This dilapidated gazebo sits beside a creek and looks like the perfect place to sip hot chocolate on a cool fall evening. Reality is no one ever uses it or appreciates what they have here.One day it will collapse into the creek and wash away. I think about the hundreds of people who drive by here every day and never see the beauty thats right in front of them.
This image was a quick grab shot while I was shooting fall foliage. I noticed this boy and his grandfather looking around the fallen leaves and I was not sure what they were doing but I mostly ignored them as I was photographing the Ginko leaves here. I turned around and saw they were near the water, so I got my camera ready and captured this intimate scene. To be honest I never even knew they made a small leaf boat to set sail till I was reviewing my images at home. I wish I had asked for their contact info to share this with them.
This is my latest creation for our gnome village that sits along the rail trail behind our place. I spent the last two months whenever I had free time building this chapel. My wife painted the glass windows and the sign and I built the rest. It has speakers underneath to play music and has been very well received by those walking the trail.The little gnome couple by the door got married this week inside the chapel.
A great blue heron takes in the fall color while hunting for lunch.
This small building is in a county park and it might just be some sort of utility building but it has a lovely style that is most certainly more than was needed but it is pleasing to the eye and hats off to whoever went the extra mile.
This curving stream is starting to fill with fallen leaves as autumn marches on.
When it comes to fall color,the Ginko tree is hard to beat. One thing I have come to realize about the Ginko is that if you see it in full color, shoot it immediately or you might miss it. Case in point was one of these trees I saw almost at peak color on a friday evening and by monday morning every leaf was down on the ground.It has some sort of crazy mechanism that signals every leaf to drop at the same time, unlike every other tree I know of.This shot shows the freshly fallen Ginko leaves at a park.The leaves are a fan-like shape and vary from leaf to leaf.
A steady supply of fallen leaves flows through this stream marking another season of life.
This is the same place I posted the other day,but this was shot at dusk for a more alive feel. To shoot this image I started with a base exposure before it got dark,then I started to light the various aspects of the shot with flash. This home used to be a neutral tone and the owner had asked me to try another shot since he had painted it this more intense hue.I finally decided to give it another go after I saw the carpet of leaves surrounding the place. At one point the lady of the house came out and I mentioned that turning some lights on would give it a much more inviting feel and much to my surprise she went and turned on every room light,which looked awesome.One complication I had to deal with was the doggone street lights came on halfway into the shoot and totally complicated things but I pulled it off despite that.
Fall has come to the rail trail behind our house,and a lone bike rider takes it all in.
This local yard was bursting with fall color recently. Better get the rake ready.
It seems every year I drive by this place at just the right time.This year was no exception.
I think this is a field of soybeans being harvested,and he is taking 7 rows at a time.
A nice set of fall trees compliments the red barn and white fence.
I wonder where this peaceful path leads?
Have not had my normal desire to go out shooting due to trying some new medicine the last month,so I apologize for not being on top of my game photographically speaking. Captured this rainy scene yesterday as fall quickly begins to fade.
A light fog hangs over the landscape at this rural farm stand.
This local business is covering all the bases for decorating.
A load of fall decor just arrived via the John Deere express at this little roadside stand.
Round hay bales sit in a field after being harvested.
Not my normal type of photo, but after seeing spider man guarding this huge pile of hay,I just had to share it. Spidey is about life-size,so you get a feel how big this stack actually is.
Sometimes I think I have someone directing my photographs and this is an example of that. I was out looking for fall images when I crested the hill and this scene was right there in front of me.You can call it coincidence if you want but they were in the exact composition I wanted and literally a minute later they were done and heading back the farm. They all were laughing as they were hard at work and I was snapping pictures. This is just outside a little town called Farmersville in Lancaster county.
Sometimes I am surprised at the things I see in the Amish community and admittedly I am no expert in all things Amish so take my thoughts with a grain of salt. The two girls on this buggy had their teddy bear along for the ride in the middle and I was surprised they even had a teddy bear for some reason.I liked the way it appeared as if the teddy bear had its arm on the girls back. The girl on the right also threw a couple of candy wrappers onto the road,which annoyed me but mom had no idea so I guess kids are the same wherever you go. Heck I even saw a buggy the other night with intense blue led lights shining onto the road underneath and music thumping from inside,which blew my mind a bit.
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