Tag Archives: #Autumn

Red Leaves at Hoover Road

This season has seen some glorious sunny weather and brilliant foliage.

I’ve been aiming to make the most of it!

Last week, I exposed these views of Amtrak Keystone 643 at Hoover Road west of Gap, Pa., The flaming red sumac leaves in the foreground are key part of my compositions.

Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm set at 32mm, 1/1000th of a sec, f4.0 100 ISO.
Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm set at 39mm, 1/800th of a sec, f4.0 100 ISO.

Late Season Foliage at Black Horse Road

I found that the colorful autumn leaf season lasted weeks longer in Pennsylvania Dutch Country than it does in New Hampshire’s White Mountains and other areas of New England.

On November 11, 2023, I made these photos at Black Horse Road of Strasburg Rail Road’s 2-10-0 number 90 working midday excursions. Several beautiful trees were displaying their late season colors.

Clear autumn air and bright sun made it possible to get some more distant views of the train.

I’ve always preferred the late season foliage, when the green leaves have largely changed, some trees are bare, but a few radiant trees of red and yellow remain and the sun is low and bright.

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