In October 2007, Meghan and I went to Michigan for a long weekend.  After cruising around Ann Arbor for a day or two we traveled North around the “mitten” of Michigan.

One of the things I miss most here in San Francisco is the Fall scenery from back East (a common complaint among transplants to California).  While I’ve come to appreciate the California fall, it can’t compare with a proper colorful fall from the East.

As we traveled North we moved against the coming foliage change – by the time we got to where this photo was taken most of the color was already gone from the leaves.

For this trip I brought along only my Canon G7 camera, choosing to travel light.  This is always a tough choice – whether to bring the SLR or not.  There were many opportunities on this trip for the SLR, and the G7 wasn’t fully up to the task all of the time but it held its own relatively well.

To capture this shot, I pulled over to the side of the road and walked a little into the field.  I wanted to get right up to the row of corn stalks and cut out all of the ground beneath – but still leave in a little sky (since it was such a gorgeous day).  This shot was taken just before noon – and while the light is definitely a little flat as a result, I waited for a cloud covering to prevent the light from being too harsh.

I framed up with the top of the corn stalks – so that we’re just peering over the tops and aligned with the trees in the background, looking for a good assortment of shapes, sizes and colors.

I’ll be heading back to the East coast in a couple of weeks – and while I suspect a better part of the foliage will have turned, I may be in luck given the wet summer they had this year to still experience some of the scenery.

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