[Theme] Autumn Color 2015

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) may develop intensely coloured autumn foliage ...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Other times, the rowan can add subtle autumn colours to a drab scene.

"One misty, moist morning" (Nikon D3X, 180 mm f/4 Voigtländer APO-Lanthar)

[simsurace]

Nice mix of vegetation on the Jura mountains near the Swiss-French border.

[simsurace]

This is near my hometown (Prealps this time, not Jura). After sunset, the colors continue to glow mysteriously

[simsurace]

The late afternoon sun sets the leaves on fire:


A few more intimate/impressionistic scenes:

[John Geerts]

Lovely one's Simone. I like especially the last one

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Norway Maple and first snow. (D2X, AFS 300/2.8 ).

[Jørgen Ramskov]

Simone: I really like the first and last one.

[Akira]

Shot last year...

[Mikes]

From Iceland, 2012. Very few trees in Iceland, so the colours are mostly from small shrubs and ground cover. The colours are intense, though.

[Mikes]

Simone - I really like #1 and #2. In #1, the forest really does look like it is on fire! The highlights are well under control.

[simsurace]

From Iceland, 2012. Very few trees in Iceland, so the colours are mostly from small shrubs and ground cover. The colours are intense, though.

Amazing fireworks of color. I'm always fascinated by how similar those Northern landscapes look to our Alpine ones, at roughly 2300-2600m elevation.

[simsurace]

Simone - I really like #1 and #2. In #1, the forest really does look like it is on fire! The highlights are well under control.

Thank you. Indeed, although I shot it in manual I was probably about 1.5 stops below what matrix metering suggested. I usually don't bother trying to expose to the right in shots like this when I know I won't lift the shadows and keep a lot of black areas in the frame.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

"I'm always fascinated by how similar those Northern landscapes look to our Alpine ones, at roughly 2300-2600m elevation. "

Simone: their physiognomy and structure are identical. The tree line drops towards the higher latitudes and sooner or later it reaches the sea level. Then the tundra takes over in shaping the landscape.

[Frank Fremerey]

Simone: I love the more impressionistic style, esp. the rainfall!