Two lovely fall trees are full of color but strong winds are rapidly blowing the branches bare,covering the ground in a blanket of color.

A nice old barn is surrounded by fences in Chester county.

A vibrant red-haired Amish youngster gets ready to head out with mom and her siblings.

A group of Amish girls relaxes and giggles as they head down the road in the back of this buggy.

Autumn leaves blanket the ground at this lovely rural farm

This is a small gathering spot located at the home I posted yesterday.The autumn leaves totally covered the seating area and the lanterns added a nice warm glow to the inviting scene.With a warm mug of hot chocolate, you could really take in the changing seasons here.

This scene is located in the quaint town of Lititz ,Pa and features a home that used to be a church. The autumn leaves were simply stunning as they covered the sidewalk and steps and the addition of lanterns really rounded out the shot.The owners were very gracious in letting me shoot this image and gladly turned on the light inside the stained glass area to help illuminate it.I saw this shot in the morning and could not stop worrying that the leaves were going to get cleaned up before I returned at dusk. I actually had two tripods set up,with one holding an umbrella over my camera while I lit the scene in the rain. The nice thing with the rain was the leaves were full of rich color from being soaked. of special note,the blue on the right is the sky,while the blue on the left is the roof reflecting night sky color

This is my first seasonal image from Lititz,Pa and features an antique store, offering sleds,skates and a variety of antique items. Their candy cane lighted tree caught my eye this early in the season,so I decided to try a shot.

This local Animal Hospital is a real jewel in the downtown business district where it is located and I always seem to be drawn to glance at it as I pass by. The tasteful sign,cool colors and intricate woodwork all team up to create a rather inviting facade for pet lovers bringing their four-legged family members for a checkup. When I first stopped to ask if they minded me doing a shot, I noticed the interior included a bunch of stuffed animal dogs dressed up for Halloween,and the display was awesome in the window,but I could not see them from the angle outside. I asked how crazy it would be to place a couple outside the entrance to include in the shot and they gladly obliged.As usual there is always something to complicate the shoot and for this one I had two issues. The first was a street light that came on and caused a terrible red cast and the second issue I had was my tablet switched the file format from raw to jpg somewhere in the middle of my shoot. Raw allows color balance adjustments that jpg can’t match,plus the file sizes are totally different, so even though I had some great lighting effects on a bunch of frames,they were worthless as jpgs,so they got deleted as unusable. Some of the best interior shots I captured near the end of the shoot were trash because of this issue.What is frustrating is the fact that it happens randomly and unless I look at every filename while shooting,it is hard to catch.

This inviting Victorian Home sits on the corner in a small rural town, and because the road is literally right behind me, it is a real challenge to shoot. I decided the fall foliage would make a nice accent and the owners were very agreeable to let me do a shot but for some reason things were not flowing smoothly this night. I arrived before dusk and as I started to prepare,I realized my tablet was sitting at home and without that,doing light painting is a real challenge logistically, so I rushed home to get it. I got back in time to get a base exposure and after twenty minutes of shooting,I noticed my tablet had changed my quality setting from raw to jpeg, which is a disaster,so I changed that and tried to redo what I could to get the shot. All in all it worked out,but I get frustrated when the equipment throws a wrench in things. The owners have a neat old barn out back with lights in the cupolas that I hope to capture this winter maybe. I like when the lights are on inside and the windows upstairs in the front were dark for practically the entire shoot and all of a sudden someone went upstairs and for about a minute they were on and I quickly captured them and I think they really add to the shot and the same goes for the little shed on the right and for that I simply blasted my flash into the inside to light it up..

This old homestead is an absolute treat to photograph because the owners not only have a beautiful property,but they know how to decorate to take it to the next level. From the lit hanging star, to the figures on the porch, to the nicely appointed sleigh,everything works in harmony in this lovely setting. You feel like you stepped into another time and place and hopefully I can do something with a fresh snow when winter arrives.

Heavy frost was predicted recently so I headed out early to find a few images. These leaves were covered in frozen drops with a touch of frost on the edges.

This scene was shot at Blackwater Falls in West Virginia and I thought it looked like the trees were walking over the rocks.

A pair of buggies heads home after church on a sunday morning.

Maine has given me many great images and memories over the years and while this scene is no show stopper,it is one that I can look at and remember the weather that day and the crisp and quiet conditions that I shot this under many years ago.

The last light of sunset skims across the landscape at Dolly Sods.As I was shooting this, two young idiots decided they wanted to climb up and sit on the rocks even though they knew I was shooting it. I realize it is open to explore but these nit wits just stood there for twenty minutes looking around,so thankfully I got that part of the frame captured before they ruined it. I light painted the vegetation in the foreground with my Nitecor flashlight and gave the pair on the rocks a few blasts for good measure.

Freshly cut tobacco sits stacked to dry before it heads to the barn for complete drying. On the left is a cart already loaded and ready to head to the barn.

A family takes a walk through a covered bridge on their way to see colorful fall foliage.

This field of corn shocks is something I see less and less of nowadays and maybe farming practices have changed or there is some other reason for the decline but this farm and field of corn shocks caught my eye and the sunset seemed to be building so I set up and waited for it all to come together. I set up on my truck roof and the 10 feet in elevation I gained allowed me to see over the stacks for a better view overall.

Pine trees show the effects of extreme wind atop Dolly Sods.

This image gives you a sense of how mountainous West Virginia is. This was taken late one evening after it had rained during the day and you could see various pockets of fog forming in the individual valleys.I can imagine winter would be a bit nerve wracking navigating the snow covered roads in these steep hills.

This rural property is an absolute gem and it is meticulously decorated with great attention to detail and that is what caught my eye and made me stop to talk to the owners. I was greeted by a very friendly and enthusiastic couple who quickly agreed to let me shoot their amazing property.This shot is not the main shot I took,but I am pleased with the results on this witch who is delivering pumpkins on her bicycle.For those that follow my endeavors on a regular basis, you may remember seeing our home with a silhouetted witch as part of our fall decor, and this property is where I got the inspiration for that idea almost two years ago. The owners accommodated my every request, including asking them to turn the lights on in the rustic structures,which really adds life to the shot in my opinion. The owners have done an outstanding job bringing this property back from years of neglect from a previous owner and cool decorating ideas lie around every corner. I assume the witch handed in her broom for this more down to earth mode of transportation.

This car was sitting in town in Lititz last night and I just couldn’t stop myself from having to stop and do a shot. I found it to be a very interesting vehicle,especially with the skeleton and rat on the roof,and the fact that the restaurant was open across the street, but it was too late for this guy to get a bite made it even more ironic. I can only surmise its owner is into the rat rod craze and this is a creative work in progress.