Mother Nature's Palette

Traffic has dispersed pine needles into the middle of a road. The needles fell early in October.

   Mother Nature is off her game. This fall, the colors of leaves are muted in New England.
   No biggie. Color isn't everything. I composed other images that reveal the change of seasons.
   I have a sense that people are getting suspicious of classic foliage photos. Blame it on technology. Colors often appear too saturated, creating a false perception of beauty. Nature magazines and photography magazines publish these images. Lots of readers must be savvy enough to detect--and resent--these digital alterations.
   Nature photographers here know the colors are muted. How are they reacting? Some will jack up their hues and saturation. Others, myself included, will stay true to Mother Nature's palette.
  

Large oak leaf.

Leaves await raking on the front lawn at my home.