South Umpqua River, Roseburg, Oregon

Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, Tripod: yes, Filter: circular polarizer, Post: Lightroom 3

For the most part Oregon doesn’t have the spectacular fall colors like the northeast part of the country, but we do have areas that provide plenty of seasonal color, like along our waterways.  To provide good balance in a landscape photo find something interesting to put in the foreground, in this case, the tuffs of grass provide a nice foreground subject.  Colors were saturated using a polarizer filter during capture and in post vibrance and luminance were increased in Lightroom.

Fall is a wonderful time to capture fall colors with the camera, it’s also a great time to watch for salmon as they migrate from the ocean to their spawning areas.  These large anadromous fish can weigh 30 pounds or more and provide some interesting and challenging photo ops.

Here’s a photo of a coho salmon ready to spawn.  Like deciduous trees, these fish put on fall colors too.  This fish is in the 5-7 pound range.