'And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.'
Oscar Wilde
Long time FH readers know how much I love seasonal sightings and how blessed I feel to live in an area with four distinct seasons. Snow covered winters, blossoming springs, hot muggy summers, and spectacular falls.
I think what I love most seasonal sightings is the change of colors. White winters, pink, purple and blue springs, green summers and orange and red falls. Without the distinct color changes, it would be like living in a large house with every room painted the same color. No matter where you went in your house, the visual and feel would be the same.
When you're a kid, seasons are all about fun. Skiing and skating one month, playing baseball the next. One month your jumping into the ocean, the next, you're leaping into a pile of leaves. As one gets older though, seasons can disappoint you. This is especially true when you have a job and have purchased a house.
All of a sudden, that snow you used to play in, is something you have to drive through to get to work. Those fall storms and hurricanes that used to be exciting, are now stress inducing due to the damage they might bring to your home and wallet. Hurricane Fiona just rolled up the East coast bringing to destruction to Canada's Atlantic Provinces and Ian is looking to pay Florida a visit.
In addition to taking a deep breath, when the seasonal changes are more stressful than exciting, I know it's time to return to those visuals that always bring me joy. Some of you may remember the three part series I featured in August featuring Jay by photographer Michael von Redlich. Michael's shots of Jay certainly spiced up my summer and thought they'd be the perfect set to welcome fall.
When I featured Jay in August, I shared that he and Michael had worked together multiple time for over year. I initially posted only their studio work together, but promised I follow-up with their location shots. Although Jay is wearing a little more than he did in the previous posts, it was a chilly day, so we'll cut him a little slack. If you want to see him in less, or in nothing at all, you can click back to the earlier posts HERE:
You may remember that prior to connecting with Michael, Jay had never modeled nude before. Jay quickly jumped that hurdle, pushing his boundaries and took it all of in his second shoot with Michael. These images are all from their third shoot together. At this point, trust was firmly established and Jay and Michael had established a flow which is evident in how relaxed Jay appears in his presentation and poses.
As hot as Jay looked completely naked for the studio shot, I think this series is my favorite from different shoots that Michael sent on. I have an affinity to images of the male form and outside, and love the locations Michael picked, and many of the angles he chose to shoot from.
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