How do you capture the beauty of autumn? If you live in a location where there are broad expanses of trees full of brightly colored leaves, it would be pretty easy, I think. In Northern Virginia where I live, the colors tend to be muted and isolated. There are patches of colors here and there, but it seems like many of the leaves go straight from green to brown.
On some recent trips to Huntley Meadows Park, my favorite shooting location, I tried to capture some glimpses of the changing season using my telephoto zoom lens. The colors and patterns of the fall foliage turned into abstract patterns when viewed through a telephoto lens.
Here are some of my favorite shots as I focused in on the autumn foliage. I am also including a final image that attempts to capture the feeling of walking down a trail in the crisp morning air with fallen leaves crunching underfoot.
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Mike Powell 
I can’t get enough fall color – great shots Mike!
Thanks, Dan. I like the change of the season and especially the cooler weather.
Nice!!🙂
I really enjoyed all your autumn expressions here, Mike; and I do believe I heard the leaves crunching underfoot in the last one.
Thanks, Jet. Autumn is my favorite time of the year–I especially like the weather, with cool nights and sunny days.