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Lost Maples State Natural Area · 09:22 PM

Lost Maples State Natural Area near Vanderpool, Texas. November 11th, 2006. Pentax K100D with a smc P-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens.

Bigtooth Maple along Can Creek, East Trail; 18mm, 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 200:

Bigtooth Maples along Can Creek, East Trail; 50mm, 1/80s, f/6.3, ISO 200:

Leaves of Bigtooth Maples along East Trail: 33mm, 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 200:

Bigtooth Maples and Ball Moss on the East Trail; 50mm, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO 200:

Bigtooth Maples along East Trail; unknown:

Row of Bigtooth Maples along Can Creek; 18mm, 1/50s, f/9.0, ISO 200:

Bigtooth Maples along Hale Hollow Creek; 18mm, 1/30s, f/11.0, ISO 400:

Bigtooth Maple beside West Trail; 18mm, 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 400:

Bigtooth Maples along Can Creek, East Trail; 18mm, 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 200:

kjask · 11-25-2006, 05:48 AM

very nice photos and great colors. I like them!

roscot · 11-25-2006, 06:21 AM

Hi Mathew,
Nice series. Looks like you still have fall colors. We didn't get much of it down my way.

Cheers
-Alan

slip · 11-25-2006, 07:34 AM

really good shots, mathew!
bring me back in time..... oh, about a month or so around here

the only thing I would change about the pics is to lower the opacity of your copyright as I find it is the first thing that my eyes draw to as it is brighter then the rest of the picture.
no harm in protecting your work, though!

cheers

roy · 11-25-2006, 08:02 AM

matt,
you live in a great area of the state. nothing quite like the hill country of texas. great shots.

Matthew Roberts · 11-25-2006, 09:25 AM

Added Captions w/EXIF Data.

Thanks, you all, for the wonderful comments.

Roscot, Vanderpool is approximately 150 miles southwest of where I live. And the these are the "Lost Maples", not many other places in the state where they're native. Anyways, the maples tend to turn earlier than the trees around here (if they turn at all, being that most of them are Live Oaks and Juniper

). By now, the maples have probably dropped all of their leaves, now its Red Oak season.

Thanks, Slipchuck, like I said before, the colors aren't as spectacular up here where I live.

Roy, I think its the best location in the state!

arbutusq · 11-25-2006, 10:48 AM

Great series. I really like the first one and the last few. Nice color.

clarenceclose · 11-25-2006, 04:28 PM

Sprakling! I really love the light shining through the leaves. Nice color and contrasts.

Matthew Roberts · 03-03-2007, 03:06 PM

Updated. Changed borders, and reloaded pictures to my website. Feel free to post more comments.

Alvin · 03-03-2007, 03:17 PM

Beautiful shots!

Photochop · 03-03-2007, 04:26 PM

Gorgeous scenery, lovely colour and compositions.

Matthew Roberts · 03-03-2007, 06:12 PM

Thx, you two.

BTW, the first and second ones are truly my favorites.

clarenceclose · 03-03-2007, 06:49 PM

Ahh the colors of fall. One of my favorite season, along with the other three. Such an opportunity for huge amounts of color and dramatic lighting. Liked them all but 1, 2 and the last one are my favorites.

Duh_Vinci · 03-03-2007, 07:24 PM

Great series, love the colors, light through the leafs - spectacular!!!

Regards,
D

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kjask Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 324	very nice photos and great colors. I like them!

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roscot Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Beach VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,363	Hi Mathew, Nice series. Looks like you still have fall colors. We didn't get much of it down my way. Cheers -Alan

11-25-2006, 07:34 AM	#4
slip Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2 hours north of toronto ontario canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,535	really good shots, mathew! bring me back in time..... oh, about a month or so around here the only thing I would change about the pics is to lower the opacity of your copyright as I find it is the first thing that my eyes draw to as it is brighter then the rest of the picture. no harm in protecting your work, though! cheers

11-25-2006, 08:02 AM	#5
roy Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: D/FW area, Tx. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,710	matt, you live in a great area of the state. nothing quite like the hill country of texas. great shots.

11-25-2006, 09:25 AM	#6
Matthew Roberts Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bertram Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 584 Original Poster	Added Captions w/EXIF Data. Thanks, you all, for the wonderful comments. Roscot, Vanderpool is approximately 150 miles southwest of where I live. And the these are the "Lost Maples", not many other places in the state where they're native. Anyways, the maples tend to turn earlier than the trees around here (if they turn at all, being that most of them are Live Oaks and Juniper ). By now, the maples have probably dropped all of their leaves, now its Red Oak season. Thanks, Slipchuck, like I said before, the colors aren't as spectacular up here where I live. Roy, I think its the best location in the state!

11-25-2006, 10:48 AM	#7
arbutusq Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver BC canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 380	Great series. I really like the first one and the last few. Nice color.

11-25-2006, 04:28 PM	#8
clarenceclose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,506	Sprakling! I really love the light shining through the leaves. Nice color and contrasts.

03-03-2007, 03:06 PM	#9
Matthew Roberts Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bertram Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 584 Original Poster	Updated. Changed borders, and reloaded pictures to my website. Feel free to post more comments.

03-03-2007, 03:17 PM	#10
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	Beautiful shots!

03-03-2007, 04:26 PM	#11
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455	Gorgeous scenery, lovely colour and compositions.

03-03-2007, 06:12 PM	#12
Matthew Roberts Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bertram Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 584 Original Poster	Thx, you two. BTW, the first and second ones are truly my favorites.

03-03-2007, 06:49 PM	#13
clarenceclose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,506	Ahh the colors of fall. One of my favorite season, along with the other three. Such an opportunity for huge amounts of color and dramatic lighting. Liked them all but 1, 2 and the last one are my favorites.

03-03-2007, 07:24 PM	#14
Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	Great series, love the colors, light through the leafs - spectacular!!! Regards, D