Interview with Fall Foliage Photographer Jeff Folger

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Jeff Foliage aka Jeff Folger- the source for all about New England Fall Foliage Photography joins me today to discuss some of the basics on New England and Fall Foliage Photography one of our favorite topics on this podcast Eyes For the Road. His site www.jeff-foliage.com gets a quarter million hits a year, thousands of comments asking questions on where to go and what to photograph in New England! New England Fall Foliage on FB- follow for giveaways-information https://www.facebook.com/NewEnglandFoliage/ http://www.foliageforum.com/forum/index.php?- the place to ask questions publicly When to go- late September thru October. Where to go- what are your interests- Antiques, covered bridges, farms, waterfalls Website has an Archives which is searchable by topic such as covered bridges, scenic drives, etc. Forecasts on the color- backed by information from the National Weather Service, the US Forest Service and using sites like the Old Farmers Almanac https://www.fs.fed.us/fallcolors/2016/index.shtml http://www.almanac.com/ Scenic Drives: the Kancamangus Highway and Route 100 What to see according to state- Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine have the most information Festivals: Planning A Trip to New England- 8.2 million visitors to NewHampshire alone in 2013 “the biggest mistake I think people make is trying to do too much with too little time” Reservations- Hotelscombined.com / www.hotelscombined.com Bed and Breakfast www.bedandbreakfast.com Highland Games- Franconia Notch- https://nhscot.org Columbus Day Weekend Salem MA for Halloween Do’ and Don’ts during Fall Foliage- Yankee Magazine GPS- A Gazeteer if you plan to do backroads- DeLorme – http://tinyurl.com/llc48vu http://photoephemeris.com Hidden Gems- Blacksmith Covered Bridge- which is near the Windsor Cornish Covered Bridge- no road goes to it There is a nice flag- one of 2 Covered Bridges which has an American Flag hanging on it! Beaver Pond- Kinsman Notch-Route 112 – be there at dawn for a Wall Worthy Image Jenne Farm- be sure to buy some Maple Syrup, donate to the box, be RESPECTFUL- iconic POSTCARD IMAGE What’s IN YOUR CAMERA BAG- Canon 80D- 24-105 lens, ImageStabilized. 77mm size- my standard go to – 99 % of my images were shot with this lens 100 macro lens 11-18 wide angle – great for dramatic skies Circular Polarizer 10 stop- the big stopper- for SUNSETS and milky water images http://leefilters.com/index.php/camera/bigstopper Tripod- Jeff’s Fine Art Images: http://tinyurl.com/kweys7p

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