Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The autumn colors are bright and breathtaking—red, yellow, orange, brown and rust and some dark green mixed in. I love the transformation of the trees around me. Here, up north, the colors start to change in mid September—at least in my area. With the deepest blue of the sky and the riot of color below, I’m busy capturing the amazing scenery with my camera.

If you’re into nature photography, the fall season promises a ton of subjects waiting to be captured. The gorgeous scenery is what has inspired me to go out and take pictures. Not only do I love the spectacular colors around me, but the smell of decaying leaves is so earthy and refreshing that I want to bottle them! At this point the temperature is dipping and the cool air persists to chase away the hot and humid summer.

Fall is a magical season. Fall also brings a melancholic feeling in me. Although summer was annoying with its hot and humid weather, I’m sad to see it go. Well, I blame it on the sunshine! In the fall, the sun shines lower in the sky and less intense than in the summer. And the days are shorter and the nights are longer… After the season has set in, the colors fade and there’s nothing interesting to see outside.

The positive side of this is I’m super creative. I can say that this is the season I’m most prolific. I turn into a hermit and focus more on my writing. I can write and complete a book in a month. Writing is my way of combating the melancholic feeling, and while winter is next, I’m already dreaming of the coming spring.