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Fire Down Below

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Posted by Joseph Campisi on October 19, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Fire Down Below
Seems the most vibrant fall color is often in the understory here in the PNW!

f/8, 1/100, ISO-100
Posted by James Walley on October 20, 2009 at 6:06 AM
That's true, and something that took me a long time to learn, having grown up in New England. West of the mountains, most of the large hardwood trees turn either brown or yellow with brown spots; not very attractive. The nicest fall color in this immediate area, IMHO, is in pine forests with vine maple or brightly colored ground cover.

Of course, once you cross the Cascades to the eastern slopes, conditions change, and you get fall color closer to that in Colorado.
Posted by Joseph Campisi on October 20, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I lived in MA for 8 years before I came out here. Miss it in the fall!
Posted by John Williams on October 25, 2009 at 7:46 PM
This is really good Joe. I like the vertical trunks with the bands of color flowing in a different direction.