Autumn Gold
- British Wildlife Photography Awards Category Winner · British Seasons · 2026 as part of “Woodlands Thoroughout the Year - BWPA 2025 British Seasons”, 4 photographs Competition gallery → Read the story →
The autumn colours were truly spectacular in this woodland in the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire. The deep late autumn greens turning into gold at the edges, just at this transition into winter. The fog was thick enough to help soften the background, however left enough light and detail through to give the scene wonderful depth. The result is an almost painterly scene that invites you to walk down the path and explore this woodland further.
This was a wonderful morning spent amongst the endless beech trees in this particular woodland - just at the right time where the autumn transition was in full swing. I find myself meandering through the trees looking for compositions, however sometimes a path or track through the woodland can be the perfect leading line for a photograph. This tree leaning into frame had the perfect bough over the path, becoming the main subject in this composition. The light coming from the gap in the trees, and the depth from the distant woodland. A wonderfully autumnal capture that looks fantastic printed and framed.
This photograh was part of the Winning British Seasons portfolio in the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025, currently exhibited in the Horniman Museum in London thoughout 2026 and into 2027.
- Camera
- Sony α7R IV · Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art
- Settings
- 1/2s · f/8 · ISO 100 · 48mm
- Captured
- 6 November 2024
- Shape
- landscape
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