Autumn appears in two places in this photograph: leaves still held above the path and leaves already gathered beneath it. The garden shows a season in motion, even as the image remains still.
This view is from Kyoto. Branches, ground and the passage between them bring different stages of autumn into the same frame.
The eye moves from one stage of the season to another without leaving the scene. I find that quiet overlap more interesting than a single peak of colour. It makes change perceptible at walking pace.
