took this while driving home. wish i stopped and got the full reflection on the lake!



the first leaf to fall in my backyard

 

nice pics Lena. my neighborhood is full of leaves now. its been really windy past couple of days.

 

i havent been around much but the parts of cali i have seen are yet to change much compared to new england

 

i'm so jealous. i love crunching and taking pictures of leaves!!

ya, we had a few leaves drop, but that was from the santa anas. on my life's to do list, i want to go to the east coast for fall and winter. my type of weather

 

You can have all my leaves if you really want them.

 

Me too, I have one tree in my back yard that waits and waits... then ALL of the leaves fall in a day or too. I'm sure the kids love it though.

 

Its my cell phone... but...

 

Fall? I prefer Autumn!

 

^I agree!

 

LOL, nice.

 

yayy!!

ya. i've lived in california as far back as i can remember and my dad used to rake the leaves into a pile every day until we got one big pile to play in

Autumn Reeser. gotta admit, she's hot!

and that makes me miss The O.C.

 

Went out to Umstead this weekend and took some nice pictures of my RX-8, here are 5 of the many I took (Who is named Roxie)

 

Took these just as the leaves were changing. Photography noob here.

 

damn dude your car is clean!

 

good start!

to make them less blown out, bring your exposure down 2 stops. or just shoot in early morning/late afternoon.

 

Thanks!

It's actually an 04 I bought this summer with only 15k on it. The original owner kept it in pristine condition so now all I have to do is park far away from everyone and keep it waxed!

and I also always appreciate any tips with the photography. I'm pretty good with photoshop, and those are all edited, but of course you can't replicate the way a great raw image looks. I'm using a Nikon D80 dslr and its just so damn complicated. Any tips/criticisms are greatly welcomed

 

hmm..well a good start if you're new to the world of photography - stay away from photoshop. i think a good image is one that doesn't need much retouching. and also, if you rely on photoshop for your images, you'll never reach your potential to making a great image.

i'm taking a beginning photo class () to make up for some units i dropped. the professor has a very helpful website for those seeking to learn about the functions of their cameras.

here's a link http://withmeat.com/links.html . on the right hand side, under 'digital primer' he goes into detail about using your camera. hope it helps

 

Wow, awesome link. I've always wanted to improve my photography skills but didn't know where to look.

 

ya, i was impressed with the amount of info he gave us. i've been immersed with photo for the last 6 years and thought the class would be a complete bore. but with all the links he provides, it's hard not to learn something new

 

there aint much fall in florida... haha

 

Was beautiful weather earlier this week so I went out and took some quick pics and searched that we had a Fall thread so here are some pics:

 

^Love the colors.

 

wow silvernite those are some amazing colors. i need to make a trip back to new england some time, i have family in maine.

 

Our trees are just turning colors now on the Cape. Better pics to come.

 

I love it... this thread comes back to life every year.