Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Fall Color report, 1 by malusman

malusman wrote:
Spurred on by Scott's fall color report, I decided to do one of my own. But first a story of high adventure, tortured metal and a casulty! I have a hobby of taking landscape type of photos at just about anywhere I think I can get a good image. Since I have been fighting off a cold, I compromised on my trip to Kentucky to look at some Viburnums. I determined that I would wake up early and drive over to Turkey Run State Park to see how the fall color is coming along over there. After furiously debating with myself for 1/2 an hour whether or not it was really worth getting up at 4:00 A.M., I hopped out of bed, grabbed my stuff and was on my way. I stopped along the way to take some pictures of some ponies that did what I didn't want them to do and came and checked me out, ruining the shot I wanted. I ended up with this instead: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/FrostyP... After the ponies I drove a little more til I found a little ditch to take a picture of that looked like this: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/southwe... Wait, that's another story. Sorry bout that.
All went well until I strapped on my gear at my second stop at Shades S.P. I thought I had locked my camera into my tripod and threw the whole lot over my shoulder which stopped the tripod but all six pounds of camera, not being locked, continued to travel downward until it hit the parking lot, lens first. Fortunately, I had a lens cap and polarizing filter attached which both smashed and looked like this: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/odds and ends/S... What could a rational being do when confronted with this? I'm don't remember what all happened but I do remembering laughing. Then I pushed the shutter button; it focused and took pictures just like new. The filter refused to unscrew so I applied emergency techniques with a spare tentstake that I found in a backpack in my truck. These failed so I put the lens in the truck and put on a different lens I had intended to use anyway. The rest is history. For anyone not drooling of boredom, passed out, or otherwise incapacitated, I have linked the photos of the fall color below.

Carpinus caroliniana: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/Carpinu...

Viburnum acerifolium: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/Viburnu...

Acer saccharum and Fagus grandifolia: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/TurkeyR...

Liriodendron tulipifera habit: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/Liriode...

Hamamelis vernalis: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/Hamamel...

Fagus grandifolia: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/FagusGr...

Asimina triloba: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/Asimina...

Acer saccharum: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/AcerSac...


Best Regards,
Ernie