Hang in there.

A few oak leaves are still on the trees.

[Bugik]

Wow, lovely leaf and I so like the bokeh on the background.

[Marinade Spatula]

I just love this - oak trees are a real favourite, such a pretty leaf and even more pretty in this colour set off so brilliantly by the background.

[Mickey Anderson]

very nice -suspended in time !!!

[waitingforinstant(kari)]

Oak leaves fascinate me. So you had me at the oak leaf. I love their endurance for staying on the trees for as long as possible. Wonderful photo and subject.

[Rick Schies]

I love this shot Margaret. The blue background is so nice looking. The leaf stands out perfectly.

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Nice capture,great detail and light on leaf.

[Robert Velten]

Nice shot of this Oak leaf hanging on in vein! :)

[Margaret Tryon]

@robv :-) Very funny. Good play on words.

[Margaret Tryon]

@bribuccigrossi @bribuccigrossi @digitalrn @justkariherself @brillomick @miranda @bugik
Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it from you who have such great shots .

[Diana Horn]

Very nice shot and terrific title.

[Polly Scott]

great color contrast and blur.

[wendy chapman]

Love the contrast of gold against the background. Very nice.

[Barbara Warner]

Very pretty and great detail!

[Jenna Richards]

Great lighting on the leaf. And the background color and bokeh is nice too.

[Robin]

Very nice; lovely contrast with leaf and background.

[Katrina Cristy]

Great shot & message! This could be an inspirational poster or greeting card!

[Lux Vivens]

Lovely! So beautifully light and fragile!

[FaerieMoon]

Love your DOF is this photo. Nice job!

[Qai Simon-King]

way to go mag! love the blue backgound : )

[Jennifer Loftin]

Nicely captured and titled. :) Would make a great postcard for someone.

[Marilee Diamond]

Like this one, love the depth of field.

[Emer Hyland]

ah poor little leaf all by itself....great shot

[Pyrrhula]

love the ligth on the leaf in this pic.

[Alecio]

Beautiful!

[Diana Moss]

Oooh this is such a lovely shot, the back ground is beautiful

[Anastasia]

Great detail and DOF, Love this!

[hellcat]

Gorgeous detail and DoF... Thank you for your comment; by the way, posted that "secret" today for you. :)

[Janice]

Superb!

[Henriette Sparkes]

Fabulous leaf shot with lots of detail and colour.

[Loni W.]

Really gorgeous!

[bernadette mcelligott]

This is a great backlit shot.

[Margaret Tryon]

@cookie123 @shutterbug0810 @hinhoutbay @phxjanice @gill @aipassa @snowy @alecio @pyrrhula @emer @marileed @wellbride @qaisimonking @clarissajohal @luxvivens @katrinacristy @girlie @jennarichards @barbara @wac @pscott @ladydi
Thanks everyone for the kind words and encouragement. I appreciate it.
@hellcat Thank you and now I see what it was. :-)

[Maggie]

I like the light in this one! Pretty!

[Margaret Tryon]

@lovelyrita_mm thanks Maggie. I appreciate your kind words.

[Fiona Kierans Dunne]

Lovely shot :)

[Halcyon49]

Perfect composition. Just lovely.

[Mindy Hunt]

Great shot of an autumn leaf. I love this time of year.

[Santosh Namby Chandran]

love the details and of course the bokeh is fabulous

[Margaret Tryon]

@fluffy @halcyon49 @mindywic @santoshnc
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate them.

[Koshi]

Loving the contrast of colours in this ... nice shot!

[Margaret Tryon]

@koshi Thank you Koshi.

[Tabbycat]

My birthday :-) Of course, it's always been in spring for me up until last year. Lovely shot!

[Margaret Tryon]

@tabbycat Tabitha...so you have a birthday coming up. :-)

[Tabbycat]

Why yessum, I do! I guess I'll be alone for it, but that's ok...if I'm on the road with my Big Bertha, I'm happy! :-)