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Capturing the Shift from Summer to Fall Through Light

It comes in small visual increments: a softer quality to the afternoon light, a shift in the angle of shadows, the first warm tones appearing in a canopy that was solid green a week ago. Summer to fall photography is less about chasing dramatic autumn color and more about learning to read the subtle signals the light sends before […]

Capturing the Shift from Summer to Fall Through Light

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It comes in small visual increments: a softer quality to the afternoon light, a shift in the angle of shadows, the first warm tones appearing in a canopy that was solid green a week ago.

Summer to fall photography is less about chasing dramatic autumn color and more about learning to read the subtle signals the light sends before […]

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It comes in small visual increments: a softer quality to the afternoon light, a shift in the angle of shadows, the first warm tones appearing in a canopy that was solid green a week ago. Summer to fall photography is less about chasing dramatic autumn color and more about learning to read the subtle signals the light sends before […]

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