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Taken by rotating camera while shooting the ground.

Sheffield Park Gardens

The historic Franklin Cider Mill in Franklin, Michigan(named after Ben Franklin) had been owned by the same family for generations and is on the Pure Michigan attraction list for the date of Michigan

A Couple checking out the view on a foggy autumn day in Niagara Falls, NY

Wear your eyes as dark as night
Paint your face with what you like
Wear your love like it is made of hate
Born to destroy: born to create

Just going through all my photos that I took recently and discovered a whole bunch of Autumn photographs that I had never even edited.

The leaves are still changing color here...it's feeling more and more like Christmas is on the way :)

This gate made me want to know what was up the road. I am sure it is something wonderful but alas, I will never know. I am pretty sure I had my picture taken too as there were surveillance cameras there.

"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. California Black Oak leaf located the the Big Stump Trail in Kings Canyon National Park.

My yellow submission

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An "orchard of gold" from the Central Valley of California. The photo was taken between the towns of Sanger and Reedley which are located in Fresno County. Agriculture is the main industry of the Central Valley and stands in stark contrast to the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2014, Fresno County surpassed $7 Billion mark in gross value of all agricultural based commodities. Almonds, grapes, poultry and milk lead the agricultural values. In total Fresno County is home to 1.88 million acres of fertile farmland. Not only are the orchards beautiful during the fall, but are in full bloom during the spring.

The last few leaves remain,
stubborn, clinging, lifeless.

But their beauty does not wane.

f4 lensbaby autumn love

Autumn in her final stage...

A fallen log blends in with the wild landscape in Washington Gulch near Crested Butte, Colorado.

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I have always loved poppies of every variety.

Two shot stack.

I love flowering weeds.

Playing around with my diopter on my 250mm

As a passenger in a vehicle.

This tree is AMAZING. Even in the spring when it is green, it is just incredible.

Because I needed an non BW version of this image

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Found these pretty little leaves basking in the sunlight and dancing in the bokeh...they were just begging to be shot ;)
Lensbaby Sweet 35 f/2.8

The Snapdragons still bloom in our yard even thought we have had some frost.

The Swamp in Geneva Alabama

I spy gourds in a candy and guess what...they're orange!

Early in September, before the fall colors really got going, I found this one tree with some color on it. This was a place called Lower Lewis Falls, in Washington. I had seen a lot of images from this place, and wanted to try for something a bit different.

I've posted this one before its so apropos for the photo assignment.

The little home made sign that points the way, in the middle of almost nowhere.

This way. I'll show you.

Trapped in perpetual motion,
frozen in time.

Rural Life, Shifted.

Scotney castle in the autumn

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This house can be found in historical Occuquan, VA. Made me think of Hansel & Gretal.

This is a Beehive Kiln in Occuquan, VA. This was one of eight that were used in the Lorton Reformatory which housed the Women Suffrage inmates.

Totally fascinated with the ancient forest in Wales lately.

Well I've been snapping away at a certain location in Wales for some time now, as the trees turn colour and the leaves start to fall. I think that this forest is putting on a beautiful display.

cuties

...would not be as sweet.

It's the little things in life.

Surrounded in fallen leaves
Sodden underfoot.
No crisp, no crunch,
as is the norm here in the rainy season...

All is right with the world

same same same, so different

F2.8 same shot same place as the other all I changed was the lens

Back road songs this misty morn
The day has fall begun
troddin soddin rained on leaves

Evening sunset

A lovely evening with the setting sun.

Stalking the garden again...yes, that's me...the one crawling around in your yard with the camera ;)
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It was a bit 'meh' when I went for a wander this morning around the Durdham Downs, a park near me. It was thick with cloud, a bit foggy and my feet got soaked because I had the wrong shoes on and the grass underfoot was wet from rain and dew. As I resigned myself to the fact I would not get another chance to try and capture the wonder of the trees in Autumn before the leaves disappeared, the sun put his hat on very briefly. :)

One of the small East River tributaries trickles past Gothic Mountain near Crested Butte, Colorado.

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I like to drive around my little area looking for interesting photo opportunities. I found this tree in front of a house out in the country and probably spent 10 minutes shooting the leaves, which were so beautifully interesting to me. This photograph has a fuzzy socks, warm coco, curl up on the couch with a good movie kind of feeling to me.
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I was on a mission today to find some spooky trees and as I walked down this path, I noticed so much in regards to the vibrant colours amongst the bare trees and felt it was a contradiction of sorts.

The way this huge limb had fallen away from the tree and in the manner in which it rested, struck as it was a portal into another dimension, time or place.

Tinto 1884 lens. CType plate films.

