Stick Season in Vermont

Stick Season is after foliage and before the snow stays on the ground through winter. It's an interesting time to make photographs - and a challenge.

Vermont Stick Season

Blue Hour Clouds

Blue Hour Clouds - Blue hour is actually not a full hour but happens within the hour before sunrise (or after sunset). It's one of my favorite times of the morning to make an image. This was taken about 45 minutes before sunrise and the clouds were moving fast so I made a long exposure of 10 seconds and created these soft pillowy clouds over the landscape.

Reflections of Fall

Reflections of Fall - It was a chilly morning - frost in the air and Quechee was cloaked in dense fog. It took a while for the fog to start lifting and the sun struggled to show its early morning light. The sun won for a little bit and reached out to light up the late colors of fog along the river bank. The water was calm and created this mesmerizing reflection. It didn't last long as the fog came back in full force and descended along the riverbank again shrouding everything in a dense white blanket.

Clouds over the River

The Ottaquechee River in Vermont runs thorugh several towns and when the morning light hits the fall folaige trees and the clouds are a fascinating shape it really helps make the image.