Autumn Leaves Just short of two years into my photography venture, during the fall/winter season last year, I wondered what would be available for me to shoot in nature.  After all, the leaves are off the trees piled on the ground, there are no flowers and the grass is a dull green.  For the most part, I usually think of the three to four months in this season as plain, without much excitement. So what was there to look forward to shooting in nature during these months?

Tending to view life with the glass half full,  I began using my imagination with exciting thoughts developing in my mind, “maybe while I am out with my camera I will come across a deer or even better, a buck-giving a great opportunity for that perfect shot! Or maybe, the sunrise or sunset will be so breathtaking that will be my capture for the day.”

With camera in hand, over the next weeks I discovered much to marvel: sparkling ice crystals, plump mushrooms, bumpy moss and winter berries.  Then there is the nighttime sky that is so crisp and clear it alone takes my breath away.  Not to mention frozen lakes and ponds, snowdrifts and icicles. Much to my delight there were many things that I could capture.

If you are new to photography or you think "plain without much excitement" through the winter months, I wonder what surprises are out there for you to capture behind the lens?

~Celesa