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Everyone, your pictures are amazing. Thank you for sharing. Here in the desert Fall is slowly coming....but I really miss the changing of the colors, the brisk cool air and the "wooly bear catepillars"!!! I love your pictures!
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« Reply #61 on: October 06, 2008, 09:18:19 PM » |
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I can see a book in the making with the beautiful pics teamed up with the poetry quotes. There is a real art to that.
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« Reply #62 on: October 09, 2008, 12:57:52 AM » |
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Glad the everyone is enjoying the photos as much as I am. Catwoods, I loved the seasonal Shelley poem, too. Thanks for sharing it and that whole web site. Catbird, did you see this thread about the midwestern photographer? http://itchmoforums.com/off-topic-no-politics/nice-illinoiswisconsin-photographer-web-site-t6282.0.htmlSo many little things are immense worlds of delight as Blake says. It is all about perception. I love looking carefully at the things often overlooked. That's where you see the real richness of life. |
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« Reply #63 on: October 09, 2008, 04:09:16 AM » |
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Your photos are my "virtual vacation" since I don't seem to be able to get away from home. Beautiful! Simply beautiful!
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« Reply #64 on: October 09, 2008, 07:20:09 AM » |
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Poco, your latest photos are really stunning! I love the way the red branches weave through the close-up photo. Are the white flowers Queen Anne's lace? That stopped blooming weeks ago in my area.
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« Reply #65 on: October 09, 2008, 10:50:24 PM » |
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Absolutely beautiful pictures! Wonderful textural details in the first one, and great contrast of the closely viewed flowers against the long view of the lake and sky in the second.
Over the last few days yellow has actually appeared within the green zone. It's starting out small but it's there. It's also on some of the big kudzu leaves by the roadside, and the big heart-shaped leaves of a small Eastern Redbud tree by my mother's house have turned. Yards have a few ghost and pumpkin items around, and the pet supply store is full of Halloween costumes for dogs.
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« Reply #66 on: October 09, 2008, 11:01:03 PM » |
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At first it didn't make sense when you said things were just turning yellow, Catwoods. Sometimes I think of you as being in the upper midwest with the other Cat(bird). We had a wild, driving rain here today and it will be near-freezing tonight. But looks like sun through the weekend. That will be a treat! Catbird, I think you are right about those white flowers. http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/926/50013012.JPG |
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« Reply #67 on: October 09, 2008, 11:08:22 PM » |
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« Reply #68 on: October 13, 2008, 11:02:23 AM » |
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The past two days have been the occasion for a wonderful visual/emotional experience where I live. It happens every year. In my mind, I call it "the gold from above and below."
For a very few days, the many ash trees here turn brilliant golden-yellow. The leaves start to fall almost immediately, but for a short period of time there are leaves both on the trees and on the ground. The reflection of intense color from both the ground below and the trees above gives rise to a feeling of being surrounded by a ball of golden light. It could almost be considered a spiritual experience.
I tried to capture it with a camera, but the camera cannot do it justice.
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« Reply #69 on: October 13, 2008, 12:34:40 PM » |
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That sounds glorious!
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« Reply #70 on: October 13, 2008, 03:54:16 PM » |
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Catbird, I would still love the see pictures if you can, it sounds absolutely beautiful.
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« Reply #71 on: October 13, 2008, 04:16:54 PM » |
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It does sound glorious! Please do post pics, even if they didn't get the full effect. I really miss the bright autumn colors.
Here in the rainy northwest, it just stays too mild and wet to bring them out. A few years there will be enough crisp clear days to set some color in the leaves, but usually they just turn a mild yellow and fall. The lawns do stay nice & green though, which can look kind of odd for someone from colder winter climes.
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« Reply #72 on: October 13, 2008, 05:38:12 PM » |
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Sorry guys, I deleted the pictures when I saw that they didn't capture what I wanted. (In fact, I now think only an Impressionist painting could give the feel of that light!) But if the wind doesn't blow all the leaves down tonight, I will try to find an ash tree tomorrow.
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« Reply #73 on: October 13, 2008, 11:03:56 PM » |
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Your words capture the image really well, just as everyone above said, Catbird. Words can transport the mind and lift the spirit in a way nothing else can. I don't know that any photo could capture the transcendent experience you are describing. Here's some Pacific Northwest flora and fauna.
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« Reply #74 on: October 13, 2008, 11:24:45 PM » |
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Enjoyed your description, Petslave, and Poco, the photos are beautiful. I've never been to the Pacific Northwest or to the upper Midwest, so it's fascinating for me to get these glimpses, in words and pictures, of nature and the seasons in other areas.
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