

For digital there is really only one filter to bring along for great fall foliage pictures - a polarizer. A polarizer creates dramatic fall foliage pictures by darkening the sky, increasing contrast and deepening colors. Most other filter effects such as, enhancing reds and oranges, sepia and graduated effects can be easily created in Photoshop.
For film there a few filters that can add drama and effect if you don't plan on scanning in and working digitally. First, a polarizer offers all the benefits described above. A second type of filter is an enhancing filter which does just what the name implies - enhances - especially the bright primary colors of autumn (reds, oranges and browns). A third filter to consider is a Sepia filter, although often associated with monochromatic images they can be used to add warmth and an old time feeling to your foliage pictures. A fourth filter is a Color / Neutral Graduated filter which utilizes a color (or gray) that gradually diminishes from dark to light across the filter. These filters are often used to deepen the sky or to balance the exposure between foreground and background. Tobacco grads bring a warm and dramatic feeling to skies, especially at sunset. These filters come in a variety of colored tints as well as neutrals.
New Jersey
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mid to late Oct
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Connecticut
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Late Sep - mid Oct
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Maine
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Early Sep - mid Oct
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Massachusetts
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October
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New Hampshire
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Late Sep - mid Oct
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New York
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Late Sep - late Oct
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Pennsylvania
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Early Oct
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Vermont
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Early Sep-Late Oct
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Virginia
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Sep - Late Nov
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Delaware
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Late Oct
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Maryland
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Late Sep Late Oct
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Rhode Island
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Late Sep - mid Oct
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