It’s quite a skill to be able to photograph a falling leaf, a skill that takes many years and excellent eye/hand coordination to master. Although the most advanced cameras can lock focus on a flying bird or a running mammal’s eye, none are designed to photograph falling leaves and success is largely dependent on a photographer’s skill. Fall is the time to catch leaves as they gently drop to the ground after the corky abscission layer that forms in the fall between the leaf’s petiole (stem) and the twig has broken.
Here are some leaves, and basswood fruit, caught in mid-air as they fell from their trees –
Unfortunately the skill necessary to photograph a leaf drifting in the breeze isn’t one I possess. These were caught in mid-air by a single strand of spider silk which had made photographing them easy – were you fooled?
I was completely fooled! But that's still great photography!
ReplyDeleteI was so fooled! Good on ya!
ReplyDeleteTotally fooled! Still very nice images and a very clever post. Kim in PA
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