Fall in My Neighborhood
November 12, 2023
Fall color seemed to fade quickly this year where I live. But I was able to catch some of it before it went away.
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November 12, 2023
Fall color seemed to fade quickly this year where I live. But I was able to catch some of it before it went away.
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Romancing Reality 
I was thinking the same thing recently — how it came and went so seemingly fast. I think there should be a rule – if Autumn is going to be for 3 months, we should have autumn colors for 3 months! 🙂
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November 12, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Absolutely. Let’s start a petition.
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November 12, 2023 at 9:42 PM
The somewhat dark clouds in pictures #1 and #17 contrast nicely with the bright colors of the leaves, as does the blue of the water in #5. Picture #3 appears to show goldenrod across the bottom and sumacs across the middle. Sorry the colors didn’t last longer for you this year.
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November 12, 2023 at 9:32 PM
We’ve had a lot of somewhat dark clouds around here lately. They’re gearing up to become really dark clouds that won’t leave us until maybe June. I’m only exaggerating a little. That is indeed goldenrod in #3. Ours is all fuzzy tan color now. You can see it in #6, too. Thanks for your sympathy, Steve.
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November 12, 2023 at 9:55 PM
I was caught by the first shot in this series but you saved the best for last. Outstanding shot, Linda. Now I’m looking forward to winter!
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November 12, 2023 at 10:05 PM
I’m so glad you liked that last one, Ken. I wondered if it looked too fake. It isn’t. The tree was being blasted by late-afternoon sun and really looked like that. I could hardly believe it. When we have snow in winter, I can usually find something interesting to photograph. Without snow, though, I will have to try a lot harder. Are you really looking forward to winter? Good for you.
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November 12, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Fine autumn-set, Linda! Fav is nr12, with it’s ‘gradient from green to red.
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November 13, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Thanks, Harrie. I friend said she thought I should photograph one of the nearby burning bushes (Euonymus alatus), but all its leaves were red, and I found it boring. A few days later I saw this bush, which still had some green leaves and was not boring. Now I can’t remember which friend wanted me to photograph the bush . . .
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November 13, 2023 at 8:06 PM
Wonderful shots of fall …. THANK YOU!
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November 13, 2023 at 8:30 AM
You’re welcome, Anonymous. I’m pleased you like these.
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November 13, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Lovely shots of a moment in our calendar. The asters are especially vivid. In CT, It is the yellow Ginko leaves that are making a seasonal statement this week. Thank you!
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November 13, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Thanks, Kathy. There weren’t many of these New England asters left when I photographed this one. Had to do it. It will be a long time before I see them in person again. I think all our ginkos have dumped their leaves; funny how they do that all at once.
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November 13, 2023 at 8:09 PM
A wonderful set of images. It’s hard to pick a favourite because in each there is plenty to enjoy. Having said that No.3 works beautifully. The composition, the colours and the layers are all a real treat for the eyes. Great work 🙂👍
🌿🪴🌳🍃🍂✨📷✨🍂🍃🌳🪴🌿
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November 13, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Thank you, P.C. I fussed a lot with #3 in Lightroom, and I’m not sure I did that sumac as much justice as it deserves. The late-afternoon sun was picking out those leaves really nicely. It was very windy; maybe the wind affected my attraction to them and maybe my slight disappointment is because you can’t see the wind in this still photo. Wish I’d taken a video.
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November 13, 2023 at 8:11 PM
To my eye it looks great but then again I wasn’t there!😀
The memory of your experience, stirred when you see the photo is what matters.
It’s why I value so much the experience of being out with my camera. The photos don’t capture the wind, the temperatures, the smells or sounds but they can help bring those memories vividly to life.
I know I’ve taken photographs of sunrises which look warm and inviting yet the reality was my hands and face might have been numb with the freezing chill of the early morning air. Being out with a camera can heighten our senses to all of our surroundings and experiences. Those things are often the unspoken bits of photography. The viewers experience will never be the same as that of the photographer. Ahhhh the joys of photography…. ✨📷✨🙂
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November 14, 2023 at 7:58 AM
I love this, P.C.: “Being out with a camera can heighten our senses to all of our surroundings and experiences.“ Right! I think being in the moment figures in. When we’re out with the camera, we aren’t doing anything else. Thanks for your thoughtful comment.
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November 14, 2023 at 9:02 PM
It’s fun to see what fall color does in various places – and to see a few old favorites, even if the names are fading from memory. The rose hips (?) by the lake are very pretty. #6 is composed beautifully. I love it when leaves do what they’re doing in #8. That’s Solomon’s Seal or a relative of it, I think. The feeling of wind blowing in #9 is so clear and yet it’s a very simple image – lovely! #12 looks like Euonymus – Burning bush – used to be planted in so many yards back east but I don’t see it much here. Always amazing. I love #13 & 14 together – they may be my favorites. Thanks for including the asters, though – what a nice counterpoint that purple adds, especially right after the foxtail grasses, if that’s what they’re called. I don’t know, sounds good, right? 😉 Thank you for sharing ordinary pleasures, Linda. 🙂
I enjoyed PC’s words about being outside with a camera, too. I often think about the impact of so much other sensory data that the camera can’t catch. Your reply points up the difficulty of photographing while walking with other people. 🙂
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November 15, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Yes, I think they are rose hips, too. I’m glad you like #6. The perspective seems a bit odd to me, but that was the only way I could get all the yellow leaves in the frame. I think there is more than one plant there. Yes, David says Solomon’s seal, too, which is what I guessed as well. I don’t think I’d ever seen leaves shred that way. I had to take #9 at a fast shutter speed (1/400th of a second) because the wind really was strong. Right again about burning bush. I just learned that it’s invasive 😦 . Ah, yes, #s 13 and 14: I can’t resist birch trees with very few leaves left on them. And yes again: foxtail grass. Those were the very last of the New England asters; most were gone already. Thanks as always, Lynn, for your generous comments.
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November 18, 2023 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes an odd perspective is OK – I see what you mean but I like it.
There’s a plant here (usually at higher altitudes though) with parallel-veined leaves that shred like that in fall – Veratrum viride.
I laugh about the fast shutter speed with wind – it sure worked well! I often give up because my camera’s sensor can make too much noise with really fast shutter speeds unless it’s super bright. This is one reason why I do ICM. 🙂
The birch branches & twigs make such nice traceries, like an ink drawing.
I love seeing wildflowers hold on well into fall, even winter sometimes. Or roses – I remember some in NYC planted in sheltered spots that would be blooming at Thanksgiving. So poignant, right?
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November 19, 2023 at 11:53 AM
It’s too bad that you can’t use a fast shutter speed when you want to. My noise problem occurs when I use high ISOs. I do ICM when I have the camera and am not the one driving. Also, when I can’t find a composition, and sometimes because it’s just so much fun. I agree about the birch branches and twigs. My neighbors had a blooming rose on their rose bush well in to December last year. Yes, poignant.
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November 19, 2023 at 7:11 PM