This past fall I spent a lot of time hiking around Round Pond in the Kennebec Highlands.
Round Pond
Category Archives: Kennebec Highlands
Lighter on the trail…
I’m as passionate about hiking as I am about nature photography. My primary camera body is the full-frame Nikon D850, a high resolution (45 megapixels) DSLR that produces incredibly detailed images. Since I like going on hikes anywhere from 2 to 10 hours long, the weight of the D850 becomes a real problem, so I decided to get the Nikon Z50, a very light mirrorless body, along with two incredibly light lenses that will cover virtually any subject I find on the trail.
This shot is one of the first I made with “Z,” and I’m very pleased with the quality. Seems there are a lot of mushrooms popping up early this year. The unusual, amoeba-like shape of this one caught my eye as I was hiking around the stream on the Sanders Hill loop in the Kennebec Highlands.
Likin’ the Lichen
Fall’s a good time to look down! The saturated yellows, greens, oranges, and browns are a photographer’s dream — especially after a rainy day.
Fall Stream
Foliage reflecting in a stream in the Kennebec Highlands.
Spin
Spin in Maine’s Kennebec Highlands, not Washington!
Last Color
Beech branches turning brown before winter reach across the trail.
Reflections
The sky and fall foliage reflects in a stream in the Kennebec Highlands.
Caught in the Stream
Fallen oak leaves stuck in a cascade off the Sanders Loop trail in the Kennebec Highlands. Frequent rainfall has led to streams flowing over the trail.
Spinning in Circles
Fallen leaves in a stream in the Kennebec Highlands caught in the current and spinning in circles. Kind of like our government.
Waterfall Detail
After this year’s snow melt and a recent driving rain, the water level was high in this stream in the Kennebec Highlands.
light on the trail 