Seasonal Palette
I was struck by the bleached out look of the ferns along the same trail where they are so strikingly green in the early spring.
Yet — on the quintessentially autumn day, with its dapples of sunlight and its breezes making all the foliage dance — they are just as beautiful as they were in spring.
Fall’s color palette is a little different, richer in reds and browns. Whether it’s dead leaves or fresh winterberries, there are plenty of accents.
It’s always interesting to me that my initial impression of perfection — perfect red berries — shows flaws when I look at it through the camera: dead leaves, little spots on the berries, strands of spider web.
Maybe flawlessness doesn’t have much to do with beauty. It’s all around us, all the time.
3 Comments
Margaret Mollick
I really love these notes – It is like a walk in the woods – and your comments are insightful. Thank you.
GretchenJoanna
I wonder what makes the fern whiten up like that….
I was looking at your photos of deer from the end of Sept – they are just beautiful – I’ve never seen such clear and luscious pictures of deer.
Janet
Thank you! I’ve never had one walk up to me like that…