Fall's Purest Gold
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Fall's Purest Gold
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
During a walk on another nature trail around one of our lakes, the sun was out and through the dense trees of the forest that surrounds the lake, was watching for a light beam to hit on some of the beautiful fall colored leaves. This image is of such a capture, as the sun was hitting these golden shaded leaves and I liked the light and shadow play and silhouette imprinted on one of the leaves. The dark background comes from the lack of light in the woods behind.
In late summer, as daylight hours shorten and temperatures cool, the veins that carry fluids into and out of the leaf are gradually closed off as a layer of special cork cells forms at the base of each leaf. As this cork layer develops, water and mineral intake into the leaf is reduced, slowly at first, and then more rapidly. It is during this time that the chlorophyll begins to decrease. Often the veins will still be green after the tissues between them have almost completely changed color.
Fine Art Nature Photography By Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted. For any questions you might have, you can contact me through FAA's email service.
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November 15th, 2013
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