Painted Paths

    Woodland trails erupt in shades of amber, emerald and ruby on an early October morning along the banks of the Yellow Dog River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

    Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
    Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
    Shutter Speed: 1 sec.
    Aperture: f/13
    Focal Length: 16 mm
    ISO: 100
    Filter: LB ColorCombo

    Copyright © 2010 Richard Thompson. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

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    1. ★

      johopo (john), "Tolgaahmetler P."♈, coco77mi, Dietrich Bojko Photographie, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. johopo (john) (31 months ago | reply)

      What a fairy-tale and enchanting path, Richard! The fall colors and leaves are simply gorgeous! Wish I was there with you! Cheers, good friend!

    3. P_luisphoto (31 months ago | reply)

      preciosos los colores que has captado del otoño...
      Una maravilla de fotografía.
      Saludos.

    4. "Tolgaahmetler P."♈ (31 months ago | reply)

      Great autumn colors!!

    5. coco77mi (31 months ago | reply)

      perfect shot.

    6. Tommaso Renzi (31 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful forest view, love those autumn colours!

    7. Dietrich Bojko Photographie (31 months ago | reply)

      very beautiful capture!
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      Seen on your photo stream. ( ?² )

    8. andy_carter (31 months ago | reply)

      Solid (autumn) gold. Love it.

    9. 1bluecanoe (31 months ago | reply)

      my eyes danced throughout this scene!

    10. TravellingTheBLU26 (31 months ago | reply)

      Just beautiful! There's no comparing to nature in autumn! Well done on this wonderful capture!

    11. Salva del Saz (31 months ago | reply)

      Wow, these are precisely the Autumn colors I'd like to shoot at!
      Great leading lines and light too.
      Regards.

    12. sjj62 (31 months ago | reply)

      Very nice shot, wish I was on that path with my camera.

    13. PhotoDocGVSU (31 months ago | reply)

      Ya ... not bad Richard ... but can't you do something COLORFUL for a change. ;-)

      Kidding aside ... another splendid image.

    14. iCamPix.Net (31 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful work

      have a nice day my friend

    15. kvdl (31 months ago | reply)

      such a lovely scene.

    16. angelrm (31 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful!!! Congratulations.

    17. JimCochrane (31 months ago | reply)

      Stunning autumn scene!

    18. Jean-Paul Boudreau Photographie (31 months ago | reply)

      Mmmmm. so inviting:) Lovely perspective Richard.

    19. Dave Dill (31 months ago | reply)

      very nice path shot!

    20. Blurry World (31 months ago | reply)

      Really cool! Lovely color.

    21. MakingMemories(Deja-Vu photography) (31 months ago | reply)

      wow..incredible shot

    22. MHammon (31 months ago | reply)

      Amazing colors!

    23. LindaB. (31 months ago | reply)

      Gorgeous pathway.

    24. rodinal1 (31 months ago | reply)

      Great quality of light.

    25. Travis Lawton (31 months ago | reply)

      Great colors. Great shot Richard (as usual).

    26. Richard Thompson (31 months ago | reply)

      Thanks very much everyone for the kind comments!!!

    27. Jessica Kirste (31 months ago | reply)

      Excellent capture!!!

    28. siskokid (31 months ago | reply)

      I can almost smell the leaves...Beautiful fall color Richard!

    29. KT of Lake Orion (31 months ago | reply)

      Just gorgeous ~ wish I were walking that path right about now!

    30. Michigan Nut (31 months ago | reply)

      Love the wide angle perspective! Fantastic!

    31. AlnVrz | Illusions (31 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful shot, incorporated a huge part of the place. Nice autumn colors achieved

    32. cannalilylady (31 months ago | reply)

      Oh, sighhhhh.....this is soooo beautiful.

    33. Sai Achanta (31 months ago | reply)

      nice capture

    34. lonniec61 (31 months ago | reply)

      beauty every where, well seen and captured!

    35. Darby & Me (31 months ago | reply)

      The colors are amazing. We have nothing even remotely like this is Florida.

    36. dragonfly19x (31 months ago | reply)

      Well done!

    37. Jason (Audrey's Dad) (31 months ago | reply)

      Spectacular winding trail, awesome viewed large, I feel like I could reach out and touch the branches!

    38. VasaRi (31 months ago | reply)

      Love the 16mm use in this picture. Great!

    39. Raymond Larose (31 months ago | reply)

      Wicked splash of color.

    40. Craig - S (31 months ago | reply)

      Not only are the colors spectacular, but the leaves are laying in a pattern - as if they'd been laid out for you.

    41. Northwoods Photos (31 months ago | reply)

      Ahhh...Autumn in the Northwoods...a beautiful trail on a magical morning in the most beautiful place on the planet.

    42. Louis Laliberté Photographie (31 months ago | reply)

      Stunning autumn colors!!! Bravo

    43. PHOTO@E.T. (31 months ago | reply)

      Splendid!

    44. mshhoward (31 months ago | reply)

      You always find good lines even when they aren't so obvious. I like the few evergreens in there.

    45. Kristina_5 (31 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful

    46. ©Helminadia Ranford(New York) (31 months ago | reply)

      Outstanding !!!!

    47. Eric Rousset (31 months ago | reply)

      Such colorful path Richard, very nice leaves surrounding

    48. Kevin-Cheng@Taiwan (30 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic image, really a great shot with incredible colors...!!!

    49. ΞSSΞ®®Ξ (24 months ago | reply)

      beautiful!

    50. Colskier1 (18 months ago | reply)

      Not only nice color but a really nice comp with the paths.

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