Kiki running on grass turned brown by Color Efex Pro 3 - Nikon D300 Nikkor AF-S 105mm VR micro f/2.8G @ f/2.8 ISO 400 1/800thI really like that Florida is such a green and lush place nearly year round. This, however, means there is a near complete absence of autum colors. At Walsingham Dog Park last weekend, even though it was in the second half of November, all was as green as always. However, as you can see, Kiki is running on brown grass. This transformation was done with just one mouse click.
I really recommend the plugin app Color Efex Pro 3. I have it for Aperture 3 and use its filters on everyone of my photographs. It is very easy to use wiht a list of filters on the left that are applied with a single click. The effects can be modified down to very fine details if desired by using the fine tuning controls on the right column. The "Indian Summer" filter does just one thing - turn greens to browns. So with just the application of that single, simple filter, photographs can have that autumn look to them no matter what time of the year they were shot.
Kiki at Walsingham Dog Park - Nikon D300 Nikkor AF-S 105mm VR micro f/2.8G lens @ f/4 ISO 200 1/500thThe green leaves that make up the bokeh of this shot were made to look like autumn colors once again by applying the "Indian Summer" filter in Color Efex Pro 3. As you can see, Kiki's markings and collar retain their correct colors since none of them included green.