New York, Forever Wild

Fall color is peaking in a vast park larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks combined—Adirondack State Park in, yes, New York.

September 11, 2013

New York, Forever Wild
Chris Tennant

Cascade Waterfalls, N. Elba, NY

Tennant used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and 24–105mm f/4L EF IS lens and polarizer; 4 sec at f/18, ISO 100.

Round Pond, St. Huberts, NY

5D Mark II, 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L EF IS lens and polarizer; 1/60 sec at f/11, ISO 400.

Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid, NY

From the mountain’s summit, the “forever wild” aspect of the park is evident. Tennant made the image with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24–105mm f/4L Canon EF IS lens, and polarizer at 1/40 sec and f/13, ISO 320.

Elk Lake, North Hudson, NY

Tennant made four overlapping exposures of 1/80 sec at f/14, ISO 320 with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and 24–105mm f/4L EF IS lens fitted with a polarizer. He later stitched the exposures into a panorama in Adobe Photoshop.

Forest Floor, High Peaks Region

The same gear as above was used to make this study in autumn colors; a polarizer helped intensify the hues. Exposure: 1 sec at f/16, ISO 320.

Round Pond, St. Huberts, NY

A polarizer helped bring out both the blue-gray of the rock face and the reds and golds of the foliage. Tenant used a 5D Mark II and 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L lens; 1/8 sec at f/11, ISO 320.
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