It isn’t usual for me to take “Fall color” pictures. In fact, I can’t think of a time I did other than last year…and that didn’t really count because that was in my front yard.
This year, I felt compelled to try since I never really put forth any effort into capturing the beauty of the season. I drove out to the massive cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. This is the first time I’ve been to a cemetery since I went to Miles Mausoleum in Illinois.
Without further ado, here are a handful of the images I made today:
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor001 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor001.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor002 jeffersonbarracksfallcolor002](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor002.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor003 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor003.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor004 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor004.jpg?resize=400%2C600&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor005 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor005.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor006 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor006.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor007 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor007.jpg?resize=400%2C600&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor008 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor008.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor009 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor009.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor010 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor010.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor011 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor011.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor012 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor012.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
![jeffersonbarracksfallcolor013 Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh](https://i0.wp.com/www.gershphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeffersonbarracksfallcolor013.jpg?resize=700%2C466&ssl=1)
Fall colors at Jefferson Barracks © 2009 Max Gersh
For what it’s worth, I don’t normally do the dutch angle thing (the slanted image in the photo above) but I kind of liked the way this one turned out.
***Please forgive the somewhat heavy JPEG compression. I only realized that I had my compression settings improperly set after I uploaded them all and I don’t feel like going back through them all again.***
Max,
These photos are beautiful! I can feel the damp cool air and the solemnity of Jefferson Barracks in these photos.
Thanks Diane!