Mother Nature did all the heavy liftin! This is a simple, hand-held two image pano taken of the purdiest grove of Aspens alongside the road. Backlight makes the color pop. F/22 creates the sunburst and ACR bought the two images together. Simply was a darn purdy slice of color!

Remember the scene where Gus is attacked by Indians and hides in a hole in the creek wall from them? Well, that’s what you see, well could see it if it weren’t night, at the base of these photos. We were out there though in the brisk air just to have fun with heavenly body photography the excuse. The basic exposure was ISO1600 / f2.8 / 6sec and for a change, no bourbon or coffee, just laughs to keep us going. New Mexico has such a gorgeous and romantic landscape, almost criminal to shoot at night!

Great fall color needs a couple of things, for that be explosion it’s a cold snap and moisture. Most of North America is missing the moisture which means big fall color might not happen. Seeing the handwriting on the wall last winter, I didn’t plan any fall color travels this year. Looking at our own trees going from green to brown, I’m saddened I was in the ballpark. Yes, there are some regions that will have color and that’s your mission to find if you want to photograph it. Search the web for regions with above average rainfall in the last forty-five days. Then narrow that down more by searching regions that received above normal moisture late winter. Compare those two searches and look at current temps for a cold snap. That might be your best bet for fall color this fall. I’m bracing for what might be one of those falls!