“Endings are beginnings and beginnings are endings. The cycle of time and nature continues, bringing both the sorrow of loss and joy of fresh starts.” – Ed Lehming

This is one of the final colourful autumn images I was able to capture this year. I had a “feeling” when I set out this day that it might be finale of sorts. The fall seemed too good to be true and the forcast of an early snowfall compelled me to get outside for some potentially final images.

I’m glad that I did, because the forecast heald true and we got a heavy early November snowfall the next day, effectively ending the colour, and blanketing the County with heavy wet snow. That same wet snow pulled down the last remaining leaves.

It was an important reminder to follow my gut on days like this. The conditions were perfect, with mild temperatures and lovely, soft sunlight. Not so much the following day.

I was just in the midst of preparing for my first solo photo exhibit and going through the images that I was showing inspired me to return once more to my intentional camera movement style, since the lighting was nicely balanced and the colors were still vibrant, with a nice mix of yellows, oranges, and greens in this narrow finger of Carolinian forest. In the background, some notes of turquoise from Lake Ontario peek through.I focussed my attention on a small Maple tree that still had its dry, golden leaves mostly intact. One “final flourish” before a long winter rest.

Nikon D800
Tamron SP 24-70 mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ 52 mm
1/4 sec, f/22, ISO 100