Fall Tree

This is a tree I photograph every Autumn since the 1970's in my town. Taken with a Minolta XD11 and Kodak Kodachrome 25 film. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodachrome 25 Date: October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

This is a tree at the edge of my town that I photograph each Autumn when the leaves turn. This was the first time I shot it, back in 1979. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodachrome 25 Date: October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Kodachrome Fall Tree 1979 09ff

This is what my Fall tree looked like the very first year I shot it in 1979. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodachrome 25 Date: October 1979 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 DC-G 14jf XD11 Kodachrome Fall Tree 1979 10gf

I took the shot of my annual Fall tree a little late this year, but you can see what the shape of the tree was back when I started shooting it. At that point in time, I didn't realize that I would end up shooting it this time of year into another century. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodachrome 25 Date: October 1981 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Kodachrome 1981 Fall Tree 05df

This is what my Fall tree looked like back in 1982. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor II 100 Date: October 1982 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 1982 KSF 5075 18ef

This is what my annual Fall tree looked like one afternoon when I took it back in 1985. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 Date: October 1985 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Semi Wreck 1985 Kodacolor VR100 0of

This is what my Fall tree looked 30 years ago - in October 1987.

Another view of my annual Fall tree from 1988. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 Date: October 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 3M Pinewood-1 0gf

A view of my annual Fall tree taken on an overcast October afternoon in 1989. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 Date: October 16th, 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Shawnee 1989 3M 04hf

Another view of my annual Fall tree from 1990. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 Date: October 22nd, 1990 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 1990 3M 06ff

My annual Fall tree from 1991. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 Date: October 1991 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta 3M Speakeazy Practice Room Fall Tree 1991 18hf

My first annual Fall tree picture taken with Kodak Gold 100 film. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 Date: October 1992 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 1992 Kodak Gold 100-3 14if

The tree I photograph every Autumn when the leaves turn. It is at the edge of my town. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 Date: October 21st, 1993 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Gold 100 Shawnee1993 03-2jf

Fall leaves, taken on October 21st, 1993. Shot using my Minolta XD11 and Kodak Gold 100 film. XD11 Gold 100 10-21-93 04ff

Every Fall, I take a picture of this tree at the edge of my town. This was what it looked like on October 14th, 1994. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: "O" 1/100th of a sec. Date: October 14th, 1994 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 1994-1 Kodak Gold 100-3 13hf

Any day now, my Fall tree will be in the prime condition to take my annual picture. I photograph this same tree at the edge of my town every year when the leaves turn, and have been doing it since the 1970s. This is what it looked like in 1995. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 ASA 35mm Date: October 20th, 1995 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta 1995 Kodak Gold 100-5 04if

Every Fall, I take a picture of this tree at the end of town. This was what it looked like on October 10th, 1996. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: "O" 1/100th of a sec. Date: October 10th, 1996 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. 1996 Kodak Gold 100-5 0if

This is what my Fall tree looked like 20 years ago - on November 1st, 1997.