WxUSAF Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice pics, Ian and Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Pretty much peak here in the NW Beltway area. Should have a good leaf fall this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yup...peak in Columbia and on the Parkway between Columbia and Greenbelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Color actually seems better locally than it did in the mtns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Color actually seems better locally than it did in the mtns. I said the same thing last year. Lots of maples in the burbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 I said the same thing last year. Lots of maples in the burbs.Yeah that could be a big part of it. The 'natural' wooded areas around here never look as good as further north. Tho color was at least somewhat muted. Even some local trees show it going green to brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 I'm doing a sunrise shoot tomorrow. My first since I've lived here lol. Well unless you count the time it snowed during cherry blossoms but I didn't see the sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Noticing more yellows and reds popping in my area. This pic was last Sunday morning from the in laws backyard. Mostly brown on the trees, but a bit of red and green in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sunrise itself wasn't the best but it was a beautiful morning on the Tidal Basin. Some really good color down there.. perhaps still a bit off peak but I like when there are greens left, plus I'm increasingly worried about any prolonged winds which might be on the way. Will try to get out again on Wed most likely. Phone pic from later: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=663526507013272&set=a.659648060734450.1073741825.157306594301935&type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Colors are better then I thought they'd be after the seemingly slow start in October. Leaf drop beginning in earnest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Autumn - Middle River, Md Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Done here, maybe 20% still with leaves that are faded. Winds last couple days really brought them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 It was a beautiful fall day today. Photo taken at Downs Park in Pasadena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We hiked Old Rag today. I was happy to see some good color remaining on the trees out there. The highest peaks were ~75% bare but even halfway down the mountain and the valleys had significantly more color. It must have been really nice out there last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Another Team CWG foliage shoot on Saturday: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/11/04/fall-foliage-gives-blossom-bloom-a-run-for-its-money-at-the-tidal-basin-photos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I was not anticipating a good year for color, but I think it is the best in my 5 years in the burbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 I was not anticipating a good year for color, but I think it is the best in my 5 years in the burbs. After going to the mtns in recent weekends I have been fairly surprised with how good the color is close in comparatively. I guess part of it is the natural trees aren't generally as colorful as some of the urban ones that are brought in etc., but it's definitely much better than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 All these pics are fantastic. I've noticed quite a few maples that are just as good if not better than other great years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 The timing in my area is out of whack with some trees dropping them early and some hanging on longer than normal. Overall it's been pretty. Although there aren't but about 30-40% still holding leaves, what's there is very pretty. Lots of gold, orange, and yellow, with some brilliant crimson sprinkled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Talking about this at work with some other co workers and most of us agreed the mountains werent that fabulous with color. But around the burbs and city, it is a great year for fall foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCWX Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 It's beautiful here..... if I have time I will upload a pic or two from my property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Fall on the water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Fall on the water... Very nice photo Matt. Great colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Very nice photo Matt. Great colors Thanks Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 One I posted to FB but not in the post for CWG (Kevin had a similar one already in there). This is HDR, a scene you can't really get without some sort of tone mapping etc. After shunning it for years it's been kind of fun to be able to get scenes with it recently--I do make it a goal to keep them real to life though. This one might need a little more work.. still learning best practices etc. End up with a number of "ruined images" that don't ever seem to come together right due to various HDR issues like haloing where darks meet lights etc. Anyway, too long an explanation for one photo but I guess I still have some reservations over HDR for some unknown reason -- in theory the technique is a digital way of doing what people like Ansel Adams did, there's just so much wild HDR stuff out there... like being called a storm chaser. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlivingston/10680004134/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropics Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 One I posted to FB but not in the post for CWG (Kevin had a similar one already in there). This is HDR, a scene you can't really get without some sort of tone mapping etc. After shunning it for years it's been kind of fun to be able to get scenes with it recently--I do make it a goal to keep them real to life though. This one might need a little more work.. still learning best practices etc. End up with a number of "ruined images" that don't ever seem to come together right due to various HDR issues like haloing where darks meet lights etc. Anyway, too long an explanation for one photo but I guess I still have some reservations over HDR for some unknown reason -- in theory the technique is a digital way of doing what people like Ansel Adams did, there's just so much wild HDR stuff out there... like being called a storm chaser. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlivingston/10680004134/ Very attractive Mr. Livingston. Love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Fall foliage seems to be about a week later than last year. When Sandy came through last year most of the leaves were already down out here, it was an early changeover last year.....this year would have been worse if Sandy hit with more foliage on trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlivingston/10680004134/ There are some awesome shots in your photo stream. Nice work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 One I posted to FB but not in the post for CWG (Kevin had a similar one already in there). This is HDR, a scene you can't really get without some sort of tone mapping etc. After shunning it for years it's been kind of fun to be able to get scenes with it recently--I do make it a goal to keep them real to life though. This one might need a little more work.. still learning best practices etc. End up with a number of "ruined images" that don't ever seem to come together right due to various HDR issues like haloing where darks meet lights etc. Anyway, too long an explanation for one photo but I guess I still have some reservations over HDR for some unknown reason -- in theory the technique is a digital way of doing what people like Ansel Adams did, there's just so much wild HDR stuff out there... like being called a storm chaser. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlivingston/10680004134/ Many folks have taken HDR too far and make images look terrible. If you haven't already, try the photomatix HDR software. I believe you can get a free trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Great pic, Ian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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