Tag: Autumn Colors

Blue Ridge Autumn

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I took three attempts to take this photo. The first two times I was interrupted by incoming sound of the car. One time from the south, another time from the north. Both have the same curve as you see in this photo, so you could not see the car, you hear it first, then it shows up and they drive at least 40+ miles/hour on this mountain road. So I did what any sane person would do, grabbed my tripod and walked off the parkway… of course for some folks me being on the parkway taking photos might not sound as being sane…but hey if not, then you would not be able to see this photo…someone has to do it.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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A few Shades of Grey

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I took this one on the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you ever had a chance to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway you’ll know that there are not too many spots where you can openly look from it and see unobstructed mountains. Trees and high brush are all over  the sides of the parkway and while in some places you have designated view points with long range views, it is rear that you can see nearby ridges without something in front of you. This was one of those few opportunities where I could take a shot and not get anything in the foreground, well, almost, if you pay attention, there is a bit you can see, I just didn’t want to crop it all out.

One interesting observation about this ridge is how many dead trees are out there. I’m not sure if they would stand out as much during summer time, when everything is green and in full foliage, but with so many shades of Autumn colors it kind of stands out.

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Autumn in Boston

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I hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving week! I took off entire week off from work and right now just chilling at the house. This morning I continued processing this Autumn photos, concentrating on the ones that have some trees with some colors. I was in Boston a few weeks ago and stayed in Residence Inn, right across from the downtown. It took me a heck of an effort to figure out how to drive to this place, if you miss your turn and it is not clearly obvious for visitors which turn is yours, you’ll either end up driving on the highway or somewhere in downtown. Which means you have to turn around and start all over.

At the same time the upside of staying at this place is quite nice. I discovered that you can walk from this hotel along the banks of the river and go under the bridges. It is all nicely done and I think I have a few photos worthy to show.

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Autumn Colors in MA

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My daughter just came from Boston for Thanksgiving break, she was happy to see a few remaining colors we have here in NC. She said that in Massachusetts all leaves are gone and all trees are naked. Not like three weeks ago, when I took this photo, at that time everything was pretty much in full and gorgeous color.

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Ten Days of Autumn

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For the next few days I’m going to try and post mostly Autumn photos. The Fall is almost over and I have yet to post anything with autumn colors. I’m not really sure how many I took this year, might have to go back to last year photos, I know I did take some nice photos last year and they are worth to bring back to the front page. Hopefully no one will get too tired of it.

Driving north on HW127, right before Endicott College, we saw a guy taking some photos into the forest. As I passed him I saw a little pond down below, some nice colors and the soft sun right on the trees. I had to stop, and thankfully there was one of the overflow parking lots for Endicott College just 200 meters or so from the spot. I had my 14-24 lens on the camera and from top of the HW it was too far away to take any photos. The guy was hand shooting and had a zoom lens, so he probably was OK. I went straight down the rocky slope to get close to the water. He saw me, said something to his wife and followed me down there as well. I guess I inspired him to get closer to the water as well. We chatted a bit, and immediately discovered that we both speak Russian. How funny is that. Anywhere I go I see bunch of Russians.

BTW, did you know that Endicott College is one of the most scenic colleges in America?

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