Picture of the day - October 23, 2008

Fall colors at Roan Mountain State Park

Photo courtesy of Halston Pitman. Roan Mountain comes alive with color twice each year, once in the spring when the magnificent rhododendrons burst into bloom and again in the autumn when the fall foliage turns the mountain and surrounding woodlands into a stunningly colorful mosaic. In today's picture, photographer Halston Pittman managed to capture the autumn beauty of Roan Mountain in all its spectacular glory, and the following is the story behind the image: "This photo was taken on Friday October 17th around 2pm. I was camping with some of my BMW friends and we were enjoying the scenery and driving through thick fog. I noticed as we came out of the fog we were in a clearing that was exceptionally clear. About 1,000 yards down the road was more thick fog. I had to stop the cars, get out and setup for a good capture! I love this shot and it is my first real landscape photography. I normally am always shooting cars or motorsports but I could not pass on this opportunity! The results were more than I could hope for."     --Halston Pitman The camera and settings used to capture this image are as follows: Camera: Canon Rebel XTi Lens: Canon 17-40 f/4L Focal length: 29 mm Shutter speed: 1/30 sec. Aperture: f/11 ISO: 100 You'll find more of Mr. Pitman's wonderful photographs at www.hp-photo.net. You can contact him at halston@hp-photo.net if you would like high resolution copies of his images.   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"