Fall Leaves

Fall leaves hit their color peak across Sacramento region

By Dave Henry - Updated: Saturday, November 19 2011 - 12:31 am

Sacramento area neighborhoods and parkways are lined with rows of trees exploding with beautiful fall color. The entire area is in full color.

Top 10 places for fall leaf color in the Sacramento region

By Dave Henry - Updated: Saturday, November 19 2011 - 12:31 am

With the beautiful fall leaf show over in the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite, it's time we discover the color in our own backyards. Here are the best places in the Sacramento region to view and photograph leaves in all their brilliant fall color.

Best bets for fall leaf color, Nov. 4-6

By Dave Henry - Updated: Friday, November 4 2011 - 4:47 pm

"It ain't over 'til it's over" pretty much sums up this season of fall leaf color watching in the Eastern Sierra.

Best bets for fall leaf color, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

By Dave Henry - Published: Thursday, October 27 2011 - 4:12 pm

The foliage season is drawing to a close faster than normal due to all areas changing color all at once. Usually, most of our stops change independently from each other. That creates full color areas when other areas have fallen.

Best bets for fall leaf color, Oct. 21-27

By Dave Henry - Updated: Thursday, October 20 2011 - 4:40 pm

If you have been waiting to photograph the fall foliage or you want to make one last trip, you'd definitely pick this weekend.

Best Bets for fall leaf color, Oct. 14-20

By Dave Henry - Updated: Friday, October 14 2011 - 5:07 pm

The big question this week: What will happen with fall leaf color the rest of the season? Guessing what Mother Nature will do is as easy as guessing winning lottery numbers.

Fall colors shine in foothills

By Barbara Osborn - Updated: Sunday, October 9 2011 - 10:02 am

With fall colors still several weeks away below 4,000 feet, Tahoe National Forest officials offer scenic drives for earlier "leaf peepers" wishing to see colors through mid-October.

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Fall Leaves 2011: Photographing the beauty of the Eastern Sierra - Sep 27

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Lakes Nursery in Newcastle is a great find for lovers of trees especially in autumn. Lakes specializes in Japanese maples but has many other varieties – all in full color. They also sell beautiful garden statuary and garden art. This spectacular horse is framed by liquidambar in full color. This photo was made November 16, 2011 using a Canon 5D MkII and a Canon 24-105 zoom lens set to 45mm. 250
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Lakes Nursery in Newcastle has the largest inventory of Japanese maples in Northern California. If you’re looking for color, be here. This photo was made November 16, 2011 using a Canon 5D MkII and a Canon 24-105 zoom lens set to 24mm. The exposure was 1/90 sec. at f/11 using ISO 800 with a polarizing filter. For more information on exposure and filters, check our Tips and Techniques section. 249
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Lakes Nursery in Newcastle is a great place to view a variety of trees in myriad colors today. This photo was made November 16, 2011 using a Canon 5D MkII and a Canon 24-105 zoom lens set to 24mm. The exposure was 1/90 sec. at f/11 using ISO 500 with a polarizing filter. For more information on exposure and filters, check our Tips and Techniques section. 248
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I wanted to fill the frame with this October glory red maple because the leaves are so saturated. This photo was made November 16, 2011 using a Canon 5D MkII and a Canon 24-105 zoom lens set to 65mm. The exposure was 1/90 sec. at f/11 using ISO 800 with a polarizing filter. For more information on exposure and filters, check our Tips and Techniques section. 247
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I was leaving Lakes Nursery and was weak-kneed when I walked past this full-colored scarlet oak. I decided on a medium close-up. This photo was made November 16, 2011 using a Canon 5D MkII and a Canon 24-105 zoom lens set to 65mm. The exposure was 1/90 sec. at f/11 using ISO 800 with a polarizing filter. For more information on exposure and filters, check our Tips and Techniques section. 246

Previous years' fall color galleries:
• 2010 photos
• 2009 photos
• 2008 photos
• 2008 photos by Randy Pench
• 2007 photos

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