I need to catch up...

[Len Philpot]

I've been distracted from posting here, no real reason why -- Just realized I've not in a while. So here goes!! This is gonna be a little bit long...

First, a kind of "off the beaten path" image for me. A superwide pano made in the dead of summer heat and light, then turned monochrome with a cold winter vibe (at least to my eyes).



I visited a friend in eastern Tennessee a few weeks ago and we managed to get a few autumnal shots... just us and half a million of our closest friends (fall in the Smoky Mountains, doncha know...)

Sunrise from Newfound Gap



A little fall post-dawn color on Clingman's Dome



Bald River Falls



Tellico River just above the Bald River confluence



Fiery sunset light on the Cherohala Skyway



Early morning inversion layer near Townsend, from the Foothills Parkway



Tangled branches above Little River near Tremont



Looking upstream on Little River




Then after I returned home a friend and I went to a lake not too far away early one morning.



(final three images in the follow-up post)

 

[Len Philpot]

This is from the same lake as the last image above.



A little shrouded light from a bayou about an hour from home. This was challenging to process, because it was a mix of warm yellow-green light from the sun (off foliage) and cold blue light (from a clear overhead sky).



And just this afternoon I went to another place to check on the color and ended up grabbing a shot or two. Of all times of the year, I think fall is the best if you have to use 'harsh' daytime light.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Wonderful series, @Len Philpot, interesting framings and well deveped autumnal colors, never overdone.

 

[Len Philpot]

Wonderful series, @Len Philpot, interesting framings and well deveped autumnal colors, never overdone.

Thank you! I was trying to keep them realistic, but it's tempting!!