Zoom in the colors of fall

Fall Photo Safari

Fall is my favorite time of the year in Maine.  There are a million spots in Maine that really draw out the adventurous side of all who visit, including me.  With a camera in hand a my mother, noted photographer and Maine artist Jean McLean, as my guide, it isn't long before we are immersed in an amazing flourish of colors and smells that flood your senses with all that is Maine.  

The first photo was created using the manual setting on my Nikon D7000, the ISO set to 100 and the shutter speed turned down to about 2.5 seconds.  It was below 2.5 seconds that the meter on my camera showed that it would be under exposed, which is ironic because I turned the exposure down in post-processing anyway.  Dialing down the exposure gave the trees much more definition and toned down the zoom lines that were created by quickly zooming the lens during the 2.5 seconds that the shutter was opened.  This created a nice tunneling effect that adds to the beautiful white birch tunnel that is already looming overhead.  

Enjoy some of the other photos I took during this trip: