Aspens in Transition, 10/2008, Acadia National Park
I’ve been going to Acadia National Park since the fall of 2004 to photograph the foliage. Trees have been a huge part of my photographic interest since I first picked up a camera. Each year I go, I have a vision in my mind as to what and how I will be able to capture what mother nature offers in the way of fall color. She never disappoints even though the depth and range of color can vary greatly from year to year. For me, this image represents the transition most trees go through from spring and summer green to deep fall color.
“It’s not what you look at that matters, It’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
And I see nothing but beauty in this work. Transitions are always fascinating.
Incredible image, David. The light bark of the aspens is a wonderful connecting element, and I think much more harmonious than dark bark trees would have been. I’ve never visited to Acadia in the fall. This shot really enforces my desire to travel there at that time of year.
David, I did not pick up on our shared passion for trees. Wonderful photo. I have been trying to pressing something similar for a week but
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When I look at this image, the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” pops into my mind. The overall patterns created by the leaves and their varied colors translate into a photographic version of abstract expressionism. Yes, I get that I am viewing a forest, or is it trees? But really it’s a vibrant last gasp of nature that we (in the Northeast) witness each autumn, just before the leaves fall. You’ve captured a brilliant moment worth waiting for (though I confess I am waiting for some real springtime color soon!)
This work is dazzlingly pointillist, the colors dance around and slowly flow into a soft composition.