Do you enjoy walking? I love to walk. I could walk all day every day if time, and my feet would let me. Even on a cloudy day, the sunshine and fresh air do my soul good. I make it a point to go for at least one walk a day, sometimes two.

Earlier in the week I walked to a little park near the house. And, the first thing that caught my eye was the colors. The deep reds and oranges. A nice change from the yellow aspen trees. I wish I had my camera.

Fast forward a few days. I couldn’t make up my mind, go for a hike or a ride. In the back and forth I got sidetracked with something else. The next thing I knew it was lunchtime. Annoyed at myself, I remembered the colors at the park. Threw on my shoes, grabbed my camera, and started walking.

If I would’ve planned a little better, I would’ve grabbed the film camera. Since that was the case, I just had the Lumix G9. I was going to put the 25 mm (50 mm full frame equivalent) prime lens on but forgot. The 14-42 mm it was. I left the tripod and filters at home.

There was a perfect layer of thin clouds in the sky acting like a filter. This was perfect given that it was around 1:00 by the time I got there. There was just enough sunlight getting through the clouds to play on the trees.

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A goal was of course to capture the great colors. But, my main goal was to focus on compositions. I tend to rush through my shots. I feel like a lot of my photos of the fall foliage are a hot mess because I don’t really think about the composition. I wanted to take my time and really think it through today.

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I’m happy with the way these turned out. The compositions were better, in my opinion. Slowing down really helped. I also like how the light on the trees and ground showed. It’s gonna be hard for me, but I really need to slow down when I’m out with my camera.

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