Signs of Fall

Delayed by processing of bulk produce (apples, peaches, nectarines, tomatoes, etc) available at this time of year, here are some photos from the last couple of weeks. All photos were shot with the 70-300mm lens and are posted as they came from the camera.

 A moulted goose contour feather in the harvested oat field behind the house. I liked how morning sun cast shadows across the feather and the texture of the downy part could be clearly seen. There aren't as many geese now, not sure if they've started heading south for the winter or are just spending their mornings elsewhere.

 And they are starting to fall... Some of the leaves are changing colours now, but this one might have been lost due to the dryness of the summer rather than the changing seasons. This was taken on a cloudy and smoky sort of morning so the colours are muted. I liked the texture of the veins in the leaf, not sure if they are particularly visible on the smaller sized image. An overall melancholy sort of photo.

Taken yesterday in the morning sun (which is coming notably later and later these days). My patch of wild fireweed has gone to seed - looking for all the world like a cotton candy farm. The backlighting really highlighted the seeds of the one stalk particularly. Viewed up close the details of the seeds are very clear, contrasted with the lack of focus and lighting on the background stalks. I'm quite happy with this one.