Earlier this week I had to spend a night at an amazing country house hotel in Suffolk. Having arrived well after sunset the previous evening, I hadn’t appreciated the opportunities it presented for autumnal photography.
My room was set in a walled garden. When I flung open the curtains and opened the patio doors the next morning I was presented with an amazing scene.
The area was full of plants that were still flowering, although they were beginning to turn. It was a sea of yellow and blue flowers. I have tinkered with with colour balance, bringing up the blue and yellow to accentuate the highlights of what I was presented with.
In the background were trees with red and brown leaves, all of them having surrendered to autumn. I have also altered the colour balance and increased the magenta to accentuate the presence of the leaves on the ground.
It was a stunning location. In a different part of the property, I was able to capture the sun as it rose over the horizon over in the east. If you’re going to see a dramatic sunrise, it will be over in Eastern Suffolk, right?
I have linked this image to the amazing #MySundayPhoto linky hosted by the Photalife blog. It’s a brilliant linky that takes place every Sunday. If you are into photography, click on the badge below and see what other bloggers have been up to with their cameras.
16 thoughts on “Early one autumnal morning”
Wow I’m sure those are late but how wonderful to see them and you capture the colour so well
Thank Fiona. You should have seen the sunrise, it was absolutely stunning.
I am looking out at sleet and snow this morning so it’s nice to see something still in bloom! 🙂 #sundayphoto
Beautiful capture, strange to still see colour even into November
Thank you for linking up
it was very colourful indeed. Although many of the flowers er turning I was surprised because this was quite an exposed area so you imagine the plants would have turned long ago.
What a beautiful capture. Those colours are gorgeous – especially for this time of the year.
They are gorgeous aren’t they? You just don’t expect this kind of thing in November.
So beautiful, what a treat to wake up to, I love the pops of blue shining through x
Yeah, the little blue flowers really added to the scene.
So pretty, it sounds like a lovely place to stay #MySundayPhoto
Oh it was a lovely place. Check out my “What is in my pockets?” video if you want to see the hotel room itself!
what a beautiful view to wake up to. in a morning. Sounds like a nice contrast between the summer coloured flowers and the autumnal coloured trees. #MySundayPhoto
It was a lovely combination now you mention it. I hadn’t thought of it quite like that.
Nice photo and a lovely part of the world to visit. For me it’s easy, I live near there!
Gorgeous flowers! Sounds like a great view to wake up to!
Those flowers are so pretty – love the bright colours – is that a layer of frost on the leaves?