Tag: Golden hour

Held to the Light – A Backlit Autumn Leaf and a Moment of Stillness

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Sometimes, the most beautiful moments of fall come when we simply stop and look.

backlit autumn leaf sunlight
Held to the light, this autumn leaf tells a story only the sun can reveal.

A hand holding a bright orange maple leaf up to the sunlight in an autumn forest. The sunlight glows through the leaf, highlighting its veins.

While walking through the forest recently, I picked up a fallen leaf—burnt orange, slightly curled at the edges, and still warm with the memory of summer. I held it up to the sun… and it glowed.

In that light, the leaf transformed. Its veins glowed like tiny rivers of gold. Its colors deepened into fire. All the intricate details—the wear, the specks, the quiet signs of change—stood out with stunning clarity.

That one leaf became a small window into the soul of the season:
A moment of beauty.
A moment of change.
A moment of letting go.

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Black & White picture below

Which one do you prefer? The colored  one or the black & white?

Sunset in Venice, Italy

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one day.. one single day I managed to catch the sunset / golden hour in Venice.  It was so beautiful.

Here is two of my favorite photos from that sunset.

Current situation & photowalks in nature.

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Goodmorning pumpkins! I hope you all are doing good this lovely Thursday 🙌🏻

im currently in thr bath, writing this. It’s freaking cold here in Sweden and due to my diabetes,  my feelings in feets/toes aren’t the best so before I can put on my warm wool socks I need to warm them up.

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Plans for today? Well I went to the Healthcare clinic two days ago, met with a doctor who said I have no virus so I’m not in risk to get anyone else sick.. so I guess im going to school. WITH CAUTION OFCOURSE! Before school im gonna go buy more supplies of mouth mask/ facemasks. It’s starting to go low at home. And I’ll also sit in the way way back in the class.

What else? Well i got one of my packages with camera equipment! Woho. My tripod, few filters and also the hand holder (instead of the big to hang around your neck) but unfortunately that hand/wrist holder was bad because I tried it while sitting at the table and it “broke” so luckily the camera was mounted on to the screws.

I had a photowalk yesterday while the sun was out. Unfortunately it was harsh sunlight and i do not like that. But I managed to fix some pictures though.

not the best quality online though. I’ll upload more on my Instagram and Facebook page. Through my eyes and camera.

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Photography for me is my kind of relaxation.  Unfortunately I went through some things the other day that made me decide to not take pictures in town and around buildings. I will tell you guys more about that later. It was a sad decision for me but I am still scared and haven’t been able to shake off what happened.

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Golden hour, flu and a little bit of.. thoughts?

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the flu has struck..yes the flu has strucked in my household. Well it has attacked me and my immune..

No school for me today because I had 39.8°C in fever last night (the night til today) so I didn’t want to risk anything. Which ducked because I need to be in school. I can not focus at home, doing math and calculations.

So i decided to get dressed really warm and went out for a walk. I know i know “But Emma, you are sick!” yes I know iam but being inside all the time makes me insane.

so i grabbed my camera stuff and went out in the nature and captured some hidden gems. Unfortunately the sharpness and focus is bad on the camera but it’s fine for now. I only use to so I can re-learn the settings etc.

I wish I was able to make a cute copyright though to add on my pictures

I try the “gallery” function here on WP, let’s see how that works.

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Fever, coughs etc. Luckily no one was out where I was taking pictures so I didn’t risk to get someone else sick. Yay! I have been outside many times (when energy) when sick but avoid areas where people are ofcourse. And now when I have the camera I can go outside for a walk (slow walk) and take pictures. Learn the settings plus working on my passion again.

My passion in photography has always been landscape, nature and macro. I have also always been interested in capturing stories with pictures such as visit an old and abandoned house with things left or something like that.. Unfortunately we do not have those here where I live. But I get to do the best of the situations and focus on the other “niches”.

I hope you all are doing good ! i apologize for being so quiet lately.

Senior home surrounded with gold

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Golden hour with a view over the old senoir/retirement home. Such a shame to let the building go to waste.

Golden hour of the church

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“Even angels admires the beauty of the nature” – Emma (me)

So the other day I took a little walk around my town and just soaked up all the beauty the nature shows but also the sun.

This is a church from my town and I love the “golden hour” moment.