Autumn Colours at Marks Hall, Essex

Autumn Colours at Marks Hall, Essex. The calm water in the upper lake at Marks Hall facilitates these lovely reflections on this autumn day in October 2017.

A dust cloud provided unusual weather that day by making the sun go bright orange in the afternoon, like a sunset (see additional image below). You can also see how “pink” the sky is in this image. The trees which form the backdrop to the image are just “turning” as the sap is cut off to the extremities and the leaves become golden.

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 vibrancy 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 are reflected perfectly in the water. The vertical lines of the weeping willow also appear in the water.

Bushes on the path have been used to 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!

This image was captured from the bushes on the long side of the lake. It uses the power of the superzoom lens to bring the main features of the image nearer

Equipment: Sony SLT-A65V, Tamron 16-300mm

Settings: F8 1/100 ISO 320