Sea Plane at the Lake, Fall Photography

I took this photo of a little yellow sea plane one day as I walked along the road where I lived. The water was so flat and smooth and the plane was surrounded by color. I couldn’t resist taking this photo many years ago.

The plane was usually docked at a lake house until winter when it was taken someplace else.  The owner would taxi down the short tributary which led to a small lake.   He used the lake to take off and land.  Occasionally the kids and I would be at the beach on the lake when he came in for a landing.

When I began to work at Zazzle, I used this photo to make a postcard to sell.  Recently it sold to someone in France. It always amazes me to know that something I made, or a photo I took, or drawing I did, could be purchased by anyone in the world.

The sale caused me to revisit this item, which I had pretty much forgotten about. Then I had the idea to share it here.

So, I thought, why not share more Autumn photography? Just because I live in boring Florida doesn’t mean I can’t go back to a time when I had these views for a month, or more, every year.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

This big tree stood in front of a house at the entrance to my small neighborhood.  Each day in Fall I’d watch it turn more and more red.  It was stunning.

New Hampshire has a lot of pristine lakes. Some are large – Lake Sunapee is a favorite –  and many others are small. Leaf color usually begins alongside water. I was lucky to live just up the road from a small lake and I walked to it on every nice day. Fall at the lake offers wonderful scenes with brightly colored foliage as the main focus.

All seasons offer their own opportunities for photographers in New England. In Spring I photographed the early blooming flowers, like the Lenton Rose.

Summer gave me the opportunity to photograph my vegetable garden and flowers growing everywhere.

Fall, of course, is a great time to get awesome photos. I didn’t have to travel far to get lots of great shots.  With different types of deciduous trees changing color at varying times,  the leaf color lasts from mid-September thru the middle of October.

Even the hydrangeas turn color in fall.   Look at the stunning array of blues and greens in this once bright blue hydrangea flower, which is drying on the stem.
View more Hydrangeas in Fall.

And there were two big Burning Bush trees in front of the house, which become bright red in late Autumn.

Winter can also be a wonderful time to take pictures. My favorite times to get out with the camera were right after (and sometimes during) a snowstorm, when the snow was still stuck to the branches of the trees.   It’s a winter wonderland.  Once the sun begins to warm the snow, and the wind picks up, the snow comes off the trees and the opportunity for shots like this are gone.

The northeastern US has been having some unusually hot weather for the end of September, but hopefully the leaves will be turning soon. I am taking a trip up there and really hope to see some nice color.

My daughter likes to go paddle-boarding so it means we will probably visit some nearby lakes.  Hopefully I will get more foliage shots to add to my collection.