Babcock

Babcock Mill

It is the time of year for that one special hunt …… the hunt for fall colors. As the season changes from summer to fall most photographers start the ritual of trying to get those great fall colors.  It is easy to get a picture of leaves changing but I was out for more than color. After seeing picture of a mill in West Virginia at Babcock State Park, I knew that was where I should begin my hunt.

I left Stokesdale, North Carolina at 5 am on a Saturday and drove to the mill.  It took about 4 hours. We were told that the best light this time of year was about 9 am, but it would not have mattered on an overcast and dreary day like this.

What could we do? We did what any other photographer would do! We took some photographs of the colors which were almost at their peak. But without the sun’s natural light to make leaves pop, and a bald white sky you do the best you can. The overcast sky created a large soft box which gave us nice even light without hot spots or hard shadows, but it does tend to mute the colors some what.  But with a little help from Photoshop we were able to get extremely similar results.  We spent the rest of the day driving around New River Gorge looking for other opportunities with mixed results.

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