Quincy Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 More colors popping up each day. Here's Mansfield Hollow Lake this morning. I also noticed a lot of color on Route 66 in Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 This group of leaf peepers were "peepin' too hard" and drove right into the ditch. No other vehicles involved...just a good ol' not paying attention drive right off the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Foliage is pretty much at the "holy f'ing sh*t" level right now. Each day you think it may not get better and then it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Foliage is pretty much at the "holy f'ing sh*t" level right now. Each day you think it may not get better and then it does. I think today is peak day for the mountains down to the extreme northern part of the lakes region in NH. If high pressure and light winds could have held off for a few more days the peak would have even been more spectacular. Brisk east wind and drizzle, especially for east areas will bring down a lot of leaves so we probably will not retain peak with that leaf drop in NNE. Yesterday and today really made for great leaf viewing in the mountains down to about me. Central and of course Southern areas have a ways to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm speechless at the colors today. Just jaw dropping stuff on the mountain. These sunny days with good diurnal ranges seem to be getting it brighter and brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Pics? It's getting noticeable down here as well. Up in Newburyport today and rt. 1 is really colorful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Looking at pics from past years, my trees are a solid two weeks ahead of schedule. Can't believe it's not even October yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Pics? It's getting noticeable down here as well. Up in Newburyport today and rt. 1 is really colorful. I'll put more up late tonight... got a busy afternoon/evening planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 More coming later...here are a few teasers. Its just insane out there right now. Still some green left though, so I think the peak is going to continue for at least several days. I bet next weekend is still phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 More coming later...here are a few teasers. Its just insane out there right now. Still some green left though, so I think the peak is going to continue for at least several days. I bet next weekend is still phenomenal. IMG_3723_edited-2.jpg IMG_3720_edited-2.jpg Wow. Incredible. I want to head up there for a fall season at some point. This time of year with school or work is so hard to find time to take a trip even for a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Seems the color here is a bit early as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 John, It looks breathtaking. Those pictures are just how the camera is seeing it?? If they are then this seems to be an incredible year for color!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 The drought has really done in the leaves around here. Many ugly Browns and dark rusted yellows. Very few bright colors. I'd say we are about 60% here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Wow that's awesome looking. I actually prefer a little green to get the multitude of colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I can't believe how quick those came on. You should post a pic from the 18th or whenever it was when it was mostly green. Big change from the pic you have in the first page of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I had to darken two of those up, and lighten one of them (the one with the double chairlift)...but that's how my eye perceived those views. The camera had them a little too dark and a little too washed out on the bright photo. The shot looking into the notch was pretty close as the lighting was good with the sun behind me. The funny thing about editing, is that most of my photos today came out with an orange and red hue due to how bright those colors are, so I have to actually remove that to show the greens and blue sky. The originals look like they were taken with a orange filter on. It's hard in the midday sunlight, but the funny thing is early in the fall you have to sort of bring out the orange and red colors when they are more scattered about...whereas now I need to scale them back to get the yellow, green and blue sky to show up better. I really don't think just pointing and shooting on auto mode will capture exactly what you are looking for, so some tweaking is necessary but IMO that's how it looked to my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I can't believe how quick those came on. You should post a pic from the 18th or whenever it was when it was mostly green. Big change from the pic you have in the first page of this thread. Yeah, it was Thurs the 18th when things were still almost entirely green and Nittany and I were musing that it seemed late. Ten days from green to essentially peak...and in ten more days it'll be sticks with some leaves on the mountain haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 This is a photo a friend took at Stowe today...it was edited by whatever facebook's internal auto-edit program does, but the reds up here are unreal...there's a mid-elevation belt from like 1,500-2,700ft where the reds and oranges are at their most vivid... Like I said earlier, we are at the holy f'in sh*t stage of color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'll say town at 750ft is about 5 days behind 2,000ft. I'd say town peaks next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Mostly foliage related shots from around Franklin Co. today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Looking at pics from past years, my trees are a solid two weeks ahead of schedule. Can't believe it's not even October yet.what I find extremely unusual is we down here are usually very far behind you ,this year we exploded quickly. Some unreal spots today on RT 14 in Windham Ct today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 what I find extremely unusual is we down here are usually very far behind you ,this year we exploded quickly. Some unreal spots today on RT 14 in Windham Ct today.My folks sent me this shot from the beach in Woodstock next to their summer cottage...seems early, as I remember Columbus Day weekend being vibrant as a kid visiting there growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm missing it all in FL . 85 and rain isn't cutting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm missing it all in FL . 85 and rain isn't cutting it. How long you down there for? We've still got a solid week left of great color. I'd say through next weekend at least. Although there's lots of peak color, this is the early peak where there's still some green mixed in. Next weekend I bet still looks awesome, just with some leaf drop but the still green trees will fill that in with more orange and red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 My folks sent me this shot from the beach in Woodstock next to their summer cottage...seems early, as I remember Columbus Day weekend being vibrant as a kid visiting there growing up. image.jpg Beautiful yes,certainly not brown and dried up, as we saw with the graphic I posted from NWS, dry weather promotes sugar which enhances Reds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 After Powderfreak posted those incrediable pictures decided to drive up to Franconia Notch. Peak color is at around 2000 feet. Absolutely beautiful. Here are 2 pictures, one coming into the Notch and another looking up at Mt Lafayette 5300 high. My Canon 5D Mark 2 was on auto settings with auto white balance so didn't do anything to these photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 From a good friend in Windham Ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 After Powderfreak posted those incrediable pictures decided to drive up to Franconia Notch. Peak color is at around 2000 feet. Absolutely beautiful. Here are 2 pictures, one coming into the Notch and another looking up at Mt Lafayette 5300 high. My Canon 5D Mark 2 was on auto settings with auto white balance so didn't do anything to these photos.Was up in Crawford Notch this weekend. Some real nice colors. Not much color to see in this pic but visibility was great. Looking toward mt. Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Just got back from the Kanc. May post some pics later. Those scenic viewing areas just below the upper gazebo were near peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Just got back from the Kanc. May post some pics later. Those scenic viewing areas just below the upper gazebo were near peak.how many thousands were up there today, just a perfect weekend visibility for a peak weekend, good income for the businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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