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Fall is right around the corner and change is in the air. This Sugar Maple Leaf is transitioning from green to red to start the change of colors from Fall Foliage.
Last year, we were fortunate to go back and visit Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. This is a border town between Michigan and Ontario. My mother-in-law was born in this town. She did not grow up there, since she was sent to China at the age of 5.
During my first visit to the “Soo”, my wife’s cousins encouraged me to pursue my photography again. I was a professional photographer for a electronic corporate company until it went out of business. Even though my college degree is in Fine Art photography, I assumed it would be too difficult for me to go back to my first love. Interestingly, I fell in love with the fall scenery in this locale. So I wanted to return to not only see the changing colors, but to visit our relatives who encouraged me to do my first photo show and pursue my photography again.
Little did I know 2020 would be a year our family would not be traveling anywhere due to the pandemic. We reside with my senior mother-in-law, so we are extra careful to stay healthy.
I love this leaf with the transitioning colors. It reminds me how life is about transitions. Our world is transitioning with this pandemic, social injustices and issues and the fires which are abundant in the western United States.
This leaf shows me that transitions can produce beauty. This leaf will transition to a pure red color and will be vibrant in appearance.
I am hoping as our lives are in transition, we will also see beauty and a more vibrant era after we endure these difficult times.
Photos teach us to hope in midst of transitions.
We caught the tail end of the Fall Foliage at Washington Park in Denver in late October 2017 but still managed to find some Fall Colors in some of the trees. A lot of the trees lost their leaves but I was glad these did not drop off yet.
It is very fascinating looking at a Maple Leaf close up and seeing the patterns and colors. That is why the Autumn season is my favorite as far as photography. The colors of some of the leaves is unlike any other time of year and the position of the sun creates more dramatic lighting. I love the Fall season.
On a road trip a month ago on 10/13/17 with my buddy, Larry, we were in search of some elusive Red Sugar Maple Leaves and found some in New Hampshire. My timing was a little off as a lot of areas in New Hampshire were past the Fall Foliage Prime as most of the leaves were on the ground.
Absolutely wonderful Fall Foliage at this lake in New Hampshire. It was such a cool sight seeing so many Fall colors in one place. The weather was perfect as I enjoyed photographing the sunset and back-lit Maple leaves a few weeks ago.
I was walking in the woods at Rolling Ridge Conference Center in North Andover, MA, and spotted this fallen Maple leaf that had lodged itself between some tree branches. The sun was low on the horizon and highlighting the leaf on this warm Autumn mid-October afternoon a few weeks ago.
I noticed the changing of the leaves on some of the trees at Rolling Ridge Conference Center in North Andover, MA. The photograph was taken on 10/12/17, and was the beginning of the color changes on some of the trees. I was glad it was sunny this day as it highlighted the leaves and background. It was breezing that day so I had to use a higher shutter speed and be patient as the wind died down.
We went to Denver for our niece’s wedding. As always, I am seeking to find fall foliage scenery to photograph. We rushed in the morning to go to Washington Park to see the trees. It was a wonderful morning with a little remnant of snow left and the bright sun shining in the background of the leaves. The sun highlighted the bright red hues of the leaves to bring out their beauty. My wife was standing on the other side and could not see the brilliant colors because the sun was reflecting off of the leaves. So she was very surprised how the pictures showed off the maple leaves bright red colors, since she did not see the same colors.
