611 Fall Leaves Wallpapers [Photography]

Nov 15th 2010
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Across much of the arena, autumn is probably the most beautiful time of the year. To celebrate, Gizmodo photographers assembled en masse to capture every color and texture of the season, to simply share here with you.

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Lead Shot – Crunchers

I took this while taking a walk inside the White Mountains near Plymouth, NH. The leaves hadn’t really started to turn yet, so I wasn’t even trying to find foliage shots. However, this gave me a bet to capture these really popping out against the dull ground and dead leaves. Nikon D40, 18-55mm lens, 1/80, f/5.6, ISO 800, adjusted slightly for contrast in Picasa.
-Greg Carlson

Como Lake

Late September in Northern Italy. Autumn came to quick to this region this year. Cold atmosphere is powerful from the Alpine mountains. Villa Balbianello in Como Lake, Italy.
-Alikhan Kuljanov

Dingman’s Falls

I took this photo just after the sun came up while camping at Dingman’s Falls inside the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania. I used a Sony DSC-N1.
-Cooper Faust

Surprisingly Classy Photoshop Filter

This autumn in Colorado is uncommon in that leaves remain on the trees after Halloween. Normally, November 1st is cold and dreary with nary a leaf of color in sight. This photo op came after I was walking down the driveway. With the sun illuminating the leaves from behind the trees, the shapes and hues, the interplay of light and dark intrigued me. Again, this was my trusty Canon Powershot A720 IS, set on auto. And over again, I played with the Topaz Labs filter for Photoshop, Simplify/Buzsim. I admire how the filter treats the leaves and creates a near stained glass effect with branches and leaves.
-Sally Austin

Mantis

In sunny California, we really do not experience the four seasons like the east coast. Most of our trees still have their leaves intact and the colors do not likely change until really late fall early winter. I am fortunate to a couple trees and shrub on my property which might be experiencing some color change. The first photo is unprocessed aside from white balancing. I needed to expose the praying mantis’ color contrasts with its surrounding leaves. The second photo has been tweaked with contrast, vibrancy and vignetting. I wished to specific our wonderful weather this leaf is experiencing by example with lens flare. Canon XSI – Sigma 28mm f/1.8, Aperture 3
-Marvin Goda

If a Fence Falls in a Forest…

Canon 7D, Canon EF-S 17-55m F/2.8 IS (Best lens for the 7D, blows 24-70mm F/2.8 L out of the water) ISO 400, F/8, 1/100 sec., RAW, handheld. This was Taken within the Lasal Mountains just outside of Moab, UT. The colors up there are amazing this time of year. This was near the Hazard County mountain biking trails (that is why I was there inside the first place). The total area is incredible, you’ll be inside the desert one minute, and then take a 20 minute drive and be within the high alpine.
-Brandon J. Doza

Leaf Traffic

Shot with my Nikon D40X, Keelia. 18mm Focal Length (Lens) f/14, 30 second exposure, ISO at 800.
This can be along a mean that travels the ” nice neighborhood.” It was raining and my friend stood with me holding an umbrella above my camera. Took a number of tries, and we got a considerable number of strange looks. Like it.
-Brettward Massecre

On Moss

Lumix GF1, 20mm f/1.7, 1/80 shutter, ISO100.
While wandering the forest it was like walking on a colorful mosaic of fallen leaves, some with a soft mix of red and green and others shining like bright red beacons. In one spot the plush, spongy, moss made a pretty carpet for the leaves to lie on. With each of the moisture inside the air the water had beaded up on the fuzzy underside of the leaves but were slick on the more colorful side of the leaves. I dropped the tripod to simply a foot off the ground so i’ll get some depth of focus without losing the mosaic nature of the leaves.
-Dustin Baugh

Where the Red Ferns Grow

This is my photo that I took on October 25th at Sequoia National Park. I was hiking to Tharps Log and the clouds started rolling over the mountain. It was really an excessively eerie feeling as this was happening. i’m really not partial to Twilight but I was half expecting some werewolf action to happen. There was not too much fall foliage up there but the range of colors and the fog makes a fab shot in my view. Canon Rebel Xsi with 18-55 kit lens, ISO 200, F/7.0 (5.63), 1/80 second
-Andy Felt

Stick

These were taken while i was raking leaves with my brother. I spotted it was a very nice trip and decided to run back in and grab my camera. Canon Powershot Sx110 IS, 1/60 sec, ISO 80, f/3.5
-Kalden Dhatsenpa

Glass Ball

I received a crystal (actually just glass) ball as a gift and wanted to aim it out right now. Walked down the street, saw the attractive trees and took some shots. It was harder than I assumed it’d be, holding the ball (quite heavy) in one hand and the camera with the opposite since I didn’t have a tripod, but I’m really pleased with the best way this came out. I edited the picture using Picasa and Picnik. Increased the highlights and shadows to bring out some colors. Also used focal B/W with opacity at around 70%. Olympus E-PL1 (14-42mm lens), f/5.6, 1/80s, ISO 640, 38mm.
-Linlin Li

