Sit and Watch Them Fall by alophoto

Sit and Watch Them Fall

Yesterday I took two hikes in the woods to enjoy the lovely fall leaves. The good thing was that I got lots of pretty photos and slept very well for a change last night.

I only downloaded hike photos from the first one and this was my favorite of the bunch. Another bench shot. Some of us are thinking of starting a bench addicts anonymous club.

Thank you for your recent outpouring of support and encouragement. It is so wonderful to be a part of such a great community of people!
Wonderful perspective and composition. Benches are very attractive.
October 19th, 2013  
Perfect place to sit and contemplate.
October 19th, 2013  
perfect place to sit and relax:) love the colors of the soroundings.:D
October 19th, 2013  
The dappled light is just so lovely and your pov is so appealing and enticing.
October 19th, 2013  
beautiful! very tranquil atmosphere and lovely colors!
October 19th, 2013  
Beautiful!
October 19th, 2013  
Wonderful pov and autumn atmosphere :)
October 19th, 2013  
Lovely DOF. I love the texture on the bench xx
October 19th, 2013  
Love the pov and perspective.The portrait view makes this landscape look more interesting!
October 19th, 2013  
Beautiful shot and composition, such a serene feeling. Love it!
October 19th, 2013  
Lucky, to get these moments, lovely image reflects the peace you feel in these environs.
October 19th, 2013  
Cool capture with that path leading outward in the background!
October 19th, 2013  
Lovely inviting capture...can feel the peace and tranquility of the forest and love how the path is drawing you in for more...fav for me
October 19th, 2013  
Beautiful autumn bench shot - it looks like a really inviting place to sit. Hoorah for more sleep too.
October 19th, 2013  
I love fall and walks like the one you took. This is a lovely shot as it evokes the feeling I get when I take a walk like this. And that is the mark of a fine photograph - conveying emotion.
October 19th, 2013  
@soboy5 Love your comments, Danny. Thank you. Conveying emotion and telling stories is just what I am trying to do so I am so glad that this was successful!!

@softeze Really appreciate your kind words and fav, Barb!!
October 19th, 2013  
Great perspective,a lovely scene and composition!!
October 19th, 2013  
vrry nice composition and i love the title.
October 19th, 2013  
This looks like a very inviting place to sit.
October 19th, 2013  
...yes, I'm one of the members :-) Lovely bench shot !!
October 19th, 2013  
@sjouk We really should form a club of sorts and have a special bench tag for it. How about "baa"? For Bench Addicts Anonymous.:)
October 19th, 2013  
Excellent composition. I love the path fading in the distant.
October 19th, 2013  
So much atmosphere.

