Color photo. Three large leaves, on a dark background. They are going autumn yellow, with the rightmost having the most yellow, and the leftmost the least. The leaf veins on all three are dark green and prominent, particularly where they are surrounded by yellow.

This weekend I went back to the Chinook Bend Natural Area, which I’d first visited two months ago. At the time, I noted that it would probably be a good candidate for some autumn photography: lots of hardwood trees, so lots of leaves.

I’m probably right about that, but I apparently missed the window by a few days. What a difference two months make! Many of the trees there are going bare, and there wasn’t a lot of color left. Ah well!

It was an overcast afternoon, and it started spitting down rain while I was there, so I didn’t stay long. Since it was rather dark anyway, I just leaned into that with this set. It felt appropriate with Halloween around the corner.

Gear: Nikon Z7 II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

As always, if you’d like to see one of these become a print in my store, let me know in the comments!

Color photo. Three large leaves, on a dark background. They are going autumn yellow, with the rightmost having the most yellow, and the leftmost the least. The leaf veins on all three are dark green and prominent, particularly where they are surrounded by yellow.
Color photo. A white shelf mushroom growing on the side of a fallen log. The log is covered in dark green moss, and moss is growing on the top of the mushroom as well. A smaller mushroom grows below the larger one.
Color photo. A magenta flower with six petals growing from the bottom of a dark plant covered in blackened, withered blossoms. A scattering of other magenta flowers are blurrily visible behind the first.
Color photo. A sky full of dark clouds above a river. Tall white trees with sparse foliage grow on the far banks of the river. Below them are yellow leafed bushes.
Black and white photo. A darkened dirt path between a row of pines, receding into the distance. The pine boughs grow up at an angle, meeting above the path, creating a peaked roof along its length.