Fallen

Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 5 October 2007 in Plants & Nature.

Now its October, the first few leaves are starting to change colour here, just a few here and there at the moment, as its still too warm yet to be called Autumn.

The red coloured leaves in this shot are from an ornamental tree in my garden, not a native of this part of the globe, but a North American tree (can't remember its name) and its leaves change to the most amazing colours from September onwards, and it becomes a true riot of golds and reds and bronze by mid November.

I'll post a few shots of these leaf studies over this weekend

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Comments (16)

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nice close up and lovely colours.

5 Oct 2007 12:14am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Beautiful colours and textures Richard!

5 Oct 2007 1:06am

Rags from Plano, United States

The light had hit the leaves just right. Your image is superb.

5 Oct 2007 2:02am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Yep the autumn is here.. great colors shot, nice composition.

5 Oct 2007 2:07am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Brilliant Autumn colours! Superb composition and lighting, Richard!

5 Oct 2007 2:46am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Brilliant composition and the colours are awesome!

5 Oct 2007 3:29am

KMF from DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

Simple and beautiful

5 Oct 2007 4:35am

Shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Beautiful abstract shot!Lovely colors!Good lighting!

5 Oct 2007 4:41am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Not that the leaves ever really change color down here, but it seems a bit early, even for the Northeast part of the country.

5 Oct 2007 9:05am

@Twelvebit: Your right on it being a bit early, especially here in England - but the red leaves here are from a little ornamental bush from your part of the world, which I planted in my garden about five years ago. The leaves start red in spring, turn green in summer, then go red again from late September onwards. I wish I knew what it was? it also has little edible fruits that grow in clusters - well they seem to be edible - no one whose eaten them has died......

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

The light, the framing, the colours... excellent Richard. Just excellent.

5 Oct 2007 9:06am

Brian from United States

The best Fall picture I've seen this year. Wonderful!

5 Oct 2007 9:22am

@Brian: Thanks. Our native UK trees still think its mid-summer, but the ornamentals and others have started changing colour here. Up here in the damp NW of Europe, we don't really get the amazing Fall colours you see in central europe or the NE US, more its a case of stuff goes yellow brown, it rains loads, then its mulching on the ground in the grey misty air.......

but hey, I'm looking forward to it kicking off in its own way anyway, and these non-native bushes everyone plants in their gardens are lovely anyway