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Beginning of Spring in Shenandoah National Park /  by Todd Henson

Mountains as seen from Skyline Drive

I realized this year how great a location the mountains can be for observing the signs of seasonal transitions. My folks and I were on a day trip and decided to drive over part of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. This is the north-south road through the park and provides lots of views of the mountains and down into the valleys. We picked a fortunate time to visit in early spring when most of the trees at higher elevations were bare but at lower elevations you could see lines of color of new leaf growth. I would love to see a time lapse movie of this process as the new green growth moves its way up the sides of the mountains.

New leaf growth moving up the mountains

An alternate, vertical, view of the first image showing the new green growth moving up the slopes

I hope you’ve enjoyed this brief observation of the transition from winter to spring.

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Colors of Last Fall and This Spring /  by Todd Henson

It’s Going to be a Very Peri Year /  by Todd Henson

I recently learned from Alexander Kunz that 2022 is the year of Very Peri. And what exactly is Very Peri, you might ask? It’s the Pantone Color of the Year for 2022. Pantone are the color people and each year they choose a color to represent that year.

I was inspired by Alex and others who created a collection of their photographs containing colors that most closely resemble Very Peri, so I decided to attempt the same thing. It began by looking for any photos in Lightroom I’d keyworded with “purple.” But I knew there had to me more in there because I’ve not always been good about keywording. So I took some time and went back through my archives and pulled out a few more.

Below is what I found. Some of these I wouldn’t have shared if not for the color. And I make no guarantees that any actually are Very Peri, but I hope you enjoy the collection, just the same.

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