went for a quick power walk this morning as i woke up quite late and didn't have time for a longer walk. passing by the library, i noticed that the plants fronting the library building were all turning yellow, including the leaves on a couple of trees by the side of the street. i felt quite sad because there's no stopping the arrival of fall and subsequently winter - the shorter days are becoming more noticeable and the cool air, albeit refreshing from the heat of the summer, is actually a reminder that we are in a temperate part of the world where winter reigns king.
this hosta plant was turning yellow and its flowers were falling off. either it's the work of nature or the work of the darn squirrel. at first i thought "nah, don't want to waste any more time photographing this" besides it was against the sun. but being against the sun, the light created a pretty lustre on the yellowing leaves and that's when i noticed that the sun flare (which the camera failed to capture here - i was using my smart phone) along with the yellowing leaves would make for a brilliant (pun intended) capture.
walking back, i remember the 'thinking sideways' exercises in freeman patterson's book "photography and the art of seeing". in psychology it is what they call seeing the glass half full instead of half empty. we make the most of what is there at that moment and create the photo of the day.
Please don't mention the 'a' word and certainly not the 'w' word; next you'll be talking snow and Christmas and the year will be over:0)
The light flare is pretty special, lights up the whole shot
Upon my first glance I thought I heard a heavenly choir singing in the skies! Very pretty! It has been quite unusual to have these cooler days at the beginning of August. Makes me wonder if September is going to be completely topsy-turvy! Good shot.
The light flare is pretty special, lights up the whole shot