Rosseau River
In my last post I indicated that many of central Ontario’s fall colour was rather dismal this year. Yes, there were some pockets of lovely colour, but by and large it was not very impressive at all. One of my favorite destinations for fall colour is a section of the Rosseau River that is about 30 minutes from my family cottage. It usually produces fairly decent colours consistently and the rocks in and around the river make great compositional elements. While we were preparing to close the cottage for the coming winter I made one last quick trip to the Rosseau River. I prefer to shoot my waterfall and river scenes in overcast-type light, so I arrived early in the morning before the sun rose high enough in the sky to ruin the scene with strong, contrasty light. As I was preparing to leave, I noticed and liked the way the sun was illuminating the tops of the trees along the river. Rather than reach for one of my grad filters I decided to shoot a 5 exposure HDR and process the image files in Oloneo Photo Engine.
I made one final trip today to a small waterfall along the Nottawasaga River, near my home, for some additional fall photography, but with yesterday’s high winds there was a large percentage of leaf fall noticeable. Yikes!…looks like winters a-coming.
Winter is rushing up on us here in Edmonton too. The colours here are predominantly yellows and browns. Not enough maples. I grew up in Northern Ontario and lived in Ottawa for 12 years. There sure are great fall colours out that way. Too bad they’re a bit off this year. You look like you’re getting great images anyway. The light on the trees really make them pop and are an interesting contrast against the rushing water.
Hi Mike, thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
Andrew, Looks like you made the most of the season! Another lovely image.
Thanks very much Denise, your continued support is much appreciated. Hope you have a great trip up in Alaska!