Depending on which poll you consult, most people’s favorite season is either spring, summer or fall. Regardless of the rankings at the top, one constant across these surveys is that winter places last by a noticeable margin. It is generally seen as bleak, colorless and depressing. I hope to show you that at least as far as landscape photography is concerned, it is anything but.
Among outdoor photographers, I would wager that autumn is the prevailing favorite, and for good reason. Most popular destinations are less crowded, the temperatures become comfortable for hiking around with heavy camera equipment, and, of course, visual contrasts and extravaganzas of color abound as foliage goes through its yearly transformation. Earth is covered by 3 trillion trees, and as they change, so does the landscape. While I greatly look forward to autumn every year, as soon as I’ve had a good dose
