Holding On
For the first time in several years I was able to be outside hiking and photographing many days during the Autumn as the leaves changed colors. I was in the Pocono Mountains, Ricketts Glen several times, and a couple trips to the Pinelands of NJ. And the weather was incredible - sunny days, cool evenings, foggy mornings - what more could you ask for?!
I have several images that I really like that capture the colors of autumn - and you'll probably see one or two of them in another blog post soon! They are the more typical autumn photos - nicely composed scenes of the beauty of the land around us and the places I visit.
But the one above is the one I was most excited about. I know this image won’t be liked by everybody, but it represents the kind of photography I have in my mind when I am out photographing. I think of it as landscape inspired photographic art. It is clearly an autumn photo, but not an autumn "scene". You wouldn't know the location from the image and you don't care whether this is the Pinelands, Ricketts Glen, or or my backyard. It is an image of the "feeling" of autumn. At least it is to me! :)
So now you know what I have in mind when I am out there. I fail more often than I succeed - but the fun is in trying! You'll probably see more "typical scenes" on future blog posts - but hopefully some of these artistic images start coming though with more frequency.