The Colors of Fall: A Celebration of New England's Foliage Season (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Marcy Monkman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This gorgeous collection of photographs celebrates the most colorful time of the year in New England. -- Outdoor Photographer

Product Description

A photographic celebration of the most colorful time of year in New England.

Every autumn, millions of travelers flock to New England for one simple purpose—to look at leaves. During peak foliage, the intensity of color can be breathtaking, the landscape seemingly on fire, muted only by woodsmoke or an early morning wisp of fog. This gorgeous new collection of photographs celebrates this most iconic of New England seasons, when the climate, forests, and topography combine to create some of the most spectacular fall foliage in the world.

Professional photographers Jerry and Marcy Monkman have selected the most stunning shots from their years of photographing New England foliage to create this beautiful, appealing gift book. Appendixes show where to go to view the best foliage. 80 color photographs, 2 maps.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881505420
• ISBN-13: 978-0881505429
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #9 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Travel > United States > New England
  #77 in	Books > Travel > United States > Regions > Northeast > New England

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Souvenir of a Fall Day in New England, October 11, 2003

By	Timothy Kearney (Hull, MA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a book for people who love the fall season in New England. New Hampshire photographers Jerry and Marcy Monkman have masterfully used their cameras to capture the beauty of autumn in this region of the country in their book THE COLORS OF FALL. The two are authors of Appalachian Trail guides to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Arcadia National Park (as a matter of fact, they love Arcadia National park so much, the even named their first child Arcadia). Their knowledge and love of the area is evident in the photos presented in the book. Some of the shots are of familiar places, others are less well known. Many of the photographs contained in this book are grand scenic shots of the mountains in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, or the raging rivers in New Hampshire. Yet they also include close ups of smaller detailed subjects that are often ignored when we make foliage trips. Many of these shots demonstrate the Monkmans mastery of the camera.

Those who have not had the opportunity to visit New England in the fall can take a vicarious trip with this book. For those of us who live in New England, the book gives us the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of this place we call home.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expected More, October 28, 2007

By	C. A. Westphal "travelling for fun" (Chico, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having been to see the New England autumn colors myself, and taken some (amateur) photos, I wanted a compilation of professional photos to remind me of the "oooh" and "aaah" feeling I had. This book had quite a few really nice photos, but I expected a more wide-view show of the variations of color. There were too many close-up photos of rivers & rocks with some colorful leaves; I would've preferred a grander panorama of colorful trees in different stages of the season. There was too few photos of lakes reflecting colors, for example. I wouldn't say I totally regretted buying this book - it was Okay, but it could've been better.