Getting The Most Out Of Fall Color

Autumn Color • Bracket, Bracket, Bracket • Edit, Edit, Edit • Finding The Problem

By George Lepp

Published October 1, 2008
Updated July 27, 2016

Fall is here, and my past experience is that I never come back with the brilliant leaf colors that were before my camera. Do I need special filters on my lenses, or is it all done in Photoshop?

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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