A photogenic wooden bridge and fall colors west of Peoria, IL
This past fall, I was hard at work photographing the change in seasons across central Illinois. Every year I usually spend a great deal of time trying to capture beautiful fall scenes across the area and this past year was no different. Every year it gets harder and harder to top some of my previous photos over the past few years. This year involved quite a bit of traveling and many hours of photography, but I'm usually pleased by the time I gather up some of my favorites. Many of the photos shot below were locally in
Peoria, IL and
Kewanee, IL at various parks and scenes I came across during my travels. I've added quite a large collection of my favorite photos from this past fall below:
A fall evening and some golden Maple's!
Morning dew and blueberries! (Canon 60mm macro-lens)
Some "well placed" fall colors here...
Morning dew and fall foliage on an early fall morning...
A fall reflection with some great contrast on this evening!
Long shadows and fall foliage...
The sun beginning to set along this creek!
The setting sun providing some cool autumn scenes!
More fall colors along this lake...
One of the most colorful driveways during autumn I've seen to-date!
More photogenic blueberries!
A warm fall morning and some cumulus clouds beginning to build...
Gold's and red's everywhere!
Playin' in the leaves in this park...
Fall colors along this fence!
Recent heavy rains provided a emerald green color to the
grass on this afternoon amidst the fall foliage...
Such a cool perspective during the fall season!
Cirrus clouds and fall foliage during the late-afternoon!
A wide-angle shot at this local pond along IL Rt. 78...
A nice fall reflection on this lake near sunset!
Quite a bit of red in this shot!
Running water along this creek providing some
nice color as the sun begins to set!
Another fall "close-up"...
I found this one in the backyard!
I took so many shots at different angles from this
location on this evening...
It was a great morning for photography as you can see on this day!
More fun at 7:00am on this morning...
Autumn along this dock...
Low sun-angle and a fall reflection!
Another awesome close-up!
(Canon 60mm macro-lens)
My silhouette and fall colors...
Another fall reflection...
I worked quite hard to find some decent fall reflections this year!
Fall colors along this highway...
More colors along this lake!
I wish I had more time before I had to be in at work on this morning...
Fall and a photogenic wooden bridge!
Another vantage point of the lake on this particular evening...
A wide-angle shot including another reflection...
This location is quickly becoming a frequent destination of mine!
More colors beginning to show themselves...
Another neat perspective!
So many photos I shot on this evening it was hard to
choose the best one(s)!
Darkness about to fall on this evening of photography...
Geese enjoying one of the last warm days of fall!
Too bad I couldn't get rid of all those lily pads...
I visited this park last fall as well...
Kickapoo Creek near sunset!
Waiting for sunset along this dock...
Sunlight slowly disappearing at this point...
One more shot at this location...
Kickapoo Creek once again!
It was quite a productive few weeks of fall photography last year. Once again, I was quite pleased to find some spectacular fall scenery as usual. Usually after completing my fall photo collection I don't get too many photo opportunities until winter tightens its grip over the area. In November, a surprise opportunity presented itself however. I'll update at a later date with a post regarding a local storm chase from November 17th. Stay tuned.
