18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Autumn Gold

I spent an afternoon photographing the changing colours of autumn in a city park in Warsaw. This was a huge park filled with beautiful golden yellows and oranges. I was looking for unique compositions between the golden leaves and the dark shapes of the tree trunk and branches. With this particular photo I decided to shoot straight up and the colours were elevated by the whiteness in the sky. I went back to this same park a few days later and discovered almost all the trees were leafless, so I was glad I took my opportunity when I did.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Warsaw, Poland
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Felix Alred