Autumn isn’t the only time for colorful leafy goodness. Here’s a young red maple (Acer rubrum) that I came across while visiting a local wet meadow yesterday…the last day of spring.
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06.21.2015 Spring Foliage
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This one’s a real beauty, Steve! The arrangement of the leaves, the comp, the detail and color, everything contributes.
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Thanks, Jackson. This was my second try at this. I made a similar image about eight years ago. Hopefully I have improved in a few areas since then.
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Truly beautiful Steve and I had forgotten that summer starts today.
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Thanks, Andrew. I had forgotten too. It just sneaked up on us. I always forget if it’s the 21st or the 22nd.
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We had a storm system pass through last evening which left 1.08″ of rain. This morning dawned foggy. The small pancake sized spider webs in the grass were each laden with moisture and easy to see. I imagine they are always there but not visible.
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I think what did not fall on you fell on us today. But it has passed and we are having a lovely sunset this evening.
I am sure that you are right about the webs, Jim. I see them every dewy morning in the meadows that I visit.
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Maples are such pretty trees and your picture shows the beauty of the young leaves. Your photo is an example of excellent composition with lovely detail.
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They are so adorable when they are young. 🙂
Thanks for your comments, Yvonne.
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Just dropping in – what a beautiful image! I had to check to be sure you didn’t duplicate half to get the symmetry, and I’m so happy that this was just the way it was. The raindrops mute those colors so nicely, just a tiny bit. Lovely.
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Thank you, Lynn. That’s something I wouldn’t do.
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No duplication necessary–natural symmetry personified. What a beautiful composition.
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Right you are, Gary. Nature needs no assistance from me. Thanks.
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This is so unusual, and so lovely. I especially like the way the red stems complement the leaves, and the way you’ve caught the changing colors in the young, but growing, leaves. The rain (or dew?) is lagniappe — that little something extra that’s so important.
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Kind of like a cherry on top. The moisture is from a nice dew that coated most everything. Lagniappe is a new word for me…and Kindle too. 🙂
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We have Texas red oaks here, and they are similar in that not only do the mature leaves turn bright red in the fall, but the new leaves have lots of red in them too. That makes for a red–green–red progression.
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Our red oak does the same as well.
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Love, love, love the color palette, and the way you showed them layered like this.
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Thank you, Deborah.
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That’s wonderful.
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Thanks, Lyle.
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