Season changes. Images reflect. The bold blue sky, direct sunlight, clear air, long and dark shadows. Forays into the hills, mountains, lakes, streams in celebration. A joyous time of year.
My favorite combination is to photograph before sunrise and through that magic moment, fly fish for trout late morning and early afternoon, then behind the camera for evenings softness and final rest. A simple supper on the camp stove, warm sleeping bag and whispering creek for sleep.
Early color change at the high elevations:
lower falls, yellowstone creek, graveyard fields, around 6000′. A good flow from recent rains.
Yellowstone Creek above the falls. Early color in the leaves.
Salem Lake, close to home, provides many enjoyable moments. Photography, bicycling, walking, bird watching. Always a nice place. These images along the shoreline early morning told me about the new season.
Still mostly green, a little yellow, ripples on the lake from cool Autumn breeze. Waiting its turn to perform.
A little further along, half and half, complementary.
Reflections and ducks
Simple “weeds” in the water, beautifully delicate, individual.
Reflected in the still water. Making a statement.
One of my favorites, just along the bank, different stages of life. Some past, some new . All reflected echoing their beauty.
Perhaps the most prized of the days walk along the shoreline. The light just caught this old snag with its coat of lush moss. Still green leaves but signs of change in the floating leaves.
I tend to favor simple images, perhaps overlooked by casual passers by, unique in their moment of beauty, often ephemeral. I found it interesting that my initial walk led to many exciting images but on the return my focus was elsewhere and I saw hardly any. How we look determines what we see.