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Hard to believe a year has passed since I hit the road last September for a 3-month photography trip that in the beginning featured the glory of Utah fall from north to south. Today I went through a folder of images I have not had a chance to publish here yet, and hope you find some visual inspiration as we near the beginning of our autumn shooting season across the country and other parts of the world. Wishing each of you great subjects and light on your fall journeys, and most of all passion and gratitude in your heart as you get out into landscapes you love!
Nicely done. A couple, in particular intrigue me. I like the one with the trees on the right and the red rock canyon wall to the left. Reminds me of a lot of Utah places, including some in the high country of Zion. I also like the idea of trying to do a monochrome “fall color” photo, something that we don’t see a lot any more.
Thanks for the inspiration. Like you, and many others, I've traveled to photograph the fall color season in numerous places for many years. It got more difficult to find or capture anything new, unique, or exciting to me. I found myself looking at beautiful stuff and thinking that I already have hundreds of nearly identical images, and not pressing the shutter. There was no newness of discovery. Perhaps I need a new location that is not like the places I've been. Still undecided what to do when the time comes.
gdanmitchell wrote:
Nicely done. A couple, in particular intrigue me. I like the one with the trees on the right and the red rock canyon wall to the left. Reminds me of a lot of Utah places, including some in the high country of Zion. I also like the idea of trying to do a monochrome “fall color” photo, something that we don’t see a lot any more.
Thank you, Dan! I’m usually so locked in on color, I forget to consider the monochrome possibilities.
junglialoh wrote:
Beautiful foliage that reminds the beauty of the season and makes us anticipate the coming new face of the foliage - well done beautifully
Thank you very much, Jung! Hope you enjoy making images this fall.
Jeffrey wrote:
Thanks for the inspiration. Like you, and many others, I've traveled to photograph the fall color season in numerous places for many years. It got more difficult to find or capture anything new, unique, or exciting to me. I found myself looking at beautiful stuff and thinking that I already have hundreds of nearly identical images, and not pressing the shutter. There was no newness of discovery. Perhaps I need a new location that is not like the places I've been. Still undecided what to do when the time comes.
Thanks for sharing this, Jeffrey. I agree it can be a challenge after photographing extensively over the years, trying to find locations that continue to excite and motivate. For that reason I chose not to go to Utah this fall, afraid it would feel too familiar and repetitive after last year. For myself I do find that getting out into beauty and savoring the experience, apart from any photography, has powerful mental health benefits for me, so I do need to keep going even if the image-making eventually becomes secondary. Sometimes getting into the landscape for my well-being is just a walk in Ohio woods near my home. But I am still driven to make compositions and to get myself to more spectacular places for that, and so far I have not been able to turn that drive off.
Great set of images Ross! You sure got a lot of amazing photos from that trip. It’s always fun to go back and look through folders once you’ve been away from them in a while and find new and interesting shots that were initially overlooked. My favorites from this set are 1,2,5 and 10!
