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  • Fall_on_the_Rocks.jpg
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  • The_Deerfield_Valley.jpg
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  • Layers_of_Gold.jpg
  • Autumn_Impressions.jpg
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Triptych

A triptych is a work of art that is divided into three sections or panels; the term was originally applied to paintings and sculptures, and then later to sets of three (usually-related) photographs. Technically speaking, this isn't really a triptych, as it's a single photograph. Still, the three distinct elements -- the dead leaves trapped between the two contrasting tree trunks -- immediately brought the term to mind. Even better, each of the three is a different kind of tree: a maple log below, beech leaves, and of course, the distinctive white of birch at the top.

Incidentally, I actually stumbled upon this scene while waiting for the sky to darken so I could take some moonlight shots. Always look around, you never know what is underfoot. :)
Triptych