There was just enough light bouncing from overhead to fill the shadows for these disc golfers to have sufficient detail to keep them from being shadows against the trees brightly lit in background. it was luck and a little positioning that placed the thrower against the lighter tree.

After having failed so miserably at shooting the corn ready for harvest several days ago, I attempted today a similar image of early winter wheat in irregular rows.  A little better than the corn.

Finding toys among the simplest of things. Zoom lens at 200mm, narrow depth-of-field tothrow background out of focus.

Found this as I stepped out of the car in a shopping center parking lot.

If ever there was a perfect example of stopping whatever you’re doing to take a picture, this is the one.

The maple trees in Sharon Woods were near the end of their leaf drop and not yet disturbed by the wind. I used a 4-foot step ladder (always in my car) to raise myself above the leaves and eliminate the background. Shot several angles including a near overhead. I knew the setting would soon disappear at the first hint of wind.

What I hadn’t counted on was the county mowing the park within the next hour completely destroying the leaf pattern.