Birch Ridge Inn
Killington Vermontt
August 30, 2006

Birch Ridge Inn
Killington Vermontt
August 30, 2006

We still have a few more days of summer left at Killington, but Mary and I are starting the process of figuring out the best picture spots around the inn for the "Fall Foliage Picture of the Day". Sometime around the middle of next month, we will change the "Flower of the Day" picture to focus in on the changing colors of the trees around the inn.

The whole process of finding the right spot for the fall foliage picture is actually harder than it seems. For instance, do we just shot one spot, like last winters snow stake? or do we take shots of different scenes around the inn, like the flower gallery? Then there are the main actors in the tableau of nature that is fall foliage season...the trees!

Around the inn, there are trees that change color early. The birch tree in the driveway I showed in the last blog entry is an example. Some of the poplar and oak trees around the inn are slow to change. That would not represent what is going on around Killington.

So today, we spent some time outside, walking around the inn, trying to frame some pictures and guessing where a good spot would be to keep a running record of the progress of fall foliage. We have a little more work to do..for instance, what time of day should we shoot the picture and how will it effect the lighting.. before we decide on the spot. In the process, we are adding to our photo library of scenes around the inn, and getting out in the fresh air. And that is always a good thing.