Fall 2014 Photos

We had some brilliant foliage in Connecticut and the surrounding area this year up until yesterday, when the blustering wind transplanted the color from the treetops to the ground in heaping piles of leaves that will soon be dull and brown, and sometime later rot into the ground to feed the very trees from which they fell, while they grace hikers and nature lovers with their sweet, damp smell.

Fall is a beautiful time of year during which Nature uses up six months’ worth of color in a month. From now until April the forests will be brown, gray, white, and a little bit of green. But it’s all worth it for the one brilliant month.

You can see some photos of the foliage last year here. Below are some of my favorite photos from this fall. I’ve been learning how to use Lightroom and Photoshop, which are photo editing software, so there are a couple pics that are quite heavily edited for a dramatic effect. I’m sure you’ll be able to pick them out.

As always with these types of posts, you can click any image to view a larger size. They were uploaded at less-than-maximum resolution so if you’re interested in any of the photos for any reason, let me know and I can send you the full res files.

Enjoy!

 

 

A Hudson, NY farm at night under a blanket of stars:

Farm Road at Night
It was so clear and dark that I could see the strip of the Milky Way overhead. Breathtakingly beautiful.

 

The next five are from Hunter Mountain in New York:

Evergreens
Evergreens in a sea of color.
Foliage III
Fiery reds and oranges and yellows.
Foliage
One of the views from the summit.
Nice View
Seats made of old skis. A couple people enjoying the view from the summit.
Hunter Mountain View
View from the chairlift ride back down the mountain.

 

The rest are from Connecticut, within 45 mins or so from where I live.

Paths

I’m not sure what it is, but I love paths and roads. Maybe because they’re symbolic of the passage of time, or of the journey through life.

St. Mary Trail Cropped

Shady Farm Path

Lamentation Trail II

Farm Path

Cedar Mountain Path

Leafy Farm Trail

 

Trees & Leaves

Red Leaves

Orange Tree

Mill Pond Waterfall

Mill Pond Bridge Cropped

Graveyard Maple

 

Misc

Buddy in a Pool of Leaves
Buddy relaxing in a puddle of leaves.
Farm Gardens
Dead & decaying gardens.
Bullet Holes
Bullet holes in an old Nissan tailgate left in the woods. I didn’t notice the spider until I looked at the photo on my computer.
Colorful Puddle
Foliage reflection.
Leaf Dam
A leafy dam.
Nature Preserve
Someone’s worried about chemtrails.
Sven & Feeder
A frustrated cat watching a red-bellied woodpecker.

 

Landscapes, Etc.

Dead Sunflower Sunset
A sad, dying, but beautiful sunflower with the sun setting behind it, symbolic of the death of another year.

Ragged Pano Ragged Sunset Lamentation Summit Fiery Farm Sunset Farm Shadows Cedar Mountain Summit Landscape Dark Farm Sunset

 

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2 responses to “Fall 2014 Photos”

  1. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    Thank You for sharing 🙂

    1. Chaki Kobayashi Avatar
      Chaki Kobayashi

      My pleasure! Thanks for taking a peek 😉