Autumn Moss Pillows

An early afternoon walk in a local forest saw multiple living and fallen trees smothered in moss. It was the first woodland walk in autumn that year. The trees lost a lot of their vivid leaves which initially evoked the feeling of having missed out. However, the mossed trunks in the sunshine swiftly swept away the disappointment. While many may see moss as a practical problem, for those passing by, it gives trees more colour and life, especially to the fallen, long after the vibrant leaves are taken by the seasonal winds.

Moss wrapped old tree in autumn with mystic creepy woods in the background in Turaida Museum Reserve of Gauja National Park, Latvia. Eerily environment concept background.

Moss wrapped old trees in autumn with green grass lawn in Turaida Museum Reserve of Gauja National Park, Latvia. Healthy environment concept background.

Autumum moring on the shore of Long Moss Tarn on Torver Back Common near Coniston

Moss-covered tree in the forest with autumn leaves

Mystical view from Sarnano at Cascata del Pellegrino in the Sibillini Mountains, the gorgeous greenery flourishing all around the distant waterfall, flowing into a basin and a rivulet with musky rocks

Original photograph of bright green moss and Autumn leaves on this old picnic table in a park in Long Valley NJ.

Evocative scene from the Sibillini Mountains with Cascata del Pellegrino, a long-exposure view featuring the small waterfall flowing into an emerald mirroring basin below, amongst daunting musky rocks

Seattle Japanese Garden, Washington

The many green hues of Stjórnarfoss, one of my favourite waterfalls on Iceland's south coast (possibly because we were the only ones there to see it at the time)!

Nitid view in Sarnano at Pozze dell'Acquasanta in the Sibillini Mountains with huge slabs of rock surrounding the water pools connected by small rivulets flowing with creamy water, beside greenery

Charming view from Sarnano on the road to Cascata del Pellegrino with two huge patched rugged tree trunks in the foreground, the see-through waters of the river with pebbles underneath, and greenery

Energizing scenery from Sarnano with the terraneous path to Cascata del Pellegrino standing beside a small river with gurgling water, musky rocks, a fallen tree, enclosed by big trunks and greenery

Fall into Central Florida

Autumn Rain

Low angle view of a mushroom with a split cap, in the moss, with a damaged leaf in the background.

A mix of ferns and moss on the forest floor in Stirling, Scotland

autumn colors orange moss green brown geometric circles home decor, mid century modern fashion clothing

Patuxent River, Maryland, USA. Canon EOS 70D-lens 70-300mm

Hand painted flowers abstract Asian art theme.

A mini waterfall stream covered in colorful, vibrant autumn leaves. This stream connects the swamp to the river.

Rainy Spanish Moss

Acorn cups on a bed of moss

Wind Dancing with Autumn Leaves at the Harvest Ball

A road winds peacefully through the Allegheny Mountain woods of Pennsylvania in autumn.

Small golden mushroom islands on dark moss green. ©Claudia Böttcher | www.colorofmagic.design

Orange and golden yellow mushrooms on dark green background. ©Claudia Böttcher | www.colorofmagic.design

I kind of like the fairy-tale approach to composite image formation and can appreciate the work that goes into creating such an image... merging many layers and working diligently in post to create a built up photograph ~ so I decided that I'd like to emulate something as vibrant yet a single exposure and possible processing in post... but little more, something 'true to nature'. With this in mind and knowing the characteristics of the vintage glass that I was about to use for the first time after researching quite extensively - I decided on the main subject matter central to the plane of focus and allow the distinct attributes of the lens to work its magic on the rustle of the leaves... Quite nicely as a bonus - the river flow be...

The part of Piscataqua River where the river forks.

Autum above Rydal Water on White Moss Common

Mossy branch, autumn leaf in the Pacific NW

Two sycamore seeds (helicopters) nestled amongst moss on a tree bough on the banks of the River Blyth near Bedlington Northumberland on a cold December morning with the soft light revealing the veins on the seed wings.

A walk in the back corner of my yard beyond the garden is a fallen log trimmed in moss and fallen oak leave that looks like burnished bronze.

Autumnal Thin Lines

Meadow Trip

The River Forth, seen from Old Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland