Farnsfield Trees in Autumn - Part 2

As stated in my previous post, part 2 of Farnsfield Trees in autumn will concentrate on photographs of the oak trees in and around the village of Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire. These are part of my wider doorstep photography project which aims to capture the local environment including only venues that I can walk to from home.

I want to show that landscape photography is not necessarily an activity that requires car journeys, often at the extreme ends of the day, to the more established photography locations - as I once did regularly. Local photography can be just as enjoyable and engaging, if not more so. There is calmness to walking and taking photographs with a mindful satisfaction gained from observing the subtle changes in my surroundings on a day-to-day basis. This includes subjects like the oak trees around the village.

By mid-November the oak tree leaves have dried to a dull rusty brown colour and individually they are not too inspiring to look at. However, when they collectively catch the sun they light up spectacularly. The best time for this is sunset when the low light turns the tops of the trees a deep auburn colour:

At other times of the day the brighter sunlight reflects some vibrant oranges which may be better described as ginger. Either way, it is an uplifting colour when set against blue skies: