TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. — Bright foliage and beautiful fall weather have created perfect opportunities for photos lately.

The Ithaca Voice asked readers to submit photos of some of their favorite scenes this fall season and this editor’s inbox was filled this weekend (happily) with photos that represent what makes this area so beautiful.

According to the latest fall foliage report for New York, foliage is around peak color, or a little past, in Tompkins County. According to iloveny.org, observers in Tompkins were expecting more than 75% leaf transition by the weekend, with shades of yellow, bright orange, and dark red with pockets of bright red. Readers captured those bright colors along Cayuga Lake, on the waterfront trail, at Taughannock Falls State Park and in local forests.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos!

Enjoy the photos below. If you hover over the image, you’ll see the photographer’s name and where and when it was taken. Clicking any image will bring you to a bigger slideshow (which we recommend).

  • Ithaca Falls on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
    Ithaca Falls on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
  • Beebe Lake on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
    Beebe Lake on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
  • Finger Lakes National Forest on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
    Finger Lakes National Forest on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
  • Finger Lakes National Forest on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
    Finger Lakes National Forest on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
  • Cayuga Trail on Oct. 18. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
    Cayuga Trail on Oct. 18. (Photo by Tomek Falkowski)
  • Along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Linda Byard)
    Along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Linda Byard)
  • Washington Park on Oct. 23. (Photo by Linda Byard)
    Washington Park on Oct. 23. (Photo by Linda Byard)
  • Village of Lansing on Wedgewood Drive. Oct. 13, 2019. (Photo by Linda Byard)
    Village of Lansing on Wedgewood Drive. Oct. 13, 2019. (Photo by Linda Byard)
  • Along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail on Oct. 27. (Photo by Linda Byard)
    Along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail on Oct. 27. (Photo by Linda Byard)
  • Cayuga Lake facing East Shore on Oct. 10, 2019. (Photo by Anne Ledbetter)
    Cayuga Lake facing East Shore on Oct. 10, 2019. (Photo by Anne Ledbetter)
  • Lansing area on a calm Cayuga Lake on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Kathy Eliason)
    Lansing area on a calm Cayuga Lake on Oct. 19, 2019. (Photo by Kathy Eliason)
  • Taughannock Falls on Oct. 25. (Photo by Scott Dawson)
    Taughannock Falls on Oct. 25. (Photo by Scott Dawson)
  • Taughannock Falls on Oct. 25. (Photo by Scott Dawson)
    Taughannock Falls on Oct. 25. (Photo by Scott Dawson)
  • Ithaca on Oct. 23. (Photo by Jory Capetti-Lefebvre)
    Ithaca on Oct. 23. (Photo by Jory Capetti-Lefebvre)
  • Cayuga Lake from Lansing. (Photo by Carolyn Crawford)
    Cayuga Lake from Lansing. (Photo by Carolyn Crawford)
  • Cayuga Lake from Stewart Park on Oct. 23. (Photo by Sandy Cook)
    Cayuga Lake from Stewart Park on Oct. 23. (Photo by Sandy Cook)
  • Taughannock State Park overlook on Oct. 18, 2019. (Photo by Kristin Van Ormer)
    Taughannock State Park overlook on Oct. 18, 2019. (Photo by Kristin Van Ormer)
  • Stewart Avenue above Ithaca Falls on Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Paula Long)
    Stewart Avenue above Ithaca Falls on Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Paula Long)
  • Lower Treman State Park on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Coleen Foley)
    Lower Treman State Park on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Coleen Foley)

Kelsey O'Connor is the managing editor for the Ithaca Voice. Questions? Story tips? Contact her at koconnor@ithacavoice.com and follow her on Twitter @bykelseyoconnor.