In search of Autumn colour

This weekend it seemed that all the colours changed almost overnight. The greens morphed into into oranges and yellows and the rusts and reds started to develop. It was time to search for autumn colours. I have now replaced the D90 but am still waiting for the Sigma lens to arrive, so these were taken with the normal 18-55 and 55-200 Nikon lenses, occasionally using my Cokin filters

I started locally and with the sun shining I decided to shoot Colmers Hill from the top of Walditch avenue, across the fields, taking in the rooftops of Bridport with their bricks and painted walls to add to the colours.





Following a recent visit to the Wimborne Avenue up near Kingston Lacy where the trees had still been green, I thought it time to revisit. I wasn't disappointed, and neither were the other 20 or so photographers up there that day. The only issue was the clouds, which were stopping the sun from lighting up the avenue in all its glory.





Having never been, I then took off up to Stourhead, arriving with an hour or so to spare before sunset, but again with lots of clouds stopping the vibrant colours of the hillsides really popping, it took a while to wait for the breaks in the clouds for the hillside to come alight.

There were a lot of people wandering around, many photographers out and about, all enjoying the spectacle of the gardens. It was worth the wait and I'll definitely be going again very soon before the autumn colour go.

It has to be one of the most photographed places in the South, but in the autumn, with the evening sun, you can easily see why.

I used a B+W 10-stop filter on the this one, to try and stop the ripples, caused by the ducks and geese, from spoiling the reflections.