Fall Colors in the Atchafalaya

Vibrant colors flourish in the swamps and bayous of the Atchafalaya, reaching their peak intensity in November. The Spanish moss takes on a silvery hue as it begins to change, while the striking reds and oranges of the cypress trees create a stunning contrast. With the addition of marsh marigolds and hyacinths, the landscape is transformed.

The Sun breaks over the horizon in a cast of orange over the swamps of the Atchafalaya as mist rises from the swamp. Trees in the foreground are in silhouette, covered in and hanging in Spanish moss.
An arch of cypress trees frames a scene of cypress trees in the distance. The arch, covered in fall colors and Spanish moss creates a compelling mass of color
A lake in blue skies and reflections of Cypress trees in the Atchafalaya
A large cypress tree in daylight with blue skies and reflections. the tree is covered in red and orange leaves of the fall colors
In the foreground, a large silver-barked cypress stands on the left side of the frame, and as you look past it, you see more trees in the distance.
Deep in the cypress tree swamps, the light turns to blue, and a dash of light hits a fall-colored branch of a cypress covered in Spanish moss.
A night heron stands on a branch of a cypress tree in full fall colors
Morning orange glow swaths the cypress swamps that have huge lily pads
Cypress trees in the foreground lead into a sunlit view of the swamps in the distance
A string of coots paddles across a swamp in the cypress swamps
Pie-billed grebe in water of the Louisiana swamps
Orange lit sun strikes grasses and vegetation in a cypress swamp
A blaze of light crosses the silhouetted cypress trees in a swamp
Cypress stumps sit in the mist and water of a swamp logged in the 1920's
A cypress knee in the foreground is silhouetted in orange light
An anhinga bird stretching in the breeze atop a cypress branch deep in the swamp
The sun has set, and orange light still bathes the sky in orange and purple, with cypress trees in the foreground in Silhouette
Blue hour over Lake Fausse, in the foreground, you see silhouetted cypress trees.
A spectacular orange sunrise over lake Fausse
Pink and Blue light bathes lake Fausse cypress trees in the lake
An orange band of sunrise light blazes into a deep blue sky of clouds in lake Fausse
Sun breaks the horizon in Lake Fausse with blue sky at the top of the frame in a cypress stand
Orange and blue sky meet in an aqua color sky with orange and red cypress leaves.
Open water on Lake Fausse with a large cypress tree on the right side in fall colors
Blue sky overwhelms the orange sunrise with a single cypress in lake fausse
A single cypress tree stands in Lake Fausse with blue sky and puffy white clouds in the sky
A bare old cypress tree bathed in silver bordered by cypress on either side
Two old cypresses without leaves in silver light bordered by cypresses on either side of Lake Fausse
Dry fall shows the low water line a cypress tree on a grass island
Sunset in Henderson swamp with a stand of cypress in the distance with Blue skies and orange light from the sun
Henderson sunset of blue and gold rimmed clouds in the sky and cypress trees in the background
The mist covers the base of cypress trees on Lake Fausse as the sun rises above the shore treeline.
A single majestic cypress tree stands in Lake Fausse with pale blue ski in the background
Reflections of cypress trees in Lake Martin with cold blue skies
Lower water in Henderson swamp, tree stumps poking out of the water and sun setting in the background