Fall colors exploding on this morning at Sommer Park as fall colors peak last month in Peoria, IL
Last month, I once again took some time out of my busy schedule to shoot some autumn scenes in Peoria, IL. I shot these photos with my Canon 5D Mark III and Canon 7D using several different Canon lenses that I have in my camera bag. I ended up hiking and photographing the fall colors at Charter Oak Park, Sommer Park and a local cemetery along U.S. 150. These parks are located on the northwest-side of Peoria, IL and are about 5-10 minutes from my home which make them a frequent destination of mine. I was once again quite happy with my fall foliage photos this year as I was able to capture some amazing fall colors. Fall is one of my favorite seasons as I use the season to sharpen up on some photography while taking some time to enjoy the mild weather as well. Last year and in years past I have been able to capture some amazing fall scenes Mother Nature provides every year. I've added my 2015 fall collection below:
Red maple trees exploding in color along U.S. 150 and Trigger Rd.
Golden-hour shortly after sunrise provided this fall scene!
A wind farm and a fall landscape!
One of my favorite macro-shots of the season!
Epic fall foliage!
Valley fog amidst the fall colors along the horizon...
Harvest time!
Some wildflowers...
I shot this photo a couple weeks before the colors began to change at the park to illustrate the upcoming change in seasons...
"Season change"
A red maple tree bursting with color as some morning fog begins to burn-off!
You don't get much better light than this...
A red maple macro-shot!
This was a beautiful morning for fall photography!
Soy beans ready to be harvested in this farm field!
Charter Oak Park entrance...
Red maple trees as far as the eye can see!
I took some time to snap a fall portrait on this evening!
Black n' white version...
I've got the park all to myself here...
"Nothing runs like a deere"
A row of red maples!
Red maple's were really vibrant in color this year!
More great fall foliage...
Fall colors everywhere!
My favorite red barn and some valley fog...
"The winds of change"
"Peaking fall foliage"
Eye-popping yellow(s) on this morning...
A fall scene at a local cemetery...
Breath-taking fall color!
A red maple close-up!
Another nice fall landscape!
Quite a fall scene!
A past peak fall reflection!
I was happy I woke up early on this morning...
Red's, orange's, yellow's...
"It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top
of the other. I couldn't
tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful" -Forrest Gump
I love the colors here...
A neat fall scene!
Another fall reflection...
More good stuff!
Prairie grass showing signs of fall as well!
"Color burst"
One more red maple macro-shot!
Hiking trail at Charter Oak Park!
"Two skies on top of each other"
Another evening hike!
That wraps up my 2015 fall collection. It was another successful season of photography for myself and I was able to enjoy the great outdoors on a few occasions as well. I'll be adding winter posts over the coming months as we enter the winter season. Until then...
