The calendar says it’s the first day of autumn. The weather always disagrees here in California. But eventually we’ll get some color. Just not quite yet. Sooo … have something from a past October:
October Color, 10.7.21

patricia emerson mitchell photography
the way I see the world
And sometimes it’s nearly all green, a color I love.

And I may as well share both of the images I was working on … right? This second one caught my attention because of the white bark of the birch tree, second from the left: see those bands? I know they are faint, but in real life they stood out quite a bit.

I find I’m unable to write much about the images I post here and I’m somewhat embarrassed about that. Dan always (and I mean always!) writes about his images, and does so in such a wonderful manner. He has a way with words.
Hm. Perhaps I need to hire him.

We took our first ever trip to see the colors in New England. It’s going to take some time for me to go through what I shot and what might be presentable. This first shot from my Canon camera (I have a few earlier things from the phone and the Fuji) is where I’ll start. We’ll see what else I come up with later.
I can’t say I’m thrilled with this shot, but I can say it’s a First Shot!

This is from a recent trip up to see the redwoods and rhododendrons in Northern California. The rhododendrons weren’t exactly plentiful, but the trees were there so I spent some time attempting to make some photos of them. I’m not much of a landscape photographer: that’s Dan’s thing, after all. But I tried. And here is one attempt to capture them, with a bit of fog in the distance.
