{"id":14728,"date":"2020-10-05T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14728"},"modified":"2020-10-05T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:21:10","slug":"take-5-fall-through-the-looking-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-fall-through-the-looking-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Fall Through the Looking Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a cool, wet spring and a hot, dry summer (ideal conditions<\/a> for spectacular fall foliage), nature is coming alive with reds, oranges, and yellows as plants gradually cease photosynthesis, lose their green-colored chlorophyll, and enter a dormant phase for the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many folks, it seems, have noticed that this annual spectacle can be doubly beautiful when reflected on the surface of water, so here are five “impressionistic” photo contest entries of fall foliage viewed “through the looking glass.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our fall foliage guide<\/a> for great hikes and fall activities, the science behind fall foliage, and even fall photography tips for great shots like these. The 2020 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest is officially closed, but now is a great time to get your landscape shots in for next year’s contest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Reflections
Reflections of Fall at Harold Parker Forest in Andover, MA \u00a9 Paul Mozell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Autumn
Autumn Reflection on South Natick Dam \u00a9 Ilene Hoffman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fall
Fall Foliage Reflections at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Cheryl Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Impressionistic
Impressionistic Autumn Color in Rutland, MA \u00a9 Kimberly Beckham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fall
Fall Color at Bottomless Pond in Sudbury, MA \u00a9 Bryan Gammons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a cool, wet spring and a hot, dry summer (ideal conditions for spectacular fall foliage), nature is coming alive with reds, oranges, and yellows as plants gradually cease photosynthesis, lose their green-colored chlorophyll, and enter a dormant phase for the winter. Many folks, it seems, have noticed that this annual spectacle can be doubly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":14729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[46,50,261,83,84],"class_list":["post-14728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-fall","tag-foliage","tag-landscapes","tag-photo-contest","tag-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/1822Paul_Mozell24868.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3Py","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11720,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-fall-color\/","url_meta":{"origin":14728,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Fall Color","author":"Ryan D.","date":"October 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"All across Massachusetts, the landscape is lighting up with the brilliant colors of fall foliage. 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