Galen Rowell ran a mile to place a rainbow on the roofs of the Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace in Tibet. But sometimes one gets lucky. This rainbow only lasted a minute or so, but I did not have to move far to get the photo. It already ended on the roof of the barn when I first saw it in Etna after a short walk with Jann. This is a 3-shot panorama.
The second week of October was as rewarding photographically as the First Week. This blog contains photos taken between October 8 and 14, 2018.
My foliage photography on Monday was limited. I did get a shot of these very red leaves — leaves and vines one should not touch.
On Tuesday I headed early to Beaver Pond in North Woodstock, NH. I hoped to get a colorful sunrise at the pond, but my main goal was to take photos of the waterfalls and cascades along the Beaver Brook Trail. I had photographed these in the spring along this steep section of the AT, but wanted to get some shots with foliage.
It was still dark at the pond when I arrived, and it was very windy. I had to push down hard on my tripod to keep it from vibrating in the wind during the few photos I took there.
The Beaver Brook Trail was muddy, but that wasn’t the problem. A washout that a friend and I were able to successfully navigate in June was much worse. I would not have attempted it, even without a camera and tripod. The penalty for failure was quite high. While I could have bushwhacked through the woods above it, I chose not to. The flow in Beaver Brook was low, and I judged the photos would not be as I hoped.
Below are three photos I made at Beaver Pond. I believe you can tell how windy it was during these several-seconds exposures.
At the pond there was a condensation cloud hanging over Mount Moosilauke. It can be seen in the top photo of the three above. The wind was blowing fog rapidly to the north. After my brief excursion up Beaver Brook Trail, I headed down the road and found the fog interesting in the early light.
I took some photos along the Moosilauke River. Unfortunately, many of the best spots are now marked Private Property.
Heading north through Franconia Notch, I made a brief stop at The Basin, a nice spot, especially early in the day before the crowds arrive. This is a 12-photo panorama.
Near The Basin I got a leaf swirl with a 20 second exposure.
I spent much of Tuesday in Sugar Hill. Here are some of the photos I took.
Heading home, I got this photo in Lyme in the early afternoon.
I did not venture far from home Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. During a short walk Friday, I made some in-camera 10-shot multi-exposures using a technique I described HERE.
On Saturday I made a brief stop at the new Mascoma Lakeside Park in Enfield, carefully standing on a slippery picnic table to make this photo.
I headed north to Orford and took this photo of Jacob’s Brook.
I then headed back through Lyme. Here are some of the photos I took in Lyme in the early afternoon.
That afternoon it rained briefly during a short walk with Jann. But, as we headed home, we were rewarded with the nice rainbow I showed at the beginning of this blog.
I went on a planned hike on Mount Sunapee with an SRKG group on Sunday. I had to meet the group at 9 AM, so that gave me some time to get some photos along the way.
I did not expect a decent sunrise over Lake Mascoma — the night was cold and clear, and I did not expect any clouds. But there were some and, with the early fog, it worked out well. I find it interesting how the tree and light split the image below into a warm left side and a cooler right side.
Here are a few of the photos I took a bit before 7 AM.
I made a brief stop along Bog Road in Enfield, shown in the photo on the left below, and at Kidder Brook in Springfield seen on the right.
I also stopped at Lake Kolelemook in Springfield for a quick photo.
At Little Lake Sunapee I found some nice reflections.
On Sunday a group of 9 hiked the Newbury Trail to White Ledges above Lake Solitude.
We then had lunch at Lake Solitude before descending the wet and muddy Andrew’s Brook Trail. We must have passed at least 50 people and 25 dogs as we headed down.
All-in-all, it was a pretty good week.
If you wish to see photos from the First Week of October 2018, please CLICK HERE.