{"id":6214,"date":"2018-10-17T07:09:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2018-10-17T07:09:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:09:11","slug":"bismarck-mandan-area-has-the-best-autumn-colors-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6214","title":{"rendered":"Bismarck-Mandan area has the best autumn colors (Part 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sadly, this autumn has been brief, cold, and gray&#8230;and I&#8217;ve been way too busy to get out. But last year was perhaps the best photo fall I&#8217;ve ever had. Worth reposting. Six posts in all, I believe. Here&#8217;s the fifth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_52598-600_hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_52598-600_hdr-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_52598-600_hdr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_52598-600_hdr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_52598-600_hdr-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>What can I say, I like old farm stuff. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s due to some nascent feeling that I missed out as a city kid&#8230;more likely it&#8217;s a by-product of beginning to feel my own age.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/cabin_dji_0470-4_hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/cabin_dji_0470-4_hdr-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/cabin_dji_0470-4_hdr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/cabin_dji_0470-4_hdr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/cabin_dji_0470-4_hdr-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>This was a &#8220;bucket list&#8221; photo. I&#8217;ve wanted to get this shot for over ten years. FINALLY. Nice hill, nice sky, nice old cabin&#8230;and beautiful autumn leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fallen_farm_dji_0555-9_hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fallen_farm_dji_0555-9_hdr-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fallen_farm_dji_0555-9_hdr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fallen_farm_dji_0555-9_hdr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fallen_farm_dji_0555-9_hdr-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>The tree on the left lost its leaves very early. The ones growing out of this old stone structure, however, put on a brilliant display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/barn_dji_0590-4_hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/barn_dji_0590-4_hdr-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/barn_dji_0590-4_hdr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/barn_dji_0590-4_hdr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/barn_dji_0590-4_hdr-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Having dramatic skies to work with doesn&#8217;t hurt, either. The skies on this day alternated from unfavorable to fantastic all day long, from before sunrise until after sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_dji_0720-4_hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_dji_0720-4_hdr-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_dji_0720-4_hdr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_dji_0720-4_hdr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2017\/10\/fall_colors_dji_0720-4_hdr-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Gold and green on the branches, red and brown on the buttes. I love these hills, they make for a great backdrop no matter what the season.<\/p>\n<p>No, I&#8217;m not done yet. This has been my most productive autumn photo season yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, this autumn has been brief, cold, and gray&#8230;and I&#8217;ve been way too busy to get out. But last year was perhaps the best photo fall I&#8217;ve ever had. Worth reposting. Six posts in all, I believe. 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