It’s the first week in November.
The weather is unusually calm and unseasonably dry and mild for an Irish November.
We had one storm in early October but the trees held on to most of their leaves so many are just losing the last of their leaves now.
In my local woodland the paths are dry and crunchy underfoot as I walk on a carpet of brown, orange and yellow.
Overhead, the remaining leaves are backlit by the early morning sun, giving them a golden glow. Many are past their best but they are still beautiful as they wait for nature to take it’s course and release them from the branches that have been their home since the spring.
Watching the annual process of nature - the slow transformation of the woodland from many shades of green to an abundance of magnificent colour, the appearance of fungi creating their own miniature world, and the final letting go as autumn gradually turns to winter - makes late autumn an exciting, creative and enjoyable time for photography.
In general, autumn is the season in which I feel most connected to my photography and when I tend to create my favourite images each year.
It is the season that offers the most opportunities to create either intimate images or wide vistas and I love to do woodland or rural photography at this time when the colour and the soft, diffused light combine to create perfect conditions for photography.
This year, due to the mild, dry weather and lack of wind, autumn has been longer and more colourful than usual. I have been able to fully immerse myself in the beauty of nature and appreciate the season in all it's glory. I have looked forward to getting out every morning to see what the new day will bring.
Here are some more of the images I have created.
I hope you have had an opportunity to enjoy autumn photography this year.
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