I am heading north over the weekend for a family thang and hope to have some opportunity to wander into the wilderness where, with luck, there will be some spectacular fall folliage... since this may be my only chance to shoot fall colours this year, I don't want to blow it!
Would love to hear of any tips or tricks you have for nailing these types of shots... I would also love to see some examples... tx!!
@edie Sault Ste. Marie... which i realize is a tad underwhelming if you live in Timmins or TBay, never mind compared to the 'Peg or Saskatoon... but for this Toronna gal it might as well be the North Pole!
I've found that my best fall foliage shots come when I set the photography style on my Canon T1i to "Faithful". The images usually show what I saw with my own eyes. Some people told me to up the saturation a notch, but the leaves were already pretty bright and I wanted to show what they really looked like. I also find that my best foliage shots turn out when it's a cloudy day, or when I take my pictures during the morning or evening "golden hours".
@northy Just wondering if you were going to be close for a connection but you're not. I grew up in Thunder Bay though but I am not currently quite that far North. Have fun.
Here is one of my favourite shots from last year... it was taken during first light. I took a few others around that time as well. I was having trouble with the settings when uploading these so they aren't as bright on here as they are on my screen.
oh and here's one more...
tx everyone! all very helpful... altho' i'm afraid i now know just enough to muck things up royally ;p but really, thank you! hopefully i'll manage to get out to some wilderness with good light and give it a go!
@shadesofgrey what's wrong wtih shooting at night? ;D
@cameronknowlton ha! you assume i have one (i do) and that i know how to use it (i don't)... i live in fear ;p
just stick it on, check the viewfinder, and give it a twist. sometimes it changes the scene dramatically, sometimes not. think: highly angular light (either directly, or in reflections). it should shorten the spread between your highlights and shadows.
a polarizer is great for saturating colours, so keep it in mind for long exposures. sometimes, it's just enough to slow a shot's shutter speed so that I don't have to use my variable NDX filter, so keep it in mind for nighttime shots, too.
Just had to read this since I'm hoping to head to either Algonquin or Gananoque next weekend and hope to capture some of the fall colours . Have a safe trip. I love Sault Ste Marie but have only ever managed to stop for a sleep over on my way further north. Dont forget to stop off at Blind River. It should be pretty at this time of the year down by the river. I got a great shot of the fog coming off the river there a couple of years ago. Cant wait to see what you post!!
@k1w1 omg! blind river means we're on the home stretch... i've got three boys - no way to stop unless it means treats for them... and in any event, it will likely be 9pm when we pass thru blind river so light will be gone... i'm thinking i need to scout out somewhere not to far from our hotel and sneak out on my own early saturday and sunday morning to shoot... could be the only chance i get!
@northy Oh. That puts a different light on it. I only had two boys and that was a mission when you add in two girls :)
Can you get away long enough to head towards the Agawa Canyon? That would be amazing at this time of the year. If you miss over there and you are close to Toronto then check out Joe Branco's flickr page. He has some shots posted that would be amazing in the fall.
Have a happy and safe trip!!
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oh and here's one more...
I am such an amateur but I was happy with this shot in Winnipeg yesterday.
@shadesofgrey what's wrong wtih shooting at night? ;D
@cameronknowlton ha! you assume i have one (i do) and that i know how to use it (i don't)... i live in fear ;p
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a polarizer is great for saturating colours, so keep it in mind for long exposures. sometimes, it's just enough to slow a shot's shutter speed so that I don't have to use my variable NDX filter, so keep it in mind for nighttime shots, too.
Can you get away long enough to head towards the Agawa Canyon? That would be amazing at this time of the year. If you miss over there and you are close to Toronto then check out Joe Branco's flickr page. He has some shots posted that would be amazing in the fall.
Have a happy and safe trip!!