It was 2020 when I first did a post on what I might describe today as a "study" of fallen autumn leaves on the ground. The idea came to me spontaneously while out for my daily two-mile walk. I liked it so much, I actually did two posts on the subject, and they went live on back to back days.
A few days ago, the urge to repeat the exercise came to me, again while I was out on my walk, so I decided to do this post, a 2025 version ... and possibly make it an annual autumn tradition at Photo Potpourri. I'm going to limit this year's study to just one post.
Most of the leaves in this post were taken at various points on my own property or the street in front of the house. A few were captured elsewhere in the neighborhood, but probably not more than four or five at most (and probably fewer).
I made a point to integrate a half-dozen or so shots of very small leaves, something you might not be able to detect unless I otherwise indicate. The last five in this post were among that group.
One other thing is new to this shoot, and it came in post-processing. I boosted contrast in the majority of the shots to give them a different look. And in the case of the photo leading off the post, I also boosted the saturation to flesh out the multiple colors that attracted me to the leaf in the first place.
To view the full gallery of leaves I shot on this year's project, follow the link in this sentence. You'll notice that I added six leaves at the bottom of this post in November, including the last one, which is a poison ivy leaf.
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