Leaf Sparks

Photo was taken of a puddle on Hornby & Robson in Vancouver, BC. The tree is the reflection and the out of focus blurry parts are the leaves that have fallen off of that tree into the puddle. Canon 5D Mkii, 50mm, f/1.8
-Christopher Young

Virginia Panorama

This was actually my last shot of the day. It was about 5pm and the sun was pretty bright before we had made our ascent to the peak so I needed to head back for one last opportunity. You’re wondering where this place is and the answer is Virginia. My girlfriend and I were just in a wedding in Lynchburg and planned our trip so that we’d have a day to peer the sights. There is a small hotel/eatery at the base called the Peaks of Otter Lodge. This is a beautiful place with breathtaking views. This was where the photo was taken and it turned out to be my favorite photo of the trip. I am glad we went back before we left because the lighting was the best option. I am hoping you enjoy the picture as much as we did taking it. Nikon D90, Nikon 18-105mm @ 75mm, f/8, 1/40-sec.
-Cameron Hoch

Pewit’s Nest

611 Fall Leaves Wallpapers [Photography]
” Pewit’s Nest” near Baraboo, WI. This unique formation is surrounded by forests and cornfields. It’d be easy to drive by about 300 yards away and never realize it was there. The best technique to get this angle is to climb down on the ledges of this little canyon, no railing or safety net! It was after sunset, so I wanted a protracted exposure to collect what little light was left. On a tripod with a Canon T2i using 28-135mm lens at 28mm, 6 sec, f 6.3, ISO 800
-Bill Robbins

Family Tree

The picture was taken in our garden. Nikon D30000; 18-55 VR kit lens; f4.5; 1/1000; ISO 200
-Attila Lukács

Through the Fog

This shot was made while climbing Mojstrovka wall in Mala mojstrovka, Slovenia. It was early fall when larches within the mountains gain first hue nevertheless it was cold enough already that the morning fog fills the valleys. This tree was slightly taller than the others and stood out of the fog into the sun. Nikon D5000, AF-S 18-105 VR, ISO 800, 1/400 s, f/8, 105 mm
-Janez Kos

Imprint

That is actually my desktop picture immediately. The simplest component to autumn, for me, was always the shadows that leaves left on sidewalks when they’ve decayed, especially after rain. I call them leaf ghosts. I was lucky find two leaves on the sidewalk right before they disintegrated completely. Once I came home and uploaded the photographs I spotted that the location of the leaves right next to the crease within the sidewalk made them good candidates for a diptych. Both pictures inside the diptych were concerned about my Canon Digital Rebel XT with my EF-S 60mm Macro lens. The picture on the fitting was taken at f/4.5, 1/640, ISO 400 and the only on the left was taken at f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 400.
-Nihar Bhattacharyya

Aspens in Aspen

Shot using the nikon d300s in Aspen, Colorado for a music video.
-Danny Brown

Bonsai Fall

One of my bonsai trees. Here’s an imported Korean hornbeam (Carpinus coreana) that I actually have been working on for the previous few years. The tree was grown in Korea and imported to the usa inside the 80s. It’s miles approximately 60 years old. I acquired it a couple of years ago and started improving it. It required major pruning to wash out the head of the tree. Cutting it back (and using wire to shape it) helped recover ramification (smaller and smaller branching). Root work improved what is named the ‘nebari’ in Japanese; the basis spread where the tree anchors itself to the ground. I repotted it into this excellent American-made bonsai pot last March. It was selected for the 2nd U.S. National Bonsai show this Spring and thrived all year leading up to this autumn. Preparing a tree for an enormous show is planned well over a year prematurely; this tree will need to have loved being pampered because it showed itself beautifully all year.

Fall color continues to be somewhat of a mystery even to plant scientists. Rainfall, sunlight and temperature all play a component. But the secret is I never know the way much color a tree can have until the colors start to switch. This year’s colors were magnificent on this tree.

