Many areas of West Virginia have experienced high temperatures and drought conditions this past summer. Going into October it was unclear to what degree that would impact the vibrancy of our fall foliage. Where I live in central WV at 1900' elevation, there is still a lot of green foliage with pockets of early color. Nearby at 4100' elevation the color change is well underway with I think somewhat more muted colors than at the same sites in past years. But the colors are certainly there in many places above 3000'. These are test shots from Sunday October 6 about 4 pm. Steve
ILCE-7RM4E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 lens54mmf/10.01/125s200 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM4E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 lens66mmf/10.01/125s250 ISO0.0 EV
Autumn is probably my favorite time of the year, although it's been so hot and dry this summer, I doubt there will be much color. Even so, it's still a beautiful time of the year.
A series from Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh, India. #1 and #2 are out of the 55/1.8; #3 and #4 from the CY 35-70 and the Loxia 85/1.4 respectively. The British Empire was administered from here in summer months during the Victorian era. If you are interested in color, you can see how the Sony lens compares with the Zeiss lenses, with few caveats (slight differences in WB).
Look at the greens in #1-2-3, and see the range of red tones in #4. Mike Johnston referred to Zeiss lenses having 'micro-color', using the well established metaphor of micro-contrast but in the color dimension. See if you notice the difference in color tone separation (hue gradation) between the Sony lens and the Zeiss lenses. It was a matter of priorities.
