It may be work, it may be play, it may be near, it may be away. So here is the challenge - to shoot and post one photograph a day on this site. These photographs are a kind of diary of things I find interesting. I am also thinking that there will be days when I am unable to shoot, so on those infrequent occasions, I will post a photograph done on another day, but one that still feels important to me. - Ken Spencer
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Perfect Morning
It rained fairly heavily last night and it had stopped by morning. The ground was still wet, and was covered with leaves, freshly fallen from the Japanese Maple tree. I was immediately taken by this beautiful blanket in the driveway. I realized that it was a perfect morning. Eventually the leaves would dry out and loose some of their color, and then be blown away by the wind. So here was the perfect moment, with wonderful color, and the amazing aroma of wet leaves. It would soon be gone. So the camera and my memory of the smell will remind me of what once was.
What's your secret to getting the leaves to just blow away?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, but I have the same question. My leaves do not blow away and disappear. Share your majic!
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japanese maples present some of the most spectacular array of colors!!! i've always been amazed by them, i know the picture does not do it full justice but it is a beautiful picture!! and i do get a sense of the smells, textures, depth and richness of colors
ReplyDeleteThey don't actually blow away. They curl up and then as the cars go up and down the driveway, they end up at the side of the driveway. They are still there. But what I meant was that they were no longer beautiful and they no longer cover the driveway so perfectly. And they do need to be raked up... sigh...
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