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Fall colors at their finest.
With the morning light hitting my Royal Purple Smoke bush from behind, it really made the colors and details pop.
Shot using a Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro lens.
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour and ornamental vines like this one, but you have to be quick to catch the latter for the red tones of the season come on very quickly, and just as quickly the leaves are gone.
Melbourne has experienced a wonderful Indian summer this year, and as a result, not only are there still plenty of beautiful blooms about, but the Autumnal colours are starting to appear.
The beauty of a single branch with fall's left over red leaves is often overlooked in preference of a tree full of leaves. In this case I liked the effect of the simplicity of just a few red leaves on a single branch.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Sycamore
Venturing out following three days of heavy rain and winds, I decided to take a walk up the green lane, more or less opposite our front door to take a photo of the foxgloves which I’d spotted from the window. Turned out the foxgloves were not as accessible as they appeared, the three foot tall grass and ferns were soaking wet, as was I, and you couldn’t see the actual path for greenery. Anyway I managed a shot of these young sycamore leaves before retreating to drier ground. The foxgloves will wait until the grass is drier.
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Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
CONVERSAS NO BOSQUE
Passeamos por bosques que nos excedem
como por dentro de uma catedral,
uma gruta marinha de claridade incerta:
à deriva, caminhos como correntes
levam-nos onde querem
e damos voltas e mais voltas
sem saber onde vamos,
perdidos em nós mesmos,
mas envolvidos na penumbra,
cantos esvoaçantes e cheiros intensos:
todo o património destes grandes bosques.
As nossas conversas de súbito florescem
como esses cantos que sentíamos
embriagados de si mesmos,
e uma certa felicidade, intrusa,
infiltra-se em nós,
mas tudo o que floresce é logo espúrio,
e pouco a pouco sentimos por dentro,
como os seus frutos pesam
e caem, depois, rachados,
nesta terra sempre sombria
que nos mostra claramente
como tudo começa e acaba.
Àlex Susanna, numa tradução colectiva em Mateus
I think she was just waiting for me and I’m truly thrilled I found her :-)
Taken at Tenjuan Garden of Nanzenji Temple南禪寺 (天授庵), Kyoto, Japan
[ 平等院 鳳凰堂 ]
秋楓季節的京都, 事實上沒有絲毫的禪意, 根本處處都是戰場, 到了夜晚更是如此...以往人潮最多的地方, 是清水寺的夜間開放, 而這幾年因為清水寺正在大整修, 於是, 人潮也分散到其他著名的夜間開放點去了, 原本我以為人最多, 最擠最難拍的大概就是清水舞台的夜楓景色, 但經過平等院一役之後我才知道這裡其實更勝一籌...😂
可能有人沒有看過平等院鳳凰堂, 但其實日本10元硬幣上的建築物便是他, 是非常具有代表性的日本建築物之一, 2017年11月楓葉季, 更是平等院歷經2年多的平成大整修, 重新朱塗完工之後首次的夜間開放, 同時也是停辦了15年來第一次的夜間開放, 這個鳳凰重生的大景有一個官方的名字, 叫做 "瑞光照歓", 在無風的夜晚, 清晰的鳳凰堂與岸上的楓紅倒影呈現, 更是一絕~😮
這天光是入場, 就從院門口的廣場迂迴著排到後面的宇治川河堤上, 排了一個多小時, 沒想到入場後更可怕, 所有的人不管是拿相機手機還是拿平板, 都圍在池邊不停地拍, 因為現場禁用腳架, 且燈光其實相當昏暗, 幾乎每個人都想要盡可能以最低iso手持長曝, 但是在人擠人的狀況下, 成功率當然更低, 所以就全部僵持在池邊纏鬥...😂😂😂
在這種嚴苛的擁擠條件下, 即使拿著12-100, 手持長秒也很難成功, 因為擠進拍攝人群後便是前胸貼後背, 根本很難保持穩定拍攝, 最後撐了很久好不容易卡進了最佳角度的第一排, 但到了這邊才發現, 後面一直有種推力要將第一排的人往池子裡推, 其實連站都很難站穩, 最後以iso200 蹲姿手持2秒 拍下這張照片, 在京都這種普遍不能用腳架的夜間開放狀態下, 12-100完全就是夜拍王者, 只要有辦法保持片刻穩定的姿勢, 幾乎可以全程以iso200拍到底, 在其他不那麼擠的地方, 更是可以發揮得淋漓盡致.
