The annual quest to find the best autumn color has begun. Living in a place where pine trees are by far the most common type of tree can make finding great scenes with autumn color difficult. But it is rewarding when it comes together. Aspens provide most of the color with cottonwoods a close second. Unlike other parts of the country, most of the leaf color tends to be yellow. I’m also not real skilled at creating nice sun stars, but the position of the sun in the above photo required some attempt at it.

I found the above scene later in the day than what I might normally want to photograph it. If I thought the leaves would hold then I’d be tempted to go back in earlier light, but I liked the scene all the same.