Blowing in the Wind

December 1st. Only a few autumn leaves still clung to their trees. With the wind howling, I knew this would be my last opportunity to photograph the fall color, which seemed more resplendent than in years past. (This was possibly due to the cataract surgery I had in July (right eye) and August (left eye), which made the entire world clearer and brighter.) Whatever the reason, natural or implanted, I was enthralled with the colors.

I wanted to capture the wind, but the sky was too clear and bright to get a slow enough shutter speed, so I attached my new variable neutral density filter and blocked 6 stops of light. The photo above is a 6 second exposure. The saturated color is natural.

This is the tree in front of my house.

Woody & Buzz don't care about the colors or the wind.
They just liked playing in a pile of leaves.