'Golden Leaf' by NaturalPhotographySpa

Golden Leaf, a photo by NaturalPhotographySpa on Flickr.

This photo is totally inspiring me. My daughter is obsessed with picking up leaves at the moment and she always seems to be handing me a pile of crusty old dry ones. I've never been convinced they'd make a nice photo so never bother getting the camera out. But now I've seen this I think I might get snapping away at the next selection of dried leaves I'm presented with.

I love how soft and subtle this is. I also love the tiny details such as the cobweb in the top left-hand corner. Did you spot it? Really so very beautiful and inspiring.

'FALL - coming soon' by Baqir Ali

FALL - coming soon, a photo by Baqir Ali on Flickr.

I'm going to show you another lovely seasonal photo today. There are lots of great autumn browns and oranges in this shot. The leaves are really beautiful. The best thing about this that it really is all about this one leaf and the detail is great. The other leaves are just background. Now I'm just waiting for the leaves here to change colour so I can get snapping away. It would be great to be able to achieve something as simple yet beautiful as this.

'Autumn Leaves' by frankallanhansen

Autumn Leaves, originally uploaded by frankallanhansen.

We've had some really lovely weather here in the UK so far this September. It's been lovely and sunny and I'm still able to wear flip flops! But you can tell autumn really is just round the corner. The mornings and evenings are a giveaway as they are much fresher than in summer.

I'm glad you don't just skip straight from summer to winter as autumn really does make the transition much easier to cope with. The colours are so beautiful. And it because of things like halloween, firework night and the run up to Christmas there's always something going on.

I love this autumn photo as it really does capture what the it's like here at the beginning of September. It can still be summery and bright but the leaves are starting to change colour and you can feel the cooler weather coming. If autumn is as beautiful as this photo then I reckon we'll all cope OK!