Autumnal exposures: Colorful moments in passing
![Overview from the Smith Campus Center.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_01.jpg)
An overview from the Smith Campus Center in Harvard Square shows autumn colors turning across campus.
Photos by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer
Harvard photographer captures the beauty of the season
These photographic vignettes offer a visual tribute to autumn. With periods of day and night reaching a temporal balance, the changes are reflected in the natural environment.
A collage of ochre leaves frame a historical lantern while a fanlight window becomes a stunning example of Impressionism.
Whether you are running along a pathway of vermilion leaves along the Charles River, or witnessing the sunrise over the tower of Dunster House, these moments offer a breath of fresh air and sense of renewal to the viewer.
— Text by Kris Snibbe; photos by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographers
![View of fall foliage at Radcliffe Yard.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_02.jpg)
![Stairs that descend to the Carpenter Center.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_03.jpg)
![The fanlight window of the Harvard Art Museums.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_05.jpg)
![The Dana Palmer House.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_06.jpg)
The fanlight window of the Harvard Art Museums on Quincy Street reflects autumn’s palette. Scattered leaves surround the Dana Palmer House.
![Man walking dog.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_04.jpg)
![View of fall foliage at Harvard Business School.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_07.jpg)
![Sever Hall.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_08.jpg)
A lamppost at Harvard Business School faintly glows against the fiery fall backdrop. At Sever Hall tiny golden leaves interact with its intricate designs.
![A jogger passes alongside the River Houses.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_09.jpg)
![Sunken Garden in Radcliffe Yard.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_10.jpg)
![Arnold Arboretum.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_11.jpg)
![Arnold Arboretum.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_12.jpg)
![Arnold Arboretum.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_14.jpg)
![A felled tree makes for a fun obstacle course.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_13.jpg)
Autumn leaves at the arboretum decorate the boughs of a conifer tree. A felled tree makes for a fun obstacle course.
![Along the Charles River.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_15.jpg)
![The Dunster House.](https://content.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall_16.jpg)