Sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Close view of a twig with backlit autumn leaves covered in spider strands with early morning dew.

Sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua arrangement of autumn leaves overlapping and backlit on white.

Sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua arrangement of autumn leaves in a line, overlapping and backlit on white.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaf backlit on white placed above a line of Sweet gum, Liquidamber leaves at the bottom.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaves, Backlit on white and arranged in a line, with most detiorated ones at the top and the freshest at the bottom.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaves, Backlit on white and arranged in a pile, with most detiorated ones at the bottom and the freshest one dropping onto the top.

Smoke bush, Cotinus coggygria, Close view of an autumn leaf with its speckled patches of colours.

Autumn crocus, Colchicum 'Rosy Dawn', Close side view of one flower with mauve tinged white petals and orange stamen.

Mountain ash, Sorbus 'Joseph Rock', Clusters of the creamy yellow berries and autumn colour tinged leaves, in sunshine against a blue sky.

Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood, Kousa dogwood, Cornus kousa, A small branch with autumn leaves backlit in low sunlight.

Mountain witch alder, Fothergilla major, Close view of a couple of yellow autumn leaves.

Fleabane, Erigeron 'Prosperity, Several mauve daisy flowers with yellow stamen.