Trying to get some fall photographs this year.

Chako · **on:** October 10, 2009, 11:16:05 PM

After a week and a half of rainy cloudy weather, the sun peaked out this fine morning. I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out to get some fall shots. However, when I got there, the clouds rolled in and the beautiful sunlight disappeared once again. I did get a few shots with nice rare blue sky. The other shots look like I over exposed the sky, but that is thick cloud cover. Man I hate this weather.

With that said, the leaves are starting to fall, and it is a bit weird. Plenty of deciduous trees still have their green foliage. I am undecided if this is the height of the fall colours this year. If it is, it wasn't spectacular compared to other years.

Well I did take some photographs and here are a few of what I got.

I am thinking the full bloom might be a bit later. Hard to tell.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2009, 11:18:54 PM

Fantastic shot's mate

I love Autumn

Paul · **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2009, 01:53:43 PM

Great stuff Chako - could do with a nice long walk roud there

Gareth · **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2009, 01:56:22 PM

Excellent shots mate. Autumn is my favourite time of year, just so long as it isn't raining.

Chako · **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2009, 03:26:04 PM

Thanks everyone.

The Fall colours just aren't there this year. I might go upstairs and find the ones I took two years ago at the same place and post them here. I did not go out last year because dealing with my father's estate sucked all the photographic joy out of me for a full year.

Gareth · **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2009, 03:47:17 PM

Yeah, we've not exactly had a blaze of colour here yet either. It's still to come I hope.

Chako · **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2009, 03:53:03 PM

Well I went up to my upstairs computer (I should come up here more often as it has all my old photographs archived). It would seem that I went out in September 30th 2007. I didn't go out in 2008, and it would seem that I may be a week late this year. That explains why it was lackluster this year.

Anyways, here are some of the photos I took back in 2007 for your viewing pleasure.

Gareth · **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2009, 04:14:34 PM

Wow Chako, talk about a riot of colours.

Thanks for sharing those.

Chako · **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2009, 04:51:02 PM

You’re welcome.

OMG…the sun is out again...albeit briefly.

Got a 45 minute drive to St Joe's Island a bit later to visit a friend of mine for Thanksgiving. He is also into Photography. Who knows if anything I might have to post for later? I am bringing the Wine.

Woke up to snow on the ground…ack.

Flash · **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:55:42 PM

Chakodude,

Brilliant pics....my wife now wants ME to get a decent camera to copy.

I reckon you have spoilt me with choices for my new screensaver.

Well done old bean,

Nick

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:37:07 PM

damn

Chako · **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:24:25 AM

Just got back from my friends farm. Had a great time. Shot a 12 gauge and a 30-30 for the first time. The weather was cold and miserable for some of it. I didn't take too many photographs...mostly family shots.

Your welcome Flash.

edap617 · **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:53:48 AM

Thanks for sharing Chako.

cgk · **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:06:36 AM

Thanks for showing me what fall looks like. It seems Wisconsin has decided to jump right into to winter.

Roadie · **Reply #14 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:27:10 PM

http://xkcd.com/648/

Gareth · **Reply #15 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:31:29 PM

Quote from: Roadie on October 12, 2009, 12:27:10 PM

http://xkcd.com/648/

Heathen.

Dunc · **Reply #16 on:** October 12, 2009, 06:32:05 PM

Fantastic pics Chako

I'd love to visit Canada

Dunc

Chako · **Reply #17 on:** October 12, 2009, 10:50:34 PM

Here are a few photos from my most enjoyable day on St. Joe's Island yesterday.

The first is a beautiful quaint little church in the middle of nowhere.

Because the weather wasn't all that good, I didn't get to take all that many photographs. However, I do quite like this one taken from the little Church.

The next is taken from the highest point on the Island.

Gareth · **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:15:31 PM

I like the dramatic sense to this one. You can almost feel the weather drawing in.

yud · **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:21:54 AM

very nice Chako

truly great

edap617 · **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:16:01 AM

Cool shots guys. Thanks.

Chako · **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:28:39 AM

That is exactly what it was doing Gareth.

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

J-sews · **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2009, 04:21:57 AM

Nice pictures Chako

I think I like the 2009 versions better:

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Chako · **Reply #23 on:** October 13, 2009, 12:21:01 PM

Thanks Bob.

The older ones were taken with my Pentax K10D which is a 10 megapixel camera with a Pentax DA 16-45 f/4 ED/AL attached to it. The newer ones were taken with a Canon 50D which is 15 megapixels with a Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens.

The extra resolving power of that extra 5 megapixels does wonders to the details of the foliage. Also, I have noticed that the 17-40 F/4L lens fits that power better then my venerable Canon 20D which only has 8 megapixels. In fact, the 20D and that wide angle lens was not a good match and for some time, I had assumed the lens was a bit off. It wasn't, it just needed something with more resolving power.

Roadie · **Reply #24 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:12:15 PM

A few from years gone by

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:54:29 PM

Very nice Ryan

Gareth · **Reply #26 on:** October 14, 2009, 12:14:59 AM

Really good those Ryan.

Chako · **Reply #27 on:** October 14, 2009, 12:51:47 AM

I love the colours in that middle one Ryan.

yud · **Reply #28 on:** October 14, 2009, 05:24:15 AM

thsoe look great Roadie
here is some of what I got this year

Ok that last one is not "fall" presay but it was taken 3 days ago and is in the same color family and I thought it was cool

Gareth · **Reply #29 on:** October 14, 2009, 04:56:27 PM

All are great Yud, but the one of the embers is excellent.

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Trying to get some fall photographs this year.

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