New Hampshire, the state just above
Massachusetts, abounds
in national parks, mountains, and rivers. The scenery is stunning, and
is accentuated at the beginning of the Fall season. At this time of the
year, most of the trees adapt to the cold by dropping their leaves.
However,
the leaves change colour from green to an assortment of bright oranges,
reds and yellows before finally giving up and floating earthwards. The
transformation is just scintillating, and cannot really be captured
enough
on film.
Fall
Foliage drive into New Hampshire [album]
The
biggest realization on this trip is that normal-speed negative film
does a very poor job of capturing the intensity and range of colors on
display. The effect is nevertheless worth documenting.
Hiking up
Mount Lafayette [album]
29th September 2001 Edgerton House (my new home!) organised a hike up the White Mountains region of New Hampshire at the beginning of the Fall season. It was a nice way to see the fall colours, and a physical test of stamina. Being my first hike ever, I was glad I could finish the 9.5 mile trail without feeling any strain. We scaled Mount Lafayette (5260 feet), walked along the Franconia Ridge to Mount Lincoln (5089 feet), onto Mount Little Haystack (4800 feet), and then trudged down some steep slopes to reach level ground (2200 feet). The hike lasted about eight hours.
The going was tough initially, but
we soon set a nice pace, interspersing
the climb with periodic rests. Once we climbed above the tree-line, the
wind took over, and we had to stop more frequently to catch our breath.
We finally made it to the top, though, and the views and the
experiences
were well worth the effort
I switched almost entirely to shooting slide film after this trip. This will probably be the last time I shoot with negative film on a fall foliage trip!
Hiking up Mount Moosilauke [album]
I switched almost entirely to shooting slide film after this trip. This will probably be the last time I shoot with negative film on a fall foliage trip!
Hiking up Mount Moosilauke [album]
14th October 2002
Edgerton Fall Hike again, this time to Mount Moosilauke (~4600 feet) in
the White Mountains. I had new hiking boots, but did not have much of a
chance to break into them. The climb seemed easier than what we endured
last year at Mount Lafayette. We actually saw Mount Lafayette in the
distance from the trail, and its peak was covered in snow! (300 mm zoom
photograph included in album). There was no snow this time last year.
The peak was very windy, and we had to scramble to avoid falling over a nearly sheer drop. Amazingly, the wind was howling and shoving only a few metres from the actual summit. Take a few steps back, and you could actually hear yourself speak!
The photographs on this trip were shot with 35 mm color slide film. The effect of light is evident in most of the pictures.
The peak was very windy, and we had to scramble to avoid falling over a nearly sheer drop. Amazingly, the wind was howling and shoving only a few metres from the actual summit. Take a few steps back, and you could actually hear yourself speak!
The photographs on this trip were shot with 35 mm color slide film. The effect of light is evident in most of the pictures.
