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My Drive To Work is Getting Pleasant-er

Photography Landscape posted on Oct 01, 2014
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I actually took this picture a few days ago, and things are changing (relatively) fast these days. About a year ago I figured out an alternative route to drive to work that took back roads through what is mostly farm-country. In Michigan, that means most of the roads are more like "Tunnels through the Trees" than anything else. This time of year the "slow motion fireworks" of the changing colors on those trees has been making it difficult for me to keep driving. I constantly want to stop and take pictures. What seems unusual about this year is the Maples are turning in an oddly-speckled fashion: One or two branches, or just the ends of the branches, will turn into these spectacularly intense reds and oranges, while the rest of the tree stubbornly remains a rich healthy green. It's almost like a giant wandered by with a paintbrush covered with red paint, but carelessly dangled it, lightly brushing only parts of the trees while leaving the rest unaffected. The results at times are almost breath-taking. This shot came straight from my camera. I didn't push up the color or contrast, just cropped and dumped it here. Sometimes I'm amazed I even make it to work at all.

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Faemike55

10:42PM | Wed, 01 October 2014

This is definitely and completely weird but so bloody cool! Great capture of this phenomenon!

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auntietk

12:08AM | Thu, 02 October 2014

What a beautiful drive! I'm glad you found some back roads you like. It makes the world a better place, doesn't it, to not get in traffic?

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Ancel_Alexandre

4:18AM | Thu, 02 October 2014

Really nice shot! ;)

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Debwhosmiles

8:54AM | Thu, 02 October 2014

Love the color! Our trees here in TN are doing the same, it's like they aren't sure as we have very cool nights (40's 50's) and then the days are in the high 80's or even low 90's (as in yesterday and the day before). But we have much needed rain and seasonably cool days ahead starting tonight so I imagine things will change fast. Good news on all this is that people's summer gardens are still producing, our local Farmer's Market has all kinds of summer goodness for sale!

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RodS

9:32PM | Thu, 02 October 2014

A lovely shot, and a very pleasant looking drive. Much better than mine, anyway... I've noticed some of the trees here (Kansas City, Mo. area) starting to change, and with this same pattern.


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