#體力耐力意志力缺一不可😂
#沒有12100的話大概要開很高的iso才有辦法拍🤔
#拍完以後真的有種鳳凰重生的感覺...😂
Olympus PEN-F
Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro
#2017京都紅葉紀行 #旅行攝影 #日本 #關西 #京都 #深秋 #Olympus #PENF #12100Pro #PENFLens #Japan #Kyoto #olympustwshare #microfourthirdsgallery #Maple #RedLeaf #楓葉 #紅葉 #もみじ #楓 #かえで #瑞光照歓 #夜楓 #宇治 #平等院 #鳳凰堂
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Subgenus:Prunus subg. Prunus
Section:Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Species:P. × cistena
Colorado Springs, CO
Nestled amidst the velvety folds of a red poinsettia leaf, two glistening droplets capture miniature worlds within their watery spheres. The larger orb boldly reflects its surroundings, entrapping the essence of its vibrant host leaf and glimpses of the world beyond. Light dances across their surfaces, highlighting the delicate equilibrium between nature and the transient magic of morning dew. This close-up invites viewers into a microcosmic fairy tale painted in vivid shades of crimson and clear blue.
A small temple located in northwest Kyoto, Genkō-an 源光庵 is a Soto Zen temple in Kyoto that is famous for its rather strikingly original windows.
On the right is a rectangular window that is known as the “Window of Confusion” 「迷惘之窗」, with each of the four corners representing the suffering mortals are destined to go through in their life: birth, old age, disease, and death. Beside it is the circular “Window of Enlightenment” 「頓悟之窗」 , whose lack of corners represents the Zen concept of the universe and an enlightened life beyond the pain of mortality. Though these two windows and the view through them are most famous in autumn, they are striking at any time of year and invite visitors to sit awhile and enjoy some quiet contemplation.
aaaaaaaaaaaaand here is the last of the set!!! I played and tweak with RedLeaf actions here, so yummy!!
I was one of the earliest visitors arriving at this site and managed to take this peaceful photo, filled with vivid Autumn colors, while avoiding the crowds (who were behind us :-)
Taken at Komyo-ji Temple 光明寺, Kyoto, Japan
Continued from my 'Ugly Fence' Theme a few images along on my photostream.
On Thursday as I wrote before, I had taken a rather unsavoury route home on my bike via the back of a train line, everywhere had ugly metal fences, I guess to stop people getting on to the train line, its not a great place to take a short cut home, especially as a woman, but I did, and I noticed that even in the unlikeliest of places there can be 'Hidden Beauty'. The late afternoon October light had caught the fence and the trailing red leaves caught my eye. For just a little while this ugly wiry fence will be a little bit beautiful. Happy Fence Friday even though its Saturday, I didn't have time to share all my images yesterday ~ KissThePixel2018
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Hi everyone!
This photo was not originally my next choice to upload, but as Valentine's Day
(Hearts Day) is upon us and this is a 'heart shaped' red leaf, I thought it was very fitting : )
This photo is SOOC (straight out of camera) except for being cropped.
The full photo is actually very pretty (IMO) but I wanted the focus to be mostly on the heart shaped leaf : )
(( I did leave some green leaves in the photo for contrast ))
This image was such a lucky catch for me, as I was using my older Sony HX60V and could not see the LCD screen in the bright sunlight while shooting this leaf.
I had to take a photo, hide my camera in the shade from the sun... study the small screen, readjust & shoot again... then repeat!
(( I now have a Sony HX90V with an articulating screen & a viewfinder... it makes a world of difference! ))
I found this batch of bright red leaves in the Autumn last year (November) and returned to it the next day, when the sun was very bright, to capture this particular scene : )
I always liked it but never thought it would be an image I would upload here, so I'm very interested in how the response will be to it.
Happy Valentine's Day to those celebrating it!
If you celebrate this day under a different title (or language), please feel free to list the name of it in your own language in the comments section!
I think we'd all love to hear about it : )
Have a great day guys and thanks for having a look!
I truly appreciate your time : )
CRUSH
Once upon a time, a tiny boy walking in the forest "Redleaf". The spindly trees had red trunk and green leaves. But what made them special were the red leaves at their tops. The boy was dreaming that one day he will be able to sit on one of these gorgeous red leaves and enjoy the view from up there.
Thus, he began to climb and jump from leaf to leaf. As he was climbing higher, the light became stronger, almost blinding. The journey became difficult. Suddenly he heard a strange sound behind him ...
..........If you like, imagine and tell me the rest of the story!..........
Give the end you like in your stories and then start a new one...