Never forsake the benches.
October 19th, 2013  
@squamloon How could I?! They are gorgeous to me. Wanna join our support group;-)?
October 19th, 2013  
Nope. I'm a maintenance benchaholic, and I can stop anytime I want. .
October 19th, 2013  
What a pretty scene! I just love all the fall colours!
October 20th, 2013  
That's what we all say!! @squamloon
October 20th, 2013  
Very pretty! Gorgeous fall scene! Bench dabbler but fence addict here. Is there an FA too?
October 20th, 2013  
Oh yes, I should join that, too!!!;) @pflaume
October 20th, 2013  
wonder what stories that bench could tell .. love the PoV ...with the path fading in the back ...superb composition Amanda!!
October 20th, 2013  
Meg
This is lovely. It looks peaceful. I have never been able to get a good bench shot, mine always seem off.
October 20th, 2013  
Kind of a sad picture to see an empty bench in a beautiful setting as summer winds down.
October 20th, 2013  
Lovely, tranquil scene.
October 20th, 2013  
I needed to sit down for a moment - nice, nice composition
October 20th, 2013  
@sjouk Doggonit. The baa tag belongs to a sheep group. Shoot!:)
October 20th, 2013  
Like the focus on the beach - wonderful fall shot
October 20th, 2013  
Caz
Wonderful composition, love it ! Glad you got some good sleep 😃
October 20th, 2013  
yah, i'd be part of that club. sign me up. and the fence one too. such a lovely scene. i would be taking 2 hikes a day too in this scenery. great to fill the soul with. gorgeous shot.
October 20th, 2013  
Great low perspective and fall tones, we are finally starting to see the leaves change and it gets me exited every time =)
October 20th, 2013  
Hey I would like to join that group!! My name is Gena and I am...... well. Gotta love them. This one is lovely!! another faV
October 20th, 2013  
nice
October 20th, 2013  
Beautiful :-)
October 20th, 2013  
Love it Amanda! Really nice POV.
October 20th, 2013  
Zam
this is very cool Amanda!
October 20th, 2013  
Joe
Like the POV, the continuation of the bench down the road leading me in. Very nice!
October 20th, 2013  
Great shot, excellent POV and I love the title.
October 21st, 2013  
@eyesmile Welcome, Gena. I tried to use the baa tag, but it was for this weird sheep group!! Thanks so much for the kind comments, for relating to my bench issues and the fav. You are sweet!
October 21st, 2013  
Fav for me. I love the pov and your focus.
October 21st, 2013  
@edie Aw, thank you, my friend. I really loved this one. I'm so into wood grain in shots...and benches.
October 21st, 2013  
This is great. I've got my eye on a certain bench in a certain park and am checking it every few days for the right moment. Missed it last year, got there just as the park maintenance crew finished blowing away all the leaves.....Fave
October 21st, 2013  
@nanalisarocks Thanks so much, Lisa. I've really been eyeing my places this year, not wanting to miss fall. I did miss some great ops last year. The things we learn from year to year... Really appreciate the fave, too!!
October 21st, 2013  
@bill_fe Thanks, Bill. Titles are one of my favorite parts of this...that, the shot and the words almost have equal importance to me. Appreciate your comments and for noticing the little things that matter to me:)!!

October 21st, 2013  
I love your bench scenes. This is gorgeous. Fav.
October 21st, 2013  
Beautifully composed autumn shot - the light through the trees is just glorious! : ) fav
October 21st, 2013  
You start the bench club, I'm in :) Beautiful shot, Amanda!
October 21st, 2013  
@bristolrose Thanks so much, Katheryn. Aren't benches amazing:)!! Appreciate the fav, too:)!!

@rennes Thanks so much, Lisa. It was a perfect day. After many gray ones. I just had to get out in it. Appreciate the fave, friend!!

@kevin365 Awesome. I tried to make the tag baa (for bench addicts anonymous, but it was taken by a weird sheep group:). Thanks, Kevin!
October 21st, 2013  
@my_photofun I really debated between portrait and landscape. I took the shot both ways. The landscape was a better shot of the bench, but the portrait captured more of the trees and the scene better so I went with it as I am trying to capture fall. Thanks so much for your kind comments!

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Thank you all so much for your great comments on this fall around the bench shot and for understanding my addictions:). You all are the best. Wish we could all sit down and talk cameras and photos someday!
October 21st, 2013  
This is so beautiful - what a great place for a hike.
October 21st, 2013  
Lovely composition & light
October 22nd, 2013  
@gailmmeek @wenbow Thanks so much, ladies!! Loving being out this time of year on the sunny days, anyway!:)
October 22nd, 2013  
fav...so peaceful
October 22nd, 2013  
@vickisfotos Aw, thanks so much, kind lady. I want to go back and sit here!!!
October 22nd, 2013  
Beautifully shot. Love benches. Super textures here & feel of autumn in full swing
October 22nd, 2013  
@chezza Thanks, lady!! Me, too!!!
October 22nd, 2013  
So beautiful!
October 23rd, 2013  
@kjarn Thanks, kind lady!!
October 23rd, 2013  
Beautiful scene
October 24th, 2013  
@anzere03 Thanks, man. I love this time of year!!
October 24th, 2013  
I'm so far behind -- you've had an amazing week of photos! Fav.
October 26th, 2013  
@taffy Aw, thanks so much,my friend.
October 27th, 2013  
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