We managed to get out for some gentle climbing yesterday for the first time in ages (due to my partners elbow injury). The weather was an incredible 25° Celsius. It’s the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and the entire long weekend the weather looks to be stellar. The fall colours are not as vibrant as some years but the tree canopy is still beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! 
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Autumn: Colour and Texture Mash-Up
Autumn, I love that word. A little mash-up of colour and texture in the spirit of the season. (click on image to enlarge)
All images © Karen McRae
Grainy Black and White in Infrared
Awhile ago I posted some photographs that were taken with infrared film. The images below were also made with infrared. If you like black and white with lots of grain this type of film will give you just that. As this film sees different light than the eye does you get a mysterious, ethereal quality to a landscape photograph. You can see the previous post here – Seeing (Infra)Red. 
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Skeleton Trees
I used to drive by here often and always loved this landscape of skeleton trees. They are mostly gone now. The road has grown wider and the trees were knocked down. I liked how at certain angles the trees stood in the field like Roman Numerals. They must have known their days were numbered…
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