Monday, January 9, 2012

This and That from an Autumn Day in the U.P. Woods

I took a ton of autumn photos...and even when I did, whenever fall is over I always feel
like the time was too short and that I didn't take enough.

The wind and the rain did blow down our colorful leaves really fast this year, so I was
grateful for any I did get.



A lot of the waterfalls were very, very low in the fall due to no rain in our area.
But sometimes I like them better because you can see all the rocks under the falls
that you normally can't see when the water is high:




I love the texture that black and white photography
offers us....
especially with a mushroom thrown in, just for fun!:









Small rapids with colorful reflections:






A dried up pond full of glorious stumps! Art forms!!:












I loved the golds and oranges reflected in the water of this waterfall on a sunny day!:











A moment in time!:







I go to this exact spot every fall and spring and summer to take a picture of the bend in the river.
I must go there in winter and complete my "seasons" set!:



The passage of time is no more evident
than
in the changing seasons.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Joan,
    You are a wonderful ambassador for the UP...your beautiful photos always make me want to visit. Wishing you a happy 2012!

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  2. i like that last one, and think you should be sure to get all 4 seasons. i love those rocks and water and your stumps look very much like our cypress stumps here.

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  3. The color reflected in the water is amazing. Also, the mushroom resembles a seashell. Great shots, again!

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  4. just absolutely beautiful, as always!

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  5. All beautiful, but I love the way the water is captured flowing over the rocks. Lovely.

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  6. Fall is gorgeous in your part of the world. It's a pity it didn't last long.

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  7. I like that you take pictures of things that have interesting textures or shapes, not just the usual "beautiful" things. Thanks.

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  8. I'm looking forward to seeing your 'seasons' set from that spot, it is gorgeous. Autumn always seems to go by so fast but you got some great shots Joan.

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  9. These were nice to see - I love Autumn and you do it justice w/ your camera.
    P.S. Do you have any snow? We decided to reschedule our dog sledding to sometime in february.

    Hugs from lower Michigan,
    Shelley

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