The later fall is an ideal time to visit many popular places, particularly in the south. The crowds are gone and the daytime temperatures are not blisteringly hot. The weather is a lot less predictable, but that adds to the excitement when things fall into place.
Zion NP in November, sunrise at the Towers of the Virgin. Yesterday it was in the upper 70's and sunny, today it's cloudy, windy and cold (tomorrow it will snow). As the wind blows the clouds around the sun briefly illuminates a small spot, then it clouds up, then another spot, then clouds up again. I noticed that in addition to our group there were a dozen or so other photographers (2 with view cameras), all set up, all hoping for some magic... nobody really expecting it though.
The first shot above is of The Towers, interesting on a cloudy morning. The second is the mountains and clouds behind us. Then the sun shone through, turning the Towers golden for just a few seconds. It was so sudden and for so brief a time I'm not certain that everyone there that morning was as lucky as I was. This was the only sun I saw all morning, what a great time for it.
I always carried the DP1 and usually the xPan. This morning I was confused about lens choice so I also carried a Nikon DSLR with a couple of lenses. I was lucky that I had the DP1 on the tripod. The 1 shot I took with the Nikon (while the DP1 processed) just wasn't the same.
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