New leaves on the smoke bush

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color, leaves, photography, spring

Birdie leaves

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leaves, maple leaves, spring

This is a photo from a couple of weeks ago when one of the maples in the front yard was just putting out new leaves. I was startled by how much the pairs with the sheathes looked like little birds, all alert and ready to fly.

Water under the bridge

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color, leaves, patterns, photography, ripples, water

More reedy things

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autumn leaves, color, leaves, photography, pond

The red reed-like things are in planter boxes by a residential development—I was struck by the colour combinations that had obviously be carefully chosen for winter foliage. 

Leaves making ripples in the stream

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autumn leaves, color, leaves, light, photography, reflections, ripples, water

I tried to crop these three photos to squares, but they insisted on remaining in a vertical format. Pictures can be stubborn that way. 

Shiny wet leaves

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autumn leaves, color, leaves, oregon grape, photography, rain

Green and yellow-orange

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autumn leaves, color, gardening, hosta, leaves, photography

More photos from a few weeks ago.

Maple (leaf) squares

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autumn leaves, color, design, design process, leaves, photography

I don’t have a camera that takes square photos, but I do like to see what happens when you take a section of an image and put it into a square format.

Ginko and maple leaves

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autumn leaves, color, ginko leaf, leaf, leaves, maple leaves, photography

This ginko leaf fell onto the red Japanese maple leaves. I like the effect.

Red and green

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autumn leaves, color, leaves, photography

Green gunnera, fallen red maple leaves. The colours have almost hit the point where they vibrate against each other.