Brown Deer Boat House

The fall colors have come and gone, with colder weather starting to move in. Today’s pictures were taken several weeks ago, just as the trees were turning different shades of red and yellow.

This is a picture of the boat house (seen in the distance) at Brown Deer Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The boat house is located on a pond, and in the early morning light, the pond is still and the scene is saturated with warm sun light.

On this particular morning, it was just warming up from an overnight frost.

Frosted Leaf

This leaf had fallen from its tree, and what attracted my attention was the frost around its edge. The blades of grass also display the overnight frost.

The colors of the leaf make a nice contrast against the deeper green of the grass. Ideally, this should be shot with a tripod, since there’s a lot of magnification and the early morning light restricts how much light hits the camera’s sensor. This picture was taken with a image stabilizing lens so I was able to get away without a tripod. The picture was taken for 1/40 second at f/6.3 (ISO 200) with a 300 mm focal length.

Fall Goose

Finally, there was also wildlife in the park enjoying the morning sun. This is one of the many geese that inhabit the park.

The goose is framed against the saturated hues of the reflection of fall colors in the waters of the pond. The light ripples in the water give the picture the feel of a watercolor painting.

While the fall colors have disappeared with the leaves on the trees, the changing seasons provide lots of opportunities for the many divergent views of nature.