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There's a story behind every leaf. There's an explanation for why it grows where it grows when it grows. It's just a really complicated explanation with a million factors, like the openings in the surrounding canopy that allow light to sneak in, the age of the surrounding trees, the nutrients in the soil, the surrounding fauna, the weather, etc. Somehow it all adds up and makes a leaf on a tree. Maybe my worldview is influenced too much by my math classes from school, but I am confident that if you take into account all the variables, there is some complicated formula that we can generate that will spit out the tree in front of me. My little human brain just can't do the math on its own, so it feels mysterious.
This type of mystery presents opportunities for discovery in nature. I love making these small discoveries with my camera. I am drawn to photos that display this mystery and hint at the loosely ordered chaos that suggests that underneath all of the disarray there is some semblance of structure. Not a neat and tidy structure, but something. With this image here, I was captivated by the chaotic mess of colorful beech leaves. They remind me of the photos I have seen of synchronous fireflies down in the Smokies. I tried to "tame" the madness of nature by framing the mess of yellow leaves with a tidy group of vertical tree trunks.
Tags: Autumn Fall Foliage Nature Landscape Trees Leaves
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A lovely summer Comma from West Sussex.
Tags: butterflies Comma Polygonia c-album Butterfly Insect imago Lepidoptera Summer 2023 West Sussex Woodland Wildlife. Nature Nikon Nymphalidae Vanessid
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Svanvik, Norway
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