Interesting for me: the riot of colour that erupts in forests every autumn looks different depending on which side of the ocean you're on.
While the autumn foliage in North America and East Asia takes on a fiery red hue, astonishingly, autumn leaves from native trees in Europe are mostly yellow in colour.
As leaves die, the chorophyll inside them - used by the plants to photosynthesise - diminishes. Yellow and orange pigments become visible. But some plants actually produce a new pigment called anthocyanin - a vivid red colour. Anthocyanins are present in about 10% of tree species in temperate regions, although in certain areas — most famously New England - up to 70% of tree species may produce the pigment
Love that single leaf focus while every thing around it is blurred to some degree. Love your information too. While I knew most did not know about the new pigment. We in New England love our red leaves. Today I did a lot of yellow as well. A lot of the leaves here in southern Maine were falling at a fast pace in today's wind.
I love fall and all its colours!