Capturing the magic of late Autumn light
I adore the magic of sunlight all year round but especially in Autumn. I really love how cozy and loved it makes me feel. It's like being wrapped in a blanket while being showered in magical stardust.
Sunlight through trees is one of my favourite things to both capture and stand in at this time of year. It feels like pure magic and fills my imagination and heart with gold.
When the sun is low in the sky you can shoot into the light and create some beautiful results. This first image was taken at 8.15am on November 11th. Digital photography is so helpful at reminding me when images were taken, so that I can repeat experiments or return to favourite spots at the right time of year and the right time of day.
Throughout the year mornings and late afternoons provide great light for photography but the closer we get to the Winter Solstice the more we can use the light in the middle of the day too. So, this is a great time to experiment with photographing into the sunlight and seeing what you can create.
A few weeks ago I was looking back at images from this time last year and remembered that if I go down to the meadow in the morning on a sunny late Autumn day there will often be a beautiful mist that isn’t in my garden or in the town.
November can be a hard month. It gets darker and darker, we can have some really wet and grey days and we haven’t got the sparkles of Christmas to lift our spirits just yet, so here are some ways that I like to weave photography into my late Autumn days to enjoy November and find the magic moments and the glimmers of joy in each day.
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