Boating under the Hickory Street Bridge on Oct. 22, 2009 in Warren, Pennsylvania.
About the Hickory Street Bridge
See Today's Fall Screensavers of downtown Warren
photos by Chris Lareau, Copyright 2009
The temperature falls,
Our clocks suddently shift.
And all around us comes an annual gift.
The gift of beautiful autumn leaves
Which float so gently in the breeze.
The golds, the reds, the oranges so grand;
It's almost more than you can stand.
The mountain side, once dead and green,
Comes alive with hues never seen.
And when these leaves begin to fall,
Leaf fights, forts, and piles are the most fun of all.
So treasure this gift; keep the memories dear,
For the mid-autumn's painting won't always be here.
When the temperature falls,
And your clocks suddenly shfit,
Take the time to enjoy this annual gift.
-- Louise St. Clair, age 11
Did you get a good shot of this year's foliage? Use the comment function below to post a link!
THURSDAY, Oct. 22 UPDATE:
This is it!
Stop whatever you are doing and take a look at Warren today. No rain right now and slightly overcast. Words can't describe how beautiful it is. Sort of like every tree is turning into a giant flower. Could tomorrow be any better?
See this October 12 shot of Rimrock Overlook by Snowbelt Parson of Kane, Pennsylvania. Add links to your photos below.
Some nice fall foliage photos from late October in the Kinzua Dam area.
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Take a Fall foliage tour of the Pennsylvania North Country
This week looks pretty sunny so it should be a terrific show. Partly cloudy also means partly sunny. So keep your camera ready. The drive from Morrison Trail to the Kinzua Dam on the Longhouse National Scenic Roadway (Route 59) has already burst out in spectacular reds. We saw nearly sixty motorcyclists parked at the dam on the way home.
Scenes from Morrison Trail
In the Allegheny National Forest, Warren and McKean Counties
October 4, 2009
You don't have to have a Ph.D. in photography to go out and make yourself some new screensavers. All these shots are un-touched Nikon D-50 photos on automatic setting with the flash shut off--on an overcast day.
Makes you wonder what a real photographer could do around here.
My technique consists of taking lots and lots of pictures. For some reason, though, the best one of a particular subject usually turns out to be the first one I took. I cheated on the orange fungus above (first pic) which I shot in manual mode. It came out nearly black so I used the "fill light" function on Picasa until it looked the way my eye saw it on the trail.
The "green stripes" shot of the rock (third pic) was cropped. This would have been a boring photo in the summer but with the leaves on it the stone's colors popped out like a piece of jewelry. You can't buy stuff like this for your garden (and it is illegal to remove it, in case you were wondering).
I also cropped the third photo of the "white fungus." If anyone can identify what the heck these things are, I would appreciate it.
Another useful technique is to carefully and softly push down the shutter button, without taking a shot, then taking the shot. This gives a nice contrast between what gets focused and what doesn't (see pics 2 and 3). It's all trial and error, but with digital photography it doesn't cost a cent to learn. All you need is a really patient hiking friend. The entire hike took about 2 hours.
--Chris Lareau
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Beautiful images. I like the use of color and design in the shots.
Fall in Warren County is certainly a photographers dream for catching great images. Morrison Trail is also spectacular in the fall
Posted by: Denise | October 04, 2009 at 07:30 PM
great shots! impressive site as well.
as always, i wish i was there! oh well. couldn't find your contact info on here. please do keep in touch. hope all is well.
Posted by: nik | October 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM
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Posted by: editor | October 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM