Sunday Stroll in the Park

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A beautiful November afternoon full of sunshine and temperatures in the 50’s.  We took Molly for a Sunday stroll in the park and I was able to get a few shots with my Nikon P7000.  Almost all of the leaves have fallen from the trees and most have dried and turned brown.  However, I did find some colorful red maple leaves.

 

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I saw the largest leaf in the creek and wished I was wearing my new Muck Boots.  Then I could take it home and measure just how big it was.  Instead we wandered around and I found another leaf and stood on to get a shot to show just how big they are.  They look like an enormous maple leaf, but I have no idea what kind of tree this is.

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There was one tree that had dropped all of its buttery yellow leaves and they were spread out like a blanket  and covered with the late afternoon shadows.

 

 

 

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As we were leaving the park I took one final image near the hospital of another tree that had dropped many leaves and the sun was shining through cast a lovely warm light.

 

 

 

Below is a gallery of the images from today.  You can click on any one of them to see a larger versions.

 

A Foggy Morning

A foggy morning, I am so looking forward to more of these.  Fog was rare in the Arizona desert and I was only able to photograph it once.  Autumn color has faded and the trees have shed most if not all of their leaves.  This is the time of year that is sometimes described as drab.  For me, the light is even and nature is providing a soft box.

fog-trees-autumn-east-lake-TJB2094The day started with clear skies as I rose at 6 a.m. with the hope of fog as the weather report had stated the night before.  Then a couple of hours later there was dense fog!  I grabbed all my gear and headed out.  I have been visualizing an image for several years and was hoping to finally get that shot.  Unfortunately, that park had little fog.  So on to plan B and another location.  The fog became more dense as I drove closer to my next location.

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With dense fog, some of the “clutter” that would be in some shots was now hidden.  Walking around the lake, I stopped frequently to take in the beauty of the fog.  As I was near making a full circumference, the fog was starting to life and more of what was left of the autumn color could now be seen.

Below is a gallery of images made on this morning of the trees showing the last bit of autumn color.