Our Second Autumn Drive

Thursday was not nearly as nice as Wednesday with the bright blue skies having been overcome by gray clouds that resulted in those banal skies that are unloved by photographers. The fall colours were still good, but they were just a little bit on the dull side compared to the previous day. However, a little work in post helped to lift the light just enough..

Under the circumstances, I tried to avoid getting sky in the photos as much as possible, but it wasn't always completely possible. There was some sky directly over the middle of this .photo. It wasn't much, but it bothered me enough that I filled it in.

I don't necessarily go looking for road photos. In point of fact, I would just as soon avoid them because I've photographed so many, but a guy has to take what nature offers. Yesterday, nature offered mostly road photos, and that is all that I am going to show you today although I did take others as well.

The above tunnel effect is one style of road photo. A curve is another. While it would be nice to see around the bend in the next photo, it is okay the way that it is. There was a bit more sky that I filled-in in this one.

The final photo is my fave of the day. I like the long leading line with the way being completely arched over by trees. I also like how we can see light beyond the arch unlike the first photo which stops in darkness for a bend in the road. There were just a few little points of sky to eliminate in this photo, and I really like how it turned out, even though it doesn't have quite as much colour as the preceding photo.

These were all from a two hour circuit fairly near home, and that's with lots of stops for hopping out of the car to press the shutter. I don't think I'd like to travel much farther under dull skies, but maybe we'll get some more bright days before too many leaves drop.