11.10.11

Reflections/All the Leaves Are Brown

Hmm ... A mashup of The Supremes' Reflections and The Mama's and The Papa's California Dreamin' probably wouldn't sound too bad. But this post is not about that.

Unlike last year, the fall foliage in this area has been pretty darn good. This, coupled with a bit of dry spell making the nearby river smooth as a millpond, has produced some interesting photos.

 

Some very neat reflections here. Top left: The fall colors took on a deeper hue when reflected.
Top right: I like the contrast of the reflection and the colorful growth along the side of the road.
At first glance it could be a mirror image, but a closer look proves otherwise. Bottom left: I flipped
this image to make the tree right-side up. It looks like a very humid day. Bottom right: Same tree, the
next day, several hours earlier. I like the submerged tree truck bisecting the reflection.

 We had a small sweet corn patch this summer. On a particularly interesting cloudy day, I took the
photo on the left. But it was too ... something. I made it black and white (center), but the sepia tone
on the right is the clear winner.

 Studies in yellow and blue. Not a cloud in the sky. Usually I don't like that, but the stark contrasts here really work.

 Jeweltones. The sun shining through the colored leaves give them a stained glass look.

 Two halves of a whole? Not really. Same tree, different angle, but this would look
really neat in a double frame.

A couple vibrantly random shots. 

I really enjoy getting shots of images that look as if two have been spliced together.

There may be more to come. I've some of a foggy day bordering on the surreal.

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