Fall Foliage in B&W

[Paul Kierstead]

I have always found fall to be a sad time as I watch the plants go about feigning death in a desperate attempt to survive the oncoming winter. The changed leaf is a dead leaf. It is ideally suited to B&W, especially later in the fall as some of the leaves remain, wilted, on the branch.

[Jay M. Packer]

My favorite monochrome fall foliage photograph is from northern New Mexico, by Craig Varjabedian; see

http://65.108.171.253/sw/sw6.shtml

The autumnal equinox never looked so good.

-- J. Packer

[Larry Kalajainen]

John,

I'll probably be joining you loading my 4x5 holders with Delta 400 and my Rollei SL66 backs with ACROS, though I might just have one back loaded with Velvia. (I occasionally play around with Photoshop in order to learn it, though I'm not about to go out and invest in the equipment I'd need to do it right.) Having put in my time on Ilfochromes, I'm still happier seeing the world in monochrome.

I might, however, exchange your fresh cider (delicious though it is) for the slightly more refined apple product I grew to love while living in France-- Calvados. It calls for sniffing and sipping rather than guzzling, and it fills the room with the aroma of green apples.

I might also add a yellow filter to the red one, in order to deal with trees with yellow rather than red foliage.

Santé!
Larry