Left Behind

Matt Tilghman · November 3, 2012

I often hear my friends from the east coast say "I think I would miss fall too much," regarding moving west. Or even my friends who are out here already say that they do miss fall. This always confuses me, because there is certainly an autumn here in Northern California. It's true, many of the landscapes are dominated by evergreens or other trees that don't turn. But there are certainly pockets of hardwoods that change color in a brilliant display, you simply have to know where to look. My favorite place for fall in the Bay Area is Uvas Canyon, about a half hour outside of San Jose. Here is a piece from my most recent trek to Uvas Canyon. On this visit, my eye was particularly drawn to the forest floor, especially the ways in which the leaves and streams interacted with one another other. Shown here is the foot of Granuja Falls, and a lone leaf that has been left behind by his comrades.

Hope you enjoy!

wfeller · November 3, 2012

Beautiful--Gorgeous shot.

Dr Calohandre · November 3, 2012

I like this one a lot. Good exposure, composition and technique.

Wicked_Dark · November 4, 2012

excellent detail of what I assume is a larger fall. The color contrasts so well with the rock.

Matt Tilghman · November 5, 2012

Glad you three like it!

Snowgirl · November 5, 2012

That's a lovely shot and the leaf colour is very strong. Those of us on the east coast of the continent are spoiled by the brilliant hues of red and orange. When I lived in Alberta I really missed that in the fall.