Withered Gardens-1

"Trees frighten me a bit. They are so beautiful," said Borges. The

trees I saw in this garden were frigteningly beautiful indeed. Please

let me know if this photograph succeeds at giving you a hint of that

beauty. Thank you.

Naim, I should say you have and very well, this is one beautiful scene.....Jim

Naim....wonderful wonderful....composition..and colors are excellent...

Jim and Rajeev, thank you for your kind and encouraging words. This is my first posting here and it is nice to get such quick feedback.

UNA COMPOSICION MUY BELLA

Well my daer Naim, I would certainly be lost in your beautiful forest and not wanting to come out of it, just to stay there for ever, in this poetic solitude!

So beautiful and dreamy, incredible colors :)

Thank you so much dear Naim, for your such beautiful words about my Child curiosity.

Thank you, you are a poet in words and photography!

Sincerely,

B:l:ana

Great series! You have truly captured the essence of the scenes. If I didn't know better, I would have thought you brought in your own leaves! Great color, great composition. Far from a "been there, done that" photograph. I hear the footsteps on the leaves and I feel the chill in the air.

Al, Reencarnacion, Biliana and Paul, thanks for your comments. And Dear Paul I did bring in my own leaves! These are the leaves I have been shedding every fall. And the footsteps you hear are my own, maybe yours too :-)

These three photos are beautiful, mystical, and magical. Borges would have felt their wonder. Where did you shoot these?

I am glad you like them Mark. I took the photos in Cooperstown, NY. Just as I was leaving, a crew came in to sweep up the leaves. One man's beautiful sight is another's unsightly mess...