Autumn 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
After my sunrise shoot in Brown County State Park, I drove around the park, stoping at various locations, walking along the roadway, shooting the autumn color.
BCSP Fall 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023BCSP Winding Road 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
I included the roadway in a number of images, mostly as a leading line, but also because the road through the forest just looked so appealing. I hope I have not put too much of the asphalt into these images.
BCSP Winding Road 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023BCSP Winding Road 3, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Autumn 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023BCSP Fall Woodland 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Autumn 3, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Fall Freckles, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023BCSP Winding Road 4, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Autumn 4, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Well, I’m back to my vehicle, so time to move on to another location,
Sunrise A, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
I went into Brown County State Park again for sunrise photography, this time stoping at one of the overlooks. It was another morning with scattered clouds and good cloud color.
Shooting into the bright sky and getting a good exposure of the foreground fall color is a challenge and no matter how careful one is with the exposure and filter application, post processing of the images is a must.
These sunrise images have varying exposures, filter usage and post processing, yielding variations in the colors and details.
BCSP Sunrise Sequence 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Sunrise B, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Sunrise C, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Sunrise D, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023Sunrise E, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023BCSP Sunrise Sequence 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
A good way to enjoy fall color in Indiana is via a simple drive along the tree lined roadways, especially the backroads, where there are few houses or commercial facilities to spoil the views. The roads make good leading lines, but I do worry about having too much road in the images, since the most interesting subject is not the roadway.
Indiana Backroad Forest 1, October 24, 2023
It is not always possible to find a safe place to pull over off of the roadways, but where possible, one can get fall forest images right beside the road.
Indiana Backroad Forest 2, October 24, 2023Indiana Backroad Forest 3, October 24, 2023