Fungi, Dundas
November 2025 - Autumn delivers
The autumn colours have been beautiful this year. While trees seemed to start shedding leaves in September, the canopies still retained sufficient quantities to transform the woods with those wonderful gold and bronze hues. A lack of gales allowed the leaves to cling onto branches rather than be prematurely ripped away.
It also appears to have been a bumper fruit year, presumably due to the long, dry summer we had. Acorns, apples, brambles, rowans, sweet chestnuts and hawthorns have all thrived; we have had all manner of trouble trying to prevent our new Labrador puppy from hoovering them up when out on walks!
The little bit of rain during the month allowed fungi to flourish and I enjoyed grabbing shots of several different varieties. After watching a slideshow by the Dutch photographer Theo Bosboom, I went back to using my Lowa 15mm macro lens to start finding a different perspective. The lens allows one to focus right up against the subject while taking in the wider view to give an idea of the plant’s habitat. I shall continue to experiment with the lens to see what else it can offer.
Trips down to the Water of Leith allowed me to capture the autumn colours reflected in the water. Stones breaking the surface of the water surrounded by green, gold, bronze and brown hues gave the scene a surreal, abstract feel - and one that appeals to me enormously! Dippers and herons were plentiful and I played with some long exposure images to see how slow I could go!
On Dundas Loch, the surrounding trees reflect beautifully onto the water’s surface and it has been very satisfying to capture waterfowl paddling through it to give the image a richer, overall appearance.
The clocks have changed and the length of days will rapidly start to shorten. Opportunities for photography might feel as if they are diminishing but perhaps it’s time to explore photographing the night a little more closely…
November 2025 - Autumn delivers
The autumn colours have been beautiful this year. While trees seemed to start shedding leaves in September, the canopies still retained sufficient quantities to transform the woods with those wonderful gold and bronze hues. A lack of gales allowed the leaves to cling onto branches rather than be prematurely ripped away.
It also appears to have been a bumper fruit year, presumably due to the long, dry summer we had. Acorns, apples, brambles, rowans, sweet chestnuts and hawthorns have all thrived; we have had all manner of trouble trying to prevent our new Labrador puppy from hoovering them up when out on walks!
The little bit of rain during the month allowed fungi to flourish and I enjoyed grabbing shots of several different varieties. After watching a slideshow by the Dutch photographer Theo Bosboom, I went back to using my Lowa 15mm macro lens to start finding a different perspective. The lens allows one to focus right up against the subject while taking in the wider view to give an idea of the plant’s habitat. I shall continue to experiment with the lens to see what else it can offer.
Trips down to the Water of Leith allowed me to capture the autumn colours reflected in the water. Stones breaking the surface of the water surrounded by green, gold, bronze and brown hues gave the scene a surreal, abstract feel - and one that appeals to me enormously! Dippers and herons were plentiful and I played with some long exposure images to see how slow I could go!
On Dundas Loch, the surrounding trees reflect beautifully onto the water’s surface and it has been very satisfying to capture waterfowl paddling through it to give the image a richer, overall appearance.
The clocks have changed and the length of days will rapidly start to shorten. Opportunities for photography might feel as if they are diminishing but perhaps it’s time to explore photographing the night a little more closely…
