their commute home. Its not too bad when your exposure is like a quarter second but when you start doing 8 and 10 second exposures, you get halfway and here come the headlights! Often when a car comes mid exposure i will block the lens with my hand and then move it when the car is gone.

I happened to take a right turn in this town and happened upon this striking old building Bathed in sunlight and dark ominous clouds. I really hope to get back here on a rainy day and get those lamp posts shimmering in the wet pavement.

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This rail trail path is one I drove by and happened to notice the bright fall foliage. I was here maybe 5 minutes when I started hearing something in the distance. Well it wasn’t very long till I saw a township employee heading toward me clearing the leaves with a backpack blower.

This location is a state run historic site that thankfully had a nice mix of leaves on the trees and leaves on the ground. The fence adds to the scene but I am at a loss to say what style of fence this is called?

This big old Ginkgo Always puts on a beautiful display in autumn and his little buddy the Japanese Red Maple is there to add his accent to the scene. This is located right beside a busy road and every year I wonder what percent of passersby even notice its spectacular fall color? It could probably use some pruning down low but the growth helps hide the neighboring house behind it.

Two Shots, One Close and one wider of this lovely fall farm scene.

It’s a shame all these pumpkins go to waste every October in Lancaster county. I guess its a combination of more pumpkins than there is demand, and keeping prices higher to get more bang for your selection. I guess it is easier to bring in a wagon load to sell at 5 dollars a pop than it is to bring 5 wagon loads in at a dollar a pop.

Went out looking for fall foliage and ended up turning into a neighborhood full of nice homes. For whatever reason this home gave me a Castle vibe.

The Japanese maple offers a lot of bang for the buck in fall as it turns a fiery red. I have seen some with gold, red and brown mixed which are pretty as well. I thought between the tree and the nice barn, we had a winner.

Actually just over the creek.

Always surprises me to see these Azaleas Blooming at the same time fall color is happening

Large pots of colorful Mums Sit waiting for fall decorating enthusiasts.

A Light mist adds to the appeal of this soft colorful patch of fall flowers.

I saw this family headed down the back road and went ahead to Find a more uncluttered background. As they rounded the turn past where I was waiting, a guy on a bike came by and gave them a little wave. These are Mennonites which have a strong population here in Lancaster county.We also have a large contingent of Amish population here as well.

Purple is one of my favorite colors and this field of flowers caught my attention. I am not sure what they are but they just have a calming effect visually.

I passed this family on a rainy day and went up ahead to wait for them to pass because they had a nice photogenic formation when I saw them. As they approached my chosen spot, all of a sudden the wind picked up and we quickly had an umbrella situation which brought everything to an abrupt halt. There were a couple young girls sitting in the back who needed some brotherly assistance with the inverted umbrella which gave me enough time to capture this moment.

This old pickup truck is a permanent fixture on this property along a back road. they never quite decorate it to my standards but I snapped this token shot anyway.

I spotted this small patch of Sunflowers a short distance from an old feed mill. Got permission to take a look and shot this one shot. The tricky thing was the high structure which I thought should be included but I was hoping for more.

This is the same location as yesterdays pumpkin scene but it is farther back in the property which I noticed the color in the distance. It is an Amish family living here and they gladly left me wander the variety of blooming flowers. I asked if it is pick your own but was told they provide fresh flowers to a variety of other local farm stands. I joked with the father about tearing down the ugly plastic greenhouse on the left but deep down I wanted it gone. It would be so nice seeing the entire barn but you can’t have it all!

This is a shot I did last week and another example of hiding the road with a lower angle. The barn is on the opposite side of the road but the flower side was sort of going downhill so it worked perfectly. It seems I see more farms doing pick your own flowers this year than I have in the past.

Well it is Autumn in Lancaster county and the Beautiful colors of fall are popping up at farm stands across the county. This particular stand is located along RT322 near Blue Ball and is called Ever Fresh produce. They have row upon row of flowers available for pick your own including this patch of bold colors. the only thing that frustrates me here is their barn is hidden by the produce stand which I like to include in a shot like this. The barn shown is actually across the main highway which I strategically hid using the flowers.