Autumn in Sonian Forest, a photo from Flemish Brabant, Flanders

Photographer's Note

‘Tervuren - Autumn in Sonian Forest’

The Sonian Forest (Dutch: Zoniënwoud, French: Forêt de Soignes) at the southeast edge of Brussels is part of the scattered remains of the ancient Silva Carbonaria or Charcoal Forest.
The first mention of the Sonian Forest (Soniaca Silva) dates from the early Middle Ages.
It consists for the most part of high beech forests.

A beautiful autumn day, as we have had some this year, is an ideal opportunity for a walk in the forest.
Here are some pictures showing the colourful autumn tones.

When I was still working, autumn was always the busiest work period of the year, months with a lot of overtime and less free time. Then I heard some people say that they thought autumn was the most beautiful time of the year.

However, now that I am retired I find this season has much more wet, chilly and rather dark days and the number of nice days is quite limited. Sure this is a conclusion that I can only make with certainty for Belgium. It may be different where you live.
We have of course many days when it partly rains but also with beautiful moments. However, the number of completely beautiful days, I find too limited.
My favourite seasons are actually spring and summer.
Well, I'll have to be patient a little longer ... :) In the meantime I'm thankful that there were days like the one when I took these pictures.

COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, ikeharel, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, Royaldevon, pajaran, ChrisJ, jean113, mcmtanyel, aliabazari heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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COSTANTINO (116349) 2021-11-13 23:45

Hello dear Paul
these color tones are really eye catching!!!
Autumn in Sonian Forest...but I agree with you..
me personally I find this season having
much more wet and rather dark days

...but Christmas days will arrive soon
to change our life...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146996) 2021-11-13 23:47

Salut Paul,
Un bonne photo d'une forêt en Automne avec toutes ces teintes bien mises en valeur par cette lumière du soleil, c'est bien pris, bonne netteté et bon équilibre dans la composition avec cet avant-plan et le contraste donné par ce tapis de fougères, une belle saison pour les balades en forêt et aussi pour les photos, merci du partage.

lousat (139164) 2021-11-14 0:59

Hi Paul,I really like autumn, and in any case, even here the days are humid and rainy, and when it doesn't rain there is a fog that can be cut with a knife. However, it offers many unique photo opportunities, each season has its pros and cons. Second post from this forest with a beautiful photo and a brilliant variation in the WS! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Fis2 (170613) 2021-11-14 1:00

Witaj Paul my neighbour today :)!
A very nice set of autumn pictures.
Beautiful forest.
Good frames and superb colors.
I like it.
Have a nice sunday.
Krzysztof

ikeharel (113219) 2021-11-14 1:07

Good morning Paul,
Magnificent forest picture with its autumnal colors, multi tones and hue's in beautiful nature appearence.
Ex cellent use of the light coming through. A joy to the eyes.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

holmertz (102588) 2021-11-14 3:53

Hello Paul,
I find it hard to rate one photo above the others. They all contain very nice autumn colours in what looks like a tidy forest. Maybe WS#2 with the almost red ground and the clear view among the trees is the one I would be most likely to enlarge and hang on a wall.
Thank you for your latest comments. As far as I remember it was a fairly nice day, maybe 8 °C, when the water looked so deep blue. Not very cold at all.
Best regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (114325) 2021-11-14 4:39

Bonjour Paul,

J'apprécie le mélange des couleurs. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des arbres aux couleurs automnales. L'image est claire et nette. Bonne journée.

Pierre

jhm (211736) 2021-11-14 6:01

Goedemiddag Paul,

Ik heb met veel aandacht naar alle drie uw foto's gekeken.
Heb zelf geprobeerd om een paar verbeteringen qua kleur aan te brengen, maar ben er zelf niet echt ongeslaagd.
De foto's op zich zijn qua inhoud heel perfect, maar de blauwe keur op de bomen en voorgrond lijkt me een beetje naar HDR gebruik.
Maar in een bos foto maken zonder statief en ik weet niet welke camera u gebruikt.
U heeft er veel werk ingestoken en dat maakt ook veel goed.
Nog een prettige middag, bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost-Vlaanderen,
John

Royaldevon (85856) 2021-11-14 9:13

Hello Paul,

I agree, it is a beautiful, autumn day, with a very successful photography. This is lovely, with colour and light contrasts between the ground cover and the leaf details.
The w/s, with strong, red, ground colours is also very beautiful.
We don't have many woods with such tall, straight trunks, near where I live!

Thanks for sharing these,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (221435) 2021-11-14 9:44

Ciao Paul, fascinating lview of beautiful trees, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Tue (92272) 2021-11-14 10:21

Hallo Paul,
Er komt nog een heel mooi, zacht herfstlicht tussen de bomen door. Het zorgt voor heel mooi kleuren tussen de donkerdere stammen. Ook het contrast met de groene tinten van de lage struiken is mooi.
Lars

mkamionka (74291) 2021-11-14 11:33

Hi Paul,
Beautiful autumnal impression.
Yes if you work a lot of days which would be great for taking photos are "lost" or simply unavailable. It is what it is. Too often I have a feeling as well that if I had a bit more money I could ustilize the time much better and do a bit more trips but again: it is what it is.
At least you can see things by yourself now. England certainly has even worse weather than Belgium.
Enjoy beautiful days if you only can!
M

PiotrF (54514) 2021-11-14 16:18

Hello Paul,
I like this series of photos from the autumn forest. Different compositions with different colors are very interesting. The quality and sharpness of the photos is also very good.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

ifege (47931) 2021-11-14 19:58

Hi Paul
A good autumn colour in a forest photos although I think I like the WS #2 photo the best.
cheers
Ian

pajaran (115751) 2021-11-14 23:05

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa suma u jesen, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Jesen je obojilo svojim bojama lice i priprema sumu za zimski san.
Lepa mesto za setnju.

Zelim vam sve njabolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja

emka (158004) 2021-11-16 6:48

Hello Paul, I love such forests. Fantastic colours. When the sun still shines, it is a good opportunity for a walk. I say it just theoretically, I stay home.
Marvellous picture.
Best regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (171794) 2021-11-17 5:10

Hi Paul,

Autumn and Spring are perhaps my favourite seasons, although where I live, there are really only 2 seasons. Hot and wet from November to March, and cool and dry from April to October. Fantastic Autumn colours here of red and gold with good sharpness and lighting. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (68369) 2021-11-20 16:52

Hello Paul,
Nice autumn colors, the play between light and shadow is noteworthy, too.
Regards,
MT

aliabazari (22065) 2022-04-14 20:01

Hello Paul
Beautiful view of this autumn forest. Good combination of vertical lines. The workshop pictures show well. Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing