In Due Time

As I sit here looking up at this print of blowing leaves and listening to it rain it occurs to me that the time for making this idea has come and gone.

I made this image by placing sensitized paper out under a tree as the leaves were falling. Some collected on the paper. Some just landed there for a moment and then blew away, leaving a ghost of their shadow behind.

I had hoped to develop of whole body of work around this idea. I like the high key image and I like the sense of movement that it has. But now the leaves are wet and have all fallen from the trees. Every day the sun gets a little dimmer and the days a little shorter.

When the sunshine returns in strength and frequency again it will be spring. There will be buds, and petals, and blossoms to work with then. But to make this falling leaf picture I've got in my head I will have to wait until the opposite side of the seasons. A year between now and then.

It might sound frustrating but I love it. I like the idea of there being seasons to my work. It's creates a sense of urgency. I have to get out there and record the fall leaves while I can. It puts me in the time and place that I'm in.