It has been a wonderfully lengthy autumn in Tokyo, but this could well be a final flourish before it gets considerably colder and brown becomes the all-encompassing colour.
A beautiful but final autumn flourish?
Photographs from a small group of islands
Michael says
Beautiful shot Lee. I love the pastel colours and crisp outline of that single maple leaf. This could easily be used for some sort of product advertisement or background for something :).
Lee says
Thanks a lot Michael. Flowers and leaves aren’t really my thing, but I was really pleased the way this one came out. The light and colors were beautiful, so it was nice to be able to capture at least some of it.
winnie says
This is so beautiful! 🙂 Maple leaves are always my favourite.
Lee says
Thanks Winnie. Yes, they really are beautiful.
willy says
wabisabi
Lee says
Oh, that’s interesting. Not something I’d even considered to be honest. There again, that’s exactly why I love the notion of wabi-sabi. So personal, and utterly impossible to pinpoint.
Wibi Udayana says
Thats a good picture. Thank god ur twitter post led me here… Autumn in Japan is so nice
Lee says
Thanks. Yes, it really is a nice time of year. Just a shame it has to end…
wibi udayana says
This is random, but the other comments above hv similar names to me ^^~
and yes, shame it has to end to make way for something more beautiful 🙂
Lizzy says
Looks like a painting…. wow.
Lee says
Thanks Lizzy!
Shizuo says
So beautiful
Lee says
I was lucky. The light and colours were pretty much perfect.
Taki says
Autumn??笑 It’s Dec. 21st here and although a strange 10 degrees Celsius here in Canada, the leaves are a distant memory
Lee says
I guess it’s officially winter, but there are still quite a few autumn colours to be seen. Still pretty mild too. Although it probably won’t be for long.
Gianluca says
It’s a lovely picture!!!!
May I ask you the permission to use it as a reference photo for a watercolr? it will suit perfectly for the scope!
Of course I will give your credentials if I will put the watercolour on the net!
If you agree could you please advice me by email (if I am asking too much, please forgive me) and Merry Xmas!
Lee says
Thanks!
Of course you can. I’m away at the moment, but I’ll mail you when I get back. If I forget, please get in touch.
WP says
This is beautiful! I think I’m gonna save it to use as my desktop background…
Lee says
Cheers! If you want a bigger version, just let me know.