Fall Foliage and Reflecting on Fall

Fall Foliage

So this past weekend, I picked up the camera, drove out to a local park, and wiled away time snapping the reds, oranges, and yellows of autumn.

Looking for new angles. Playing with light and shadows. Testing out various exposures. Using the color photography tips I previously shared.

As we’d round a corner or look at the same scene from a new vantage point, oohs and aahs would escape us. While spring – the rebirth of life – remains my favorite season, autumn never fails to disappoint in terms of spectacular displays of vibrant colors.

And with it comes new reflection points.

I see fall as a transition into more unstable times, times when family remains higher priority and faith safely guides you through the dark troughs of upcoming winter.

A metaphor for finally severing a 11-year old relationship with a corporate career. It is scary. As you see the bright greens of summer (in essence, steady money) turn those bright reds and oranges of instability in just 5 days, you can only leap out in faith knowing that winter is the time to incubate, create, and nurture one’s creativity.

And spring is the time to watch those visions blossom so beautifully.

You can check out a few low resolution foliage shots here – Fall Foliage Gallery.

Shot with Nikon D300

~ by geotraveler on October 26, 2009.

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10 Responses to “Fall Foliage and Reflecting on Fall”

  1. oh…. u should see my ride to school! it’s crazy. we should do a saturday morning ride… u up for it?

    dami said this on October 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm | Reply

  2. Congrats on your new journey! It’s scary but there is so much adventure ahead of you.

    Fly Girl said this on October 27, 2009 at 12:13 am | Reply

  3. Love the pix ;-p, we need to get out, or this fall will be a waste!!!

    drew said this on October 27, 2009 at 3:25 pm | Reply

  4. Fly Girl – Many thanks!

    Drew – We should go one of these weekends. The leaves are falling fast.

    geotraveler said this on October 27, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Reply

  5. Best wishes for the journey ahead. :)

    Adrienne said this on October 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm | Reply

  6. Adrienne – Same to you as well. Congrats on your exciting news!

    geotraveler said this on October 28, 2009 at 3:15 pm | Reply

  7. Congrats Lola!!! I remember this time last year we were talking about that :) Time flies. Giving you a buzz back this weekend finally!! And its’ Fotoweek in DC maybe we catch one of the events together if you’re in town!

    Lily said this on October 29, 2009 at 3:00 am | Reply

  8. Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year!

    Erica Johansson said this on November 10, 2009 at 5:57 pm | Reply

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