Pixley Falls State Park

Autumn Alive
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.8s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 100

Pixley Falls State Park

Today, at 9:30am EDT, in Rome, NY the Autumnal Equinox will occur marking the start of Fall. It is probably no secret to those who have read this blog for a while that this is my favorite season. Not only because the photographic opportunities increase but the temperatures are more to my liking. I’ll be watching the New York State foliage map and planning some trips to state parks to view the changing colors. This year especially, I have a lot of vacation days remaining and I plan on using some of them…

Summer Leaves
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 8s, 19mm, f/11, ISO 200

Pixley Falls State Park

Autumn Days
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/3s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 100

Pixley Falls State Park

It was a sunny, cool Saturday and with the fall equinox only three days away I drove up to Pixley Falls to see if the leaves have started to change. I have seen leaves gathering in the yards around the city and the foliage report indicates “just starting” so I wasn’t sure what I would find. Considering the park is only 15 minutes away, it was worth the drive to see the leaves first hand.

I had waited until late in the afternoon to venture out to the park, wanting the angle of the sun to be as low as possible. Due to the orientation of the falls within the park, for most of the day the sun would be shining straight down on the water. I needed some shadows to help create a better image.

I should have known a nice day would bring people to the park. There were a few more wandering around than I usually like when I’m trying to capture images but I managed. I was looking for a different angle on the waterfall and found this view through the trees. I really liked how the small branches frame the waterfall. You can definitely tell it is the start of Autumn…

Autumn Genesis
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 200