Leaves of all colors bask in afternoon light on trees near the Hinkson Creek recreation area in Columbia.
Hot air balloons rise over the Columbia as foliage turns at Gustin Golf Course.
Between innings of the Fall World Series (see next post), I got bored and started shooting trees. I put my D700 on the “Vivid” picture setting (I usually shoot “Standard”) to bring out the most of the color in the autumn leaves. Taylor Stadium is located at one of the highest elevations in the area, and there are several vistas around the stadium. I used a couple different lenses, but both of these were taken with a 400mm f/2.8 — hardly a typical landscape lens. I really like the compression effect, and it obviously brings things closer to the eye. In the first shot, those trees are probably a quarter mile away, and in the second, I would guess the balloons are at least a mile away.