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Autumn leaves

I have always loved trees and the forest. Where I grew up the forest mainly was spruce, pine and birch. But moving closer to the Norwegian coast, where I live now, oak is also common. I think oak is one of the most beautiful trees together with maple. I like to photograph the oak leaves the whole year around, its shape is so beautiful. And the branches on the tree are so elegant and gives the tree such a wonderful shape.

Now it is November and almost all the leaves on my favourite oak trees has fallen to the ground. They are still beautiful, resting on the the field covered with frost, snow or droplets.

Soon the leaves will be covered with white snow and the trees stands naked until spring arrives and gives new life to next years leaves. I am looking forward to that.

Little droplets

December is here. The first snow fell in November but it all was washed away by the rain a week later, leaving little droplets in the green moss. Sometimes you can see the mirror of the surroundings in these little droplets. Take a closer look the next time you take a stroll in the forest, maybe you find a hidden world in a droplet.

Sunny forest details

Autumn is my favorite time of the year in many ways:

  • The temperature is very nice (not too hot)
  • The air is crisp and fresh
  • The sun is much lower in the sky = good light for forest photograpy
  • Mushrooms
  • Multicolored leaves
  • Beautiful decay of flowers and plants

On some of my walks I find a lot of mushrooms, in other walks I can spot different forest details. Especially when the sun is shining a photo safari in the woods can be very interesting when it comes to light and colors.

Sunny moss

Through the forest

Walking in the forest has always been one of my favorite things to do. When I was a child I loved to go for forest walks with my father. He thought me a lot of different plants, trees and berries. Maybe that’s why I grew so fond of macro photography.

It is a good combination to be fond of walks in the woods and macro photography. Finding the right target for macro photography takes some time so you have to walk slowly and use your eyes. It is necessary to leave the path because the most interesting macro targets often can be found on old tree logs, stones or hidden in the moss. Sometimes the sun beams hit a tree or a stone and gives you a lovely scenery when you walk by. For me walking through the forest it’s like being a part of a fairytale.