This week’s lens-artists invitation is to share images created in 2024 that either did not meet the criteria for a theme or were created after a specific theme was published.

I can’t recall if there has been a challenge offered this year to photograph using “illumination from behind.”

I enjoy photographing into October’s early morning sun as it seems to give life to the texture and colors of autumn leaves. These two images taken on October 27th were the last two created for the year with a Sony RX 100 3. While both images have a soft blur that initially was a bit of a disappointment, I do enjoy the bokeh and intense yellows and greens,

Within this image I enjoy the soft highlights along the edges of the leaves in the upper right corner.

Within this image, I like how the sun has given a golden glow to the leaves on the stem that moves from the middle of the image to the lower right.

May this year transition to a new year with a global movement towards compassion for all life.