While going through some older work to edit, I found this image from a walk in the woods behind my house. The exposure was made on November 10, 2010, I only have vague memories of it. The fog in the image probably gives a clue as to why I was out wandering, just to see what there is to see. We are fortunate to have a lot of American Beech trees in this area. They hold their leaves long after all the other trees have called it quits for the year, sometimes all winter.
Scenes like this have a particular appeal to me with the simpler color palette versus the explosion of so many colors in Autumn. I think it creates a certain visual stillness and calming effect.
The curving branch lines make a dynamic composition – love the warm tones of the leaves.
Thank you Tom
This was such a warm color you discovered. We no longer have beech trees due to the emerald ash borer beetle which struck them. Our Lake Park looks different without these trees. Enjoy the weekend. Thanks for a lovely post.
Thanks Mary Ann. I didn’t know ash borers hit beech trees. I know our area ash trees were hit hard, but the beech trees seem to be ok. I wonder if habitat they are growing in contributes to the risk?
Absolutely beautiful! Glad you were listening to the muse calling 10 years ago. And, we can eliminate the reason for the walk because of the sunshine.
A beautiful photo, Mark, and for me the fog adds to the image. I agree about the simple color palette. Nice!
Thank you!