Autumn Colours at Marks Hall, Essex
Autumn Colours at Marks Hall. The calm water in the upper lake at Marks Hall facilitates these lovely reflections on this autumn day in October 2017.
Equipment: Sony SLT-A65V, Tamron 16-300mm Settings: F8 1/100 ISO 320
A dust cloud provided unusual weather that day. This made the sun go bright orange in the afternoon, like a sunset (see additional image below). The backdrop to this image is the colour of the trees. The leaves have just started to “turn” golden. This occurs as the plant cuts off the sap to its extremities to cope with winter.
Vibrant colours
The white pampas grass and the fiery red bush next to it create vibrant contrasts to the greenery above. They add the same vibrance with their reflections in the green coloured water. These reflections draw the eye into the water to the three arches which form the overflow to control the level of the lake. The arches and the brickwork alongside them reflect perfectly in the water. The vertical lines of the weeping willow also appear in the water.
The bushes on the path frame the image. As the dust cloud crosses the sun in different densities, changing the colour of the sun as it passes
Lurking in the bushes!
Lurking in the bushes on the long side of the lake was the only way to get the image as I wanted! It uses the power of the superzoom lens to bring the main features of the image nearer.
A sunset in mid afternoon!
I captured this image at 14:22 in the afternoon, according to the camera. Effectively we have a sunset in mid afternoon!
Equipment: Sony SLT-A65V, Tamron 16-300mm, Settings: F8 1/200 ISO 125