Fall is my absolute favorite time for family portraits.  The light is absolutely beautiful around 4pm, generic and is an amazing warm, golden color.  I shot this family portrait session yesterday in the woods south of Bayfield.  I aimed my Canon 24-70mm directly into the setting sun, and then exposed for the three of them on the side.  It created a gorgeous sun flare, and really shows the warmth of the light at this time of the afternoon in October.  I did a little sharpening in Lightroom 3, added my watermark, and here it is – my new favorite family portrait :).