Leaf portraits

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I was running yesterday and noticed

many leaves coming down. A true

sign of autumn. Some of the fallen leaves

were lovely so I decided to return to the

street with my camera and take shots of them.

I decided to call these shots leaf portraits.

I returned with my camera and started

shooting fallen leaves. This required

bending or crouching to get my close-ups.

I got many great shots.

A jogger interested in what I was doing

asked me if I was taking pictures of bugs

on the ground. I corrected her but found

this speculation to be quite funny.

How eccentric to be taking pictures

of bugs.

Hilarious.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a look-out-for-the-small-

guy-kind of day.

Helen.

Crescendo of Leaves

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I owe these images to renowned Canadian

photographer Freeman Patterson.

He wrote "The Garden" (2008).

Toronto:Key Porter books Ltd.

The book chronicles his garden in New Brunswick

across the seasons with text and photography.

He advocates capturing impressionistic

images of flowers and trees by capturing

them in wind "dancing" or by jumping

up and down while taking the shots.

These shots are taken in wind.

So instead of fighting the wind or

not doing photography at all on a windy

day one works with it.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a working-with-the-obstacles-

kind of day.

Helen.