Under The Seagrapes II

Found this spot on adorable little Coconut Island in Hilo, Hawaii. The leaves on this seagrape tree were starting to turn color and fall, creating a nice carpet AND, more importantly, allowing the sun to backlight the leaves making them glow a brilliant red. The sun and clouds cooperated perfectly, something that does NOT happen often in Hilo, which happens to be the rainiest city in the entire United States.

When I returned to this spot a week and a half later, all the leaves were gone.

If you look very closely at the horizon, you can see a seawall which was installed in the early 20th century to protect against tsunamis. Technically, I know that means I'm supposes to post this in Man & Nature, but I didn't because A) very few people look there and B) this is close enough to a traditional landscape. Hope you don't mind.

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5DMk2, f/10, 1/80, 19mm, ISO 200