This photographic autumn subject was taken with the Nikon D90 on 14 October 2017. The magical autumnal floral photograph in a composition of red coloured leaves from the wig bush exudes a colourful, warm mood.
The significance of leaf colours for the Iroquois:
In the mythology of the Iroquois, the colours of the Indian summer have a special meaning. The yellow leaves symbolise the fires of the spirits, while the red leaves are drenched in the blood of the bear that the heavenly hunters have slain. However, the indigenous people only told themselves such stories in winter. For summer was reserved for work. And whoever violated this law was punished by the invisible nature spirits Jo-ga-oh.
"For me, photography feels like really capturing the moment - like a kind of alchemy where time is physically captured."
Silva Wischeropp was born in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in the former GDR. Today she lives and works in Berlin. As a passionate travel..
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