Fall Landscape Lesson: Travel Photos

Autumn at Woodland Lake, Pinetop
Autumn at Woodland Lake, Pinetop, AZ

Just before we left for our weekend road trip to northern Arizona’s White Mountains (see Travels With Bogie) I read Leigh McAdam’s Hike Bike Travel article on landscape photography. Leigh had attended a landscape photography class and shared rules for composing good photos. How many of them did I incorporate in the pictures below? You may want to refer to Leigh’s article before you look at my autumn pictures and decide how I did.

Woodland Park Lake , Pinetop AZ
Woodland Park Lake , Pinetop AZ

 

The ducks of evening, Woodland Park Lake, Pinetop, AZ
The ducks of evening, Woodland Park Lake, Pinetop, AZ

 

Golden Glow at Woodland Park, Pinetop
Twilight at Woodland Park, Pinetop

 

Aspens along road on Apache Indian Reservation, White Mountains
Road on Apache Indian Reservation, White Mountains

 

Fisherman at Apache Reservation Lake
Fisherman at Apache Reservation Lake

 

Dressed and undressed
Dressed and undressed

 

Aspens and Pines on Apache Reservation
Aspens and Pines on Apache Reservation

 

Remains of forest fire from Coronado Trail lookout
Remains of forest fire from Coronado Trail lookout (HDR-ish effect)

 

Aspens and pines along Coronado Trail in eastern Arizona
Aspens and pines along Coronado Trail in eastern Arizona

 

Please take your best shot at counting the number of landscape photo rules (as related in Hike Bike Travel) that I managed to catch in these pictures when you comment below. These photos are my contribution to this week’s Travel Photo Thursday sponsored by Budget Traveler’s Sandbox.  Follow the link to that site to see more photos by travel bloggers and photographers.

If you want some photo tips for yourself, take a look at Top Travel Photo Tips: From Ten Pro Photographers by Chuck Delaney, a terrific new book that came in after I wrote this post. And see more including captions for the photos in the book at their website at New York Institute of Photography.

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About Vera Marie Badertscher

A freelance writer who loves to travel. When she is not traveling she is reading about travel. When she is not reading or traveling, she is sharing with the readers of A Traveler's Library, or recreating her family's past at Ancestors In Aprons . She has written for Reel Life With Jane, Life is a Trip and other websites. Also co-author of a biography, Quincy Tahoma, The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist. Contact Vera Marie by e-mail.

7 thoughts on “Fall Landscape Lesson: Travel Photos

  1. Excellent framing,use of foreground, curves and converging lines. I also like the photo that leads you to the yellow trees at the end of the road. Great work Vera and thanks SO MUCH for the shout out. The White Mountains look like a wonderful place to visit.

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