Fall Foilage

Seeing the Fall Foliage in Your RV

The first hint of fall is in the air. Halloween displays are already crowding the grocery stores, pumpkins aren’t far behind, and before we know it, the trees will be turning a vibrant orange and gold.

This seems like a great time to grab your camera, hook up your Webster City RV, and plan a road trip that’s all about the scenery.

Travel Iowa will keep you up to date on the latest Fall Foliage report,  http://www.traveliowa.com/fallfoliage.aspx or you can call 515.233.4110 for a recorded message. The Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway, runs through northeastern Iowa, and is ever popular with the “leaf lookers,” as the locals affectionately call the fall tourists. Other popular foliage viewing areas include the Grant Wood landscapes of Jones County and the woodlands of Van Buren County in southeast Iowa.

And if you want to capture the changing seasons with your camera, here are a few tips.

1.     Think about the light. The half hour after sunrise or before sunset can create the most amazing, warm light for photographs. The soft, diffuse light of an overcast day can eliminate harsh shadows capture an entirely different mood.
2.     Use a polarizing filter. This will help eliminate glare – not only from the sun, but the light bouncing off the leaves.
3.     Shoot close-ups for detail, in addition to framing for the wide landscape.
4.     Look for graphic patterns, or take advantage of water droplets, fog, or frost on the to add even more interest to your photos.
5.     Change your perspective. What does the landscape look like from the squirrel’s point of view? Or the hawk’s? Experiment with perspective and you’ll create something unique.

We suggest you take out the atlas (or hop online) now and plan your next memorable RV foray into fall color!