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It was a lovely fall afternoon... I escaped from the office a bit early and soon dma and I were roaming south seattle looking for fall color. These are some of the pics I took; hope you enjoy the lovely fall colors!

There was a really cool spot in the park that was like a plant cave... hahaha, I am not really sure what you call it... a grove? I tried to capture the whole scene, but couldn't quite get it. I opted instead for a frame of the lighting coming through the leaves to capture the memory.

And then I tried the same frame using dma's "soft focus" technique. I was instantly calmed.

I lined up some leaves for this frame. I love the texture.
I didn't move these leaves around; they are as they were. I convereted to black and white, just for fun.
Hope that autumn is treating you well & that you are finding an abundance of fall color, too!