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The autumn of 2016 seemed to last forever, and even as I'm writing this towards the end of November there are oak trees outside my window still covered in russett coloured leaves.
I made a special effort over this wonderful season to photograph as much of the autumn splendour in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, as I could.
One of the most dramatic displays of autumn colour was to be found in the area surrounding Betws-y-Coed, just an hour or so's drive from my home, and so Liz and I spent a series of weekends in that area exploring and photographing.
Mind you, we didn't have to venture far to see beautiful scenes like this one, pictured amongst woodland just a short stroll from the middle of Betws-y-Coed itself.
I spotted this small sapling, still sporting its autumn foligage, from quite a distance as it glowed like a tiny gold statue against the dark knarly trunk of its much older neighbour.
This image has a depth of meaning beyond just a pretty picture, and for me it symbolises the protective relationship between a parent and its child.
It looked to me as I framed up this composition that the older tree was sheltering the sapling from the ravages of the winter yet to come, being the protective parent enclosing its child in a safe embrace.
Sentimental old guffer, aren't I?!
Filename - trees autumn 04.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 65mm
Exposure - 8 secs @ f11, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to remove glare and enhance colours.
Location - Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Tripod, cable release and mirror lockup used to prevent camera movement
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