Autumn Leaves Backgrounds

On my daily walks I strive to create something new and different when I take pictures.  It keeps my mind active and creative.  After most of the fall leaves landed on the ground, I looked for colorful ones with different shapes.  Here are three different backgrounds I found along the way.  Notice how different each one looks.   Yes, I moved them around and tried to remove distractions in the background to improve the photo.

Which one do you like?  Do any enhance the subject more?

Sand

Water

Pine needles

Leaves

Christmas Lights 2021

We took a lovely drive this week to see the decorations made by our St. Mary's County neighbors in 2021.   Here is a sampling of the ones I liked the most in the south part of the County

Pier tree in fog

Summer Breeze Farms

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you and your family!  Wishing you good health and happiness.  

This photo was taken around 2014 at Longwood Gardens before they totally renovated the fountain area.

We sat out on the patio deck and watched the spectacular show enfold.  There were many colors, a photographer’s delight. If I remember right, it was set to music and well choreographed.

Bald Eagles were Visiting

When a pair of bald eagles came to visit, they separated and one sat on the post while the other used the osprey nest.  To try to turn the photo into one subject, I waited till they were looking at each other, or at least showed some animation.

Oops, careful there.  Don’t fall off!

That’s better.

Pelicans in St.Mary’s County

Just to be different, we visited Piney Point Lighthouse to see the pelicans.  They are fairly far away.  We visited the beach and saw the lighthouse outside too.  After 2 visits, I finally managed to get one fairly decent photo with blurry wingtips.  They were fun to watch since I haven’t seen any in a long time.  

Autumn in St. Mary's 5 Greenwell State Park

Just a few more photos from Greenwell State Park in the fall.

The lovely beach in Autumn

Kayaks in Autumn

Beautiful coloring

Autumn in St. Mary's 4 Sotterley Plantation

 

Sotterley Manor House

Welcome gate, I liked the way the gates pointed to the colorful tree.

The expansive fields

Manor porch

Entrance Drive