Fall leaf – part 1
I found a beautiful fall leaf on the sidewalk on my way into school the other morning. I think it was Wednesday. I’m not sure what type of leaf, someone who saw it said Maple. Perhaps. I don’t really know. All I know, is that this type of tree is my favorite.
Every fall, I see these trees that are part green, part orange and part red, with hints of yellow and colors in between, and I am awe struck by them.
For this particular leaf, I admired it for the remainder of my walk to the train station, tucked it away safely in my bag, and scanned it when I got into school.
I thought about putting it under a dissecting microscope and taking a digital image of it that way. But well, it takes a while to get the scope and lighting set up for materials that need to be lit from above, and I simply didn’t have the time.
I scanned it at 800 dpi and I am going to post pics of it each day from the closest view to the one that is zoomed out.
This first one is full resolution, just one small portion of it.
I like how you can see the colors changing from region to region. And you can see the veins and the cells. Especially at the bottom of this image where the green and yellow ones are located.
Biology is so beautiful.
Amber says:
Hey, that’s really pretty. I like how the leaves change up north. The reds are particularly my favorite leaf colors.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture.
Squirl says:
I love that leaf. I always say I hate fall just because winter follows. But I looooove the fall colors.
I \’m with Amber, thanks for sharing!
Ern says:
I saw the pic and I thought, “somebody got a macro lens!” but then you said you scanned it. It came out really well! I love the texture.
Momo says:
Very nice, I look forward to seeing the rest of them.