CaliforniaFallColor.com has become a go-to site for publications and designers looking for fall color photography.
Photographs contributed to this site this autumn by color spotters Dylan Ren and Daniel Stas were selected by a calendar publisher.
And, San Bernardino County color spotter Alena Nicholas had several of her images chosen to decorate the interiors of San Bernardino County government buildings, because the designer found them on CaliforniaFallColor.com.
That’s not saying we promise contributors that they’ll be published, though that does happen fairly often, because of the visibility of the site.
There seems to be no set pattern why a photograph is chosen, other than that it is colorful, nicely composed and has a subject that the medium, designer or publisher wants.
The calendar designer was looking for fresh water and an autumn scene. San Bernardino County was looking for images of their county that could be enlarged and hung inside county office buildings.
What is common is that the photos were seen here, and they were strong candidates.
We could see the fall color in big bear lake and arrowhead lake?
Lisa, Yes. Peak color is being seen at Lake Arrowhead (also nearby lakes), though Big Bear is lower and peak is about done, there.
Fall color is finally showing in Mendocino County. The fires are contained, the smoke has cleared, the air is clean and it rained last night. The trees are turning bright yellow along the Russian River and the vineyards are turning a golden yellow and rusty red.
That’s great news, Walt. Would love to see your impressions of the vineyards near and around Ukiah, and also where the fire touched areas of potential fall color.