Saturday is football day so off I went to the river hoping for a nice sunset. I took many photos so I thought I would break them into two parts. This part is about the rocks, plants and pond. And part 2 will be just about the wild river water.

Reverse timing...I was on my way home, the sun was well down and it was so dark I had to manual focus the lens. I just love how these first few turned out!
Tamron 90mm macro ISO 100 f/8 1.0s










Pond Reflections





A bit earlier in the evening... still with the Tamron











Pentax 35mm ISO 400 f/2.4 1/250




I can never resist Beech Leaves...
Pentax FA 50mm ISO 100, f/5.6



thank you for looking!

[jimr-pdx]

Very nice Tess, not a surprise of course

[jac]

Damn you're good!

[Kozlok]

Super, all of them. The last one is very delicate, nice find!

[baro-nite]

Lovely series, my favorites being the second one and the last one. I've taken my share of shots of beech leaves in winter too, but have never come up with anything like this.

[daacon]

Great variety Tess well done.

[eaglem]

A stunning series of shots for their detail, sharpness and colour. Bravo!

[Bob Harris]

I just love that 1st shot, the others aren't bad either...

[sakurasaku]

Your pics show us many stages of plant and timeline. Quiet and beatiful.

[Jimbo]

The first two and the last one just pop right off my screen. Beautiful images Tess. JIM

[fotogaffer]

Great series! I especially liked the first and last and the reflections. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[Bruce Clark]

Very nice series , The first two whispy flowers are superbly detailed and of course the reflected rocks, a favourite theme.

[tessfully]

jimr-pdx;Very nice Tess, not a surprise of course

Thank you Jim

Damn you're good!

Thanks jac... I do try hard and lots don't work out, but I am happy with this bunch!

Super, all of them. The last one is very delicate, nice find!

Thank you Kozlok! I was looking straight up into the tree top for that last one.

Lovely series, my favorites being the second one and the last one. I've taken my share of shots of beech leaves in winter too, but have never come up with anything like this.

Thanks baro-nite! Nice to know there is another Beech Tree winter leaf person out there

Great variety Tess well done.

Thanks so much Dave!

A stunning series of shots for their detail, sharpness and colour. Bravo!

Thank you for the high praise eaglem!

I just love that 1st shot, the others aren't bad either...

Thank you so much Bob! That first one was such a pleasant surprise. I was hoping hoping....

Your pics show us many stages of plant and timeline. Quiet and beatiful.

Thank you for the lovely comments sakurasaku

The first two and the last one just pop right off my screen. Beautiful images Tess. JIM

Thank you Jim! I went out specifically to shoot the rushing water, but ended up with many other subjects as well.

Great series! I especially liked the first and last and the reflections. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks fotogaffer and you are welcome The pond reflections shot was a fun image for me... I loved the colour of the near dark sky in the water, and like the Beech leaves, I can never resist shooting rock reflections either.

Very nice series , The first two whispy flowers are superbly detailed and of course the reflected rocks, a favourite theme.

Thank you Bruce... those rock reflections really spoke to me and I worked on that image for a while trying to highlight the parts of the image that drew me in... I am glad you liked it

[slowpez]

Sometimes I just hate you and swear to myself I will not make myself jealous anymore by looking at your images. I still get sucked in every time then I just hate myself instead. These are really wonderful Tess. The first one was my favorite until I came to the beech leaves. They are so filmy and whimsical looking and the background is glorious.

[dcmsox2004]

being stuck in a mundane work world, it is a pleasure to view your treasure of beautifully composed flora tess.... thanks !! dave m