America’s Fall Part 01

The light is ever changing, the seasons begin to merge until one fades and another begins. Leaves dance until they fall, they swirl in the air, flutter with a slight breeze and are ripped from their branches with strong winds and dance on top of the running waters .The colors burn with such intensity and this is the mark of  “ The Fall” here .

Shooting “The Fall” was a highlight. It is such a big event and not just for professional photographers but non professional photographers as well . Both groups go chasing the colors of The Fall.

Its like  a drug feeding the spirit of the photographer as they blaze the trail in search of that elusive shot.I have to say , at  and saw the intense color, the vibrance, the mountains that seemed to be  on fire with the amazing arrangements of yellows,it was like a symphony reaching its climax where all the colors were bleeding  into one.

I kept getting so excited about the mountains . These were inspiring and left such an imprint. As I stood before some of the fine examples of Gods creative work, I  reflected on Jeremiah 32:17 where it says”Ah Lord God you have made the  heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you”

We are finite beings, God is not and I’m amazed when people want to question the existence of God and what He has done when they themselves are finite in their understanding. It can be at  times the mark of human arrogance, just coz we may not understand therefore it didn’t take place!! God is God and the fact that He brought this all into being , shows he is God.

For me ,communion with God is out in the field amongst His creation , for me it doesn’t come from taking communion in the church building, thats too rigid and stayed in its way for Pete-I’m not saying its not meaningful for those who do it, but for Pete, it does nothing for him at all. It rarely has but when I’m on my own, or even with others, my communion with God is being amongst all that He has created. Nothing pleases me more to feel His awesome nature, His presence while reflecting and standing before Him in his creative acts which are all around me.

So shooting this series of shots was simply awesome and there are no words that can describe it. The good thing  about the Fall shooting, it was not our last. Little did we know that we both were going to be treated to something exceptional and special. That comes in Part 2 of The Fall”.

The other thing that I learnt about their fall is that there “ Fall” spreads out for some time as the weather varies greatly  from State to State, hence The Fall of the leaves varies in the times it drops. It’s like the Fall has this extend period of time which makes it such a treat for photographer in the USA.

In the past I have spoken about waiting, waiting for that moment for the light to do its thing. That is what I did.

If you can ever time your trip to chasing Fall colors in America, you will be blown away and I fully understand why people do it. If you have never done it, you will never understand.:)