I just love using the Hipstamatic app when I'm shooting nature. Today, I chose Tinto 1884 lens with D Type plate film (which is monochrome) and C Type plate film (the colourised version) to replicate an old film effect similar to tin type. There's a fabulous blur/bokeh effect and I felt it to the perfect choice for creating eerie and spooky images.

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A leafy carpet lay upon the path of which I walk.

Golden hour enriches the last of autumn colour

A bit slow but, my first ever bench. :)

Saturday 24th October 2015, Isle of Man.

Saturday 24th October, Isle of Man

Saturday 24th Oct Isle of Man

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From Last Dollar Road looking towards the San Joquin Range, the area around Telluride explodes with fall colors.

Have been making Golden Rocky Mountain road trips over last several years. This is from the longer gravel road entrance to North Clear Creek Falls at the Rio Grande headwaters area. The bluff in the background is of volcanic origins and a similar stratum creates the vertical drop for the nearby falls. some post work to compensate for midday bright sun, also, used a low ISO and polarizing filter to start compensation.

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This stream is a splash of gold amid high mountain sage and grass prairies at north end of Silver Thread Scenic Byway, outside Gunnison, CO.

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When you're off the map and off the grid, little signs and arrows are especially important for navigation. In this case, a small sign pointing us to our designated route had been plastered with various stickers, causing me to miss a crucial turn.

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Aspens quietly stand vigil over a mountain pass outside Telluride, Colorado.

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I gave this tunnel of trees a very dark edit by increasing the contrast and shadows whilst decreasing highlights and brightness to create the feel of walking down an eerie path.

Pull up a chair and grab a cup...it's Halloween Tea Party Time!

The geese take a stopover on their flight south. A little stop I make often to record the change in season.

The last of the cat tails giving way to the cool nights.

This capture of the vivid colouring started my day off with a bang!

Birthday photo session with a 4 year old. She is terrified of the camera, so I started the session discretely following her around capturing candids.

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I as a photographer (artist) I like to take many photos - family, landscape, animals ect. I also like to take some of my ideas that float around in my mind also...I just thought I would share this one being that it is fall and Halloween will be here soon enough. Hope you all like what you see...

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

I was finally able to make it up to New England during the fall. Unfortunately, they hadn't had their cold snap yet. Thank goodness, my son was able to drive me an hour north of Boston, near the border of New Hampshire. A beautiful treat, yet, patchy in fall foliage. I still feel blessed to have captured this. Makes me want more!

For a little project, ended up LOVING it.

Savannah is such a bright and naturally curious little girl! She was repeating words and gestures during the shoot. Her mother said that she studies people.

Inviting is it not?

Not a set up shot at all, just something I noticed. :)

There's a song by Billy Talent that in so many ways speaks to me of the town in which I live.
Sometimes it's so beautiful, but it's such a sad little place.

Empty playgrounds,
Always an eerie sight,
Echos of squealing children,
ghosts of fun had in summer sunlight
travelling through the autumn mists

This was extremely hard to capture. Up in a small tree above my head on an overcast misty day... Testing my limits indeed.
Two shot stack.

reviewing some old images

Going through my photos from yesterday, this one stood out to me. I converted to black and white. Im very happy with the results!

Another shot from my photo shoot on Saturday. Well chuffed with results!

Fall colors surround East Beckwith Mountain from Kebler Pass, Colorado.

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.... I want so badly to like this, but I dont. Perhaps in black and white...

Steps, tread, prints, shoes
we all leave some kind or another
Show where we have been
but not ever where we will go
Even silent steps on dry ground,
Leaves a mark of some kind.

|But even with a regular lens I am a little wierd. :P

These little yellow fish can be seen around almost every manhole in town. The local elementary schools all cut out fish and painted them onto the streets to label the drains that lead out to fresh water where the salmon run. Least that's what I heard. Each and every one is different from the next.

Turns out I can still use my regular lens :P

Spin the breeze, this dizzy leaf
Reflecting the sun in circles

Aspens line the 4x4 trail on the way to Emerald Lake, near Crested Butte, Colorado.


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Sheer boredom has forced me to don my hat, coat and boots and brave the deluge
Went out and collected and assortment of Autumn bounty, set up on the bedroom floor
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Littered the ground, these sun drenched crunching leaves
cozy next to that picket fence,
Wading through them like sprinklers in the summertime
Brings home all that childhood wonder

I visited an old Cider Mill today. Great day to go. Not too crowded, sunny but not too hot and the sweat bees weren't too active. Like I said, a great do to go. The river flows behind the Cider Mill with a well worn footpath. Home to many ducks who are used to human presence and will venture close enough to see if there's a piece of a donut being offered.

What is up, must come down.

Pollen dusted and abandoned,
Vacated, populated only by the breeze
This pollen will long outlast me.

The Ruby Range's features lit by the morning sun and reflected in Lake Irwin, Colorado.

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