Fallen leaves accumulate at the edge of a parking lot.
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The Litter Layer
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Sun Through Autumn Leaves
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Staghorn Sumac
It is difficult to pick a favorite tree for bright fall colors, but the Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) is certainly one of the champions for brightness and variety. It is sometimes confused with the invasive Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), also known as Pittsburgh Palm or Tree from Hell; but fall quickly distinguishes them. The leaves of Tree of Heaven just turn sickly yellow, or drop before they turn any color at all. Staghorn Sumac is a native, and like most Northeastern trees it seems to take pride in its autumnal display.
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Leaves on the Sidewalk
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Boston Ivy in Fall Color
A close relative of Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) shares the Parthenocissus habit of erupting in bright colors in the fall. These vines were growing on the stone wall along the railroad at the back of the South Side.
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Virginia Creeper in Fall Color
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) in its autumnal red.
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North Park Lake
Two views of the lake in North Park as fall colors begin to show.
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Fall Colors in the City
Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) begins to show its autumn color, and its little inedible grapes, on a garage wall in an alley on the South Side.
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Fall in the Cemetery
An experiment in HDR photography: this photo of the Robert Pitcairn mausoleum in the Homewood Cemetery is made from three separate exposures. It’s okay. It’s probably not much better than the result that could be got by manipulating one of the three pictures in the series.
Fall is old Pa Pitt’s favorite time to take pictures in cemeteries, and right now his Pittsburgh Cemeteries site is full of fall color.
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An Autumn Stroll in Seldom Seen
Today old Pa Pitt wandered along the Saw Mill Run in Seldom Seen and set himself a challenge: to take pictures that could be published straight from the camera without any editing at all.
