On Sunday morning, after capturing views of dawn from Beacon Street, I drove into historic downtown Marblehead to check on the progress of a certain tree on Washington Street.  This maple tree stands in the space between two multi-family homes with stores on the ground floors.  I have tried to capture the Old Town House and the maple tree on several occasions over the years but was never happy with the colors of the leaves of the composition.

As I drove down Mugford Street, I was surprised to see very few cars parked around Old Town House and Washington Street.  I quickly pulled over and set up with this composition in mind.  The yellow of Old Town House works well against the backdrop of brilliant red seen in the tree at peak foliage.

Back to the tree at Seaside park for tomorrow’s post…