The Soft, Warm Colors of Summer Surrender to the Brilliant Hues of Autumn

Brillian autumn red on the grounds of the
Green Knoll Professional Park on Wednesday

The sharp edge of change associated with the metamorphosis of seasons in the northeast is a phenomenon not quite the same anywhere else.

It is an advantage which we, in this part of the country have over other areas of the U.S. which, although some have milder climates, don’t provide the contrast and the beauty associated with the morphing of one season into the other.

If the saying, ‘stop and smell the roses’ has validity, then its corollary, ‘stop and admire the beauty of a New Jersey autumn’ is just as valid. Ever since I was a kid, I recorded images of nature with a camera. Throughout the years, I’ve gone through many makes and models. I now have my eye on a Nikon SLR, wondering if a new model is about to be introduced, making that one obsolete during the upcoming frenzy of the holiday shopping season.



The soft orange, green and blue of my garden on a
July day are but a vivid memory of warmer
days in Bridgewater

 No matter. The two that I now have are very well suited to my needs. One is a pocket-sized Sony model which can follow me anywhere. The other is a medium sized all-in-one Kodak with a longer telephoto lens and a viewfinder which I find necessary for bright days outdoors.

Photography is a gratifying hobby for many reasons. For me, it reflects the discipline of forcing a person to stop and to take the time to record what is happening in life – even those events which are not so obvious at first sight. It presents an opportunity to capture evanescent moments and to freeze them into a future of recorded memories.

Take care of yourselves, and stay engaged.