These fall eaves were floating in a very shallow and quiescent section of the Buffalo River. Hydration provided by the water kept them from curling, so they layered very nicely with each other.Date: 26 October 2010Location: Newton County, Arkansas, United StatesOriginal resolution: 12 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015
The color in this field of Texas Paintbrush and Texas Bluebonnets is about as perfect as I can remember.Date: 7 April 2008Location: Washington County, Texas, United StatesOriginal resolution: 6 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6
The tops of several basalt pillars at the Giant's Causeway were dished because of the uneven contraction of the molten rock as it cooled. After the tide receded, the bowls were left filled with water, which created the looking glass effect in the photo.Date: 9 October 2014Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United KingdomOriginal resolution: 12 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015
Date: 10 April 2022Location: Independence, Texas, United StatesOriginal resolution: 45 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11
Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia)
December of 2009 was a great month and year for colorful foliage in the Houston area. The dried fruit of an American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is highlighted here by a background of orange leaves.Date: 19 December 2009Location: West University Place, Texas, United StatesOriginal resolution: 6 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6
A clump of Texas paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) stands out against the sea of blue and green formed by a field of Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis).Date: 29 March 2013Location: Whitehall, Texas, United StatesOriginal resolution: 12 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC 7
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Date: 25 October 2012Location: Winston-Salem, North Carollina, United StatesOriginal resolution: 12 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 10
Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii)
We were wandering the Dallas Arboretum on a sunny, cold, New Year's Eve when I came across this pile of leaf litter. Because trees in Texas change color around Christmas rather than the fall (when they change at all), the backlit leaves glow with color.Date: Dallas, Texas, United StatesLocation: 31 December 2013Original resolution: 12 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015
Date: 14 October 2015Location: Reed City, Michigan, United StatesOriginal resolution: 36 MPProcessing: Processed from RAW using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10
