Mini-Challenge 107: Autumnal Colors

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  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    photo-bug wrote: »
    Jenn, they don't have too much fall feeling to me. Maybe you are too far South, where the autumn haven't started yet...?
    Did I misunderstand the original instructions then? I thought it was for Autumn colors ... reds... yellows.. oranges.. rusts ... etc ... but not having to be of images taken in the fall or trees and leaves?

    Here's the kicker: The pictures DO NOT have to feature leaves and trees (although they certainly may). As I look through my own photos I find that I am drawn to the saturated colors of autumn, but my subject is rarely a tree. So you are welcome to post anything that screams autumn color even if the subject is not something we normally associate with fall.

    Fill my world with color! And...have fun!
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
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  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited October 11, 2010
    Jenn wrote: »
    Are these too springy for this topic, or should I resize them smaller?
    Jenn wrote: »
    Did I misunderstand the original instructions then? I thought it was for Autumn colors ... reds... yellows.. oranges.. rusts ... etc ... but not having to be of images taken in the fall or trees and leaves?

    Here's the kicker: The pictures DO NOT have to feature leaves and trees (although they certainly may). As I look through my own photos I find that I am drawn to the saturated colors of autumn, but my subject is rarely a tree. So you are welcome to post anything that screams autumn color even if the subject is not something we normally associate with fall.

    Fill my world with color! And...have fun!
    Jen the pictures fit the theme in color. Although the one with the white and red flowers look more christmasy to me. But that is just my opinion.

    I think a resize is in order for both your posts as it really takes a long time for them to load.
  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    JAG wrote: »
    Jen the pictures fit the theme in color. Although the one with the white and red flowers look more christmasy to me. But that is just my opinion.

    I think a resize is in order for both your posts as it really takes a long time for them to load.
    Gotcha .. I resized them... but you may need to refresh the page to show the new smaller size.

    I wasn't sure about the red/white flower, but the other 2 have the red/rust/yellow theme in them. :)
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
    Panasonic Lumix 10x DMC-TZ3 :photo
    Leica Mega O.I.S./28mm WIDE :smile6
  • sunflowerstudiosunflowerstudio Registered Users Posts: 145 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    [Sumac leaves]

    Love this one, with the water droplets + the spider web. Beautiful.
  • sunflowerstudiosunflowerstudio Registered Users Posts: 145 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    Sumac leaves
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    Love this one, with the water droplets + the spider web. Beautiful.


    Sorry mark_h -- it's your sumac leaves I'm talking about. I haven't figured out how to make the picts small in replies yet.

    EDIT: I figured it out and updated the post for you (Sean)
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    mark_h wrote: »
    This is my first challenge, my autumn world is smaller than most but autumn no less . Really nice images entered so far.

    Rusty millipede eating a Sumac flower
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    Sumac leaves
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    Ramariopsis kunzei - coral fungi
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    The sumac is especially lovely! (sorry, I don't know how to copy images small)
    Kate
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  • mark_hmark_h Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    [Sumac leaves]

    Love this one, with the water droplets + the spider web. Beautiful.
    thank you
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2010
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    Kate
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    "You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." Mark Twain
  • jttphotojttphoto Registered Users Posts: 36 Big grins
    edited October 11, 2010
    Suppertime
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  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Holy cow, everyone! I'm sitting in an airport right now after days of long, long meetings and I am so refreshed by your photos! I asked you to fill my world with color and you have! (Thank goodness for my iPad!)

    Jenn, JAG's answer was correct. And JAG, thanks for answering Jenn's question. I am pleased that Jenn was not left hanging while I was away.

    I have some more busy days ahead, but look forward to seeing what is posted until the end. And then I'll panic...what a difficult time I'm going to have!!
  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Jenn, JAG's answer was correct. And JAG, thanks for answering Jenn's question. I am pleased that Jenn was not left hanging while I was away.

    I kind of feel like more people are going for images of actual fall scenes instead of the colors of fall, so I'm wondering if I should look for different images to submit because mine are summer flowers that have those fall colors in them?
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
    Panasonic Lumix 10x DMC-TZ3 :photo
    Leica Mega O.I.S./28mm WIDE :smile6
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Jenn wrote: »
    I kind of feel like more people are going for images of actual fall scenes instead of the colors of fall, so I'm wondering if I should look for different images to submit because mine are summer flowers that have those fall colors in them?

    Do you really think that doing what everyone else is doing is going to make your images stand out more? headscratch.gif
  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    MarkR wrote: »
    Do you really think that doing what everyone else is doing is going to make your images stand out more? headscratch.gif

    well....... didn't think of it that way. eek7.gif lol
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
    Panasonic Lumix 10x DMC-TZ3 :photo
    Leica Mega O.I.S./28mm WIDE :smile6
  • LadyKateLadyKate Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    slpollett wrote: »
    We don't ever get any fall color (as far as leaves changing anyway) where I live, so I have to find my fall color in other ways. :D

    1. From an area pumpkin patch last year.
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    2. My cosmos do bloom in the Spring, but they really take off in the Fall growing as high as the eaves of my roof (except aphids got them this year, doggone it). I also get butterflies visiting this time of year as they migrate further south.
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    3. I do have one tree in my yard whose leaves turned yellow last year.
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    Sherry

    Especially love the first one! Double Entendre?! "See?? All the pumpkins tried to climb on the hay.....THEY ALL FELL ! Duhhh! So don't you be tryin' it!"
    Also, lovely exposure and comp!

    Really like the comp, lighting and colors in # 2 also!
    Live! Love! Laugh! Learn! :curtsey
  • Raina.RaeRaina.Rae Registered Users Posts: 205 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
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    a single leaf

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    pumpkins and dinosaur
  • KevXmanKevXman Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Hi! I've managed to dig up a few.

    Serenity
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    Eddy
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    Waiting On A Friend
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    