Autumn is a time for visiting farm stands. There are pumpkins to be selected for Halloween, apples, and all manner of squash. So maybe not everyone thinks “panorama” at the farm stand, but, of course, I do. I like panoramic photos. Panoramas are well suited to scenes where there is a lot going on, as there was recently at Mike’s Truck Garden in Fulton, California.

We are fast approaching autumn, and with it many enjoyable walks in the woodlands with a camera at the ready. This past weekend we visited Pfieffer Big Sur State Park on the central California coast. It provided a warm up for autumn photography. One feature of forest scenes is the high range of light to dark tones. That prompted me to brush up on high dynamic range imagery (HDRI), a technique for combining multiple exposures into a single image.

It is, however, socially acceptable to take pictures of vegetables, even naked vegetables, so I was able to hold the camera and properly frame this photo of corn and pumpkins.