Taken outside with black fleece hanging off the surface wall of my house. I waited for good illumination with out direct sunlight to stop hotspots and shadows. I shot the tree each day as the colors deepened hoping to catch the peak of the display.
ISO 400, f/6.3, .008 sec., 85mm (x 1.6)
-Michael Pollock

Hipstamatic, I Wish i’ll Quit You

For this challenge I made up my mind to check the boundaries of my iPhone 4, and so I took both of my shots within the Hipstamatic app. The simplest post processing performed was the resizing of my images in CS5. Again, for this challenge I was really hoping to attempt for brand new perspective and, right place and right time, found this tree on campus with its leaves turning. I love how the orange leaves seem to just about be on fire with sun shining through them so brightly.
-Branden Kerr

Just Leaves

Inquisitive about a Nikon D5000 1/320 f/5.0 ISO 200 26mm. While walking during the park I managed to search out this tree with nearly all it’s leaves still on it. The sun had just come out on an extremely dreary day and I liked how the sun shown in the course of the leaves and actually brought out the detail of the leaf with all it’s little veins. In post-production I cropped to bring attention to the detail of the leaf and slightly bumped up the saturation.
-Sarah Ganos

Fallen

I was out in full force desirous to get a fantastic picture for this challenge. I needed it to be of leaves. Well as you’ll find this picture is actually lacking inside the leaf department. This component of Ohio has had a terribly dry summer and made the fall no so great. The entire leaves are mostly off the trees and already brown. So I was walking in the course of the woods and this tree just spoke to me. I admire this angle of a tree and decided to peer what I may get. So I got the color I wished (sky) and got to reveal some character of this stripped of its leaves tree. This was shot with a D7000 in Aperture Priority Mode at f5.6 with a 18-105 lens at 18mm (27mm dx) at ISO 110 and 1/60sec.
-Scott Robbins

Paint on Water

Just taking a walk by the lake with all my gear, knowing it was the season of colors. I saw some ducks, while seeking to capture the ducks I realized a pleasing ‘poster like’ pattern forming inside the reflection of the water. The Fall colors just made it vibrant enough to make my abstract work. Nikon D700, 17-35 2.8
ISO: 200, Shutter: 1/320, F: 5.3
-Azeem Baig

Fencing

I was searching for fall leaves to shoot two weeks ago on a weekend afternoon and had to take a detour as a result of a closed bridge near Hopewell, NJ. The detour road which otherwise I never would have traveled, had an excellent set of trees so I lined up the trees and fence and took this shot that showed a variety of different color variations both in trees and leaves. I used a canon 5D Mark II, 28-300 Canon telephoto zoomed out to 300, F/5.6, ISO 800 and shutter speed 1/100.
-John Cecilian

Harvest

Title: ” Harvest.” Story behind it? I live in rural New England. Our winters are long and gray. Inside the fall, I are likely to go all out taking photos – I consider it harvesting colors for the long winter, like the little mouse within the children’s book Frederick by Leo Lioni. This was definitely a type of color harvest shots, knowing that this scene might be colorless from November until next April. I shot this with a Nikon D700 and the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens. Focal length was 24mm, ISO 800, f/10, 1/100.
-Mollie McPhee

Just Leaves Part II

This was taken next to the house where my dad grew up. It took a couple of shots to get the appropriate exposure. I was seeing sunspots for your time after finally getting it right. This photo is hanging in my cube as a reminder. Nikon D300, AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8G ED, f/6.7, ISO 400
-Cory Cousins

Oxbow Bend

View of Mount Moran looking across the Oxbow Bend of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Having been to Grand Teton once before, my wife and I knew that the aspen and cottonwood leaves are at their peak fall color around the top of September, so we planned this trip around that. We had an ideal day with almost no wind to ripple the water and ruin the reflections of the mountains and the trees. Camera/Lens: Nikon D300 DSLR with Nikon 18-200mm lens zoomed to 34mm. Exposure: 1/400 at f/10 (ISO 500)
-Jim Chambers

Delaware Water Gap

This can be a panorama made out of 15 photos from the summit of Mt. Tammany on the NJ side of the space. The Penn Outdoors Club did a day hike to the realm to catch the last of the fall scenery. Camera: Samsung GX-1L, 18mm, 1/180, F11.
-Roman Shor

Urban I

I shot this in Dortmund, Germany today after noticing the awesome yellow-to-red gradient of leaves on this church wall. I also really like what seems like a spiral of leaves going from the foreground to the back. There isn’t much to claim about technique here, it’s an easy handheld shot at 72mm, 1/50s, f5.7 and iso 640 on a Canon 7D. I used photoshop to remove noise, to create slightly of glow and to increase the contrast and the blueness of the windows.
-Robert Kirberich

Urban II

It’s actually an old shot I took in Berlin on a business tripp. I used my old Canon 40D and I accidentally saw this state library while walking down the street. I shot it without a tripod and I did some minor colouring in Photoshop.
-The Marvin

WINNER – Monet

While walking throughout the forest searching out fall subjects I found this reflection in somewhat creek with ever so slight ripples. Nikon D5000 with the traditional 18-55mm lens, 1/100, F5
-John Shable

It goes without saying, but this was the largest Shooting Challenge so far, and it wouldn’t were possible without everyone’s participation. The photos I highlighted are but a representation of the styles within the ELEVEN galleries below. I encourage you to poke through them over the following few days, not just for the photographs themselves, but for the brief slices of life you spot in everyone’s experience of the season.

Gallery 1