{"id":882,"date":"2011-10-11T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T01:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moore-images.com\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2011-10-11T21:40:19","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T01:40:19","slug":"a-trip-on-the-byway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moore-images.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/a-trip-on-the-byway\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip on the Byway"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went back home for the weekend and decided to see the fall colors of Northern Michigan.\u00a0 To plan my trip, I visited the Michigan<\/a> web site to discover the best spots near Detroit. \u00a0I looked for a location that provided beautiful overlooks without hiking. \u00a0I wanted to get out the car, capture the images, and keep it rolling. \u00a0I discovered the River Road National Scenic Byway<\/a>, a 22-mile drive, containing multiple overlooks. \u00a0There was one problem.\u00a0 The destination is nearly a four-hour drive from Detroit, in addition to the eight hours required of me to get into the city.<\/p>\n

I didn’t want to travel solo this time and my Mom discovered her inner-explorer every since she visited me in Europe<\/a>.\u00a0 Now my roadside companion, she said she\u00a0would ride with me to Oscoda where the road begins–or ends depending on your direction.\u00a0 We traveled during the afternoon and spent the night at a nearby hotel.\u00a0 We began shortly after sunrise, the next morning, to begin our journey.<\/p>\n

Photographer’s Note:\u00a0 The long shadows and the reddish tint on our faces was caused by the sun’s low placement along the horizon.\u00a0 This time is often called “The Golden Hour<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

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Early in our trip we stopped at the Foote Dam Fishing Access and encounter several fly fishermen. \u00a0The sun was relatively low in the horizon. \u00a0Therefore, some trees were in the shade and others were frontally lit. \u00a0We traveled to several overlooks and parking areas to view the colors (Foote Pond, Lumberman’s Monument Visitor’s Center<\/a>, and some additional sites as well).<\/p>\n

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As we headed to another overlook, the dense forest provided another photo opportunity. \u00a0I wanted to capture the light filtering through the trees. \u00a0I stopped down the aperture to achieve the sunburst effect.<\/p>\n

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The overlooks were truly impressive. \u00a0The sweeping vistas made composing the shots easy. \u00a0I used my circular polarizer<\/a> (CP) and it helps filter reflections. \u00a0This provides richer colors in the trees and deeper blues from the water.\u00a0 Some post-processing from Lightroom 3 didn’t hurt either.<\/p>\n

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We stopped at a parking lot to view the scenery.\u00a0 That’s when I saw this fiery red tree bursting with color beckoning me to take its picture. \u00a0It appears as if the tree moved in front of the larger green pine just for this photo op.<\/p>\n

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I did not take any solitary or macro photos of leaves. \u00a0I did capture the leaves of one tree that had beautiful dark colors. \u00a0With the rich blue sky serving as a background, I captured this tree and the polarizer again provided a color boost.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As the sun approached the summit, the cloudless day provided amazingly and unusual warm weather for this time of year.\u00a0 Also, the sun began to wash out the colors. \u00a0Therefore, we headed home after spending over three hours on that route.<\/p>\n

I’ve visited quite a few states.\u00a0 However, I have not seen many places in Michigan.\u00a0 I was glad we seized the opportunity to enjoy one of the many traits that makes autumn in my state special and forever my home.<\/p>\n

-Roger<\/p>\n

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I went back home for the weekend and decided to see the fall colors of Northern Michigan.\u00a0 To plan my trip, I visited the Michigan web site to discover the best spots near Detroit. \u00a0I looked for a location that provided beautiful overlooks without hiking. \u00a0I wanted to get out the car, capture the images, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[8,17,25,195,192,193,194,71,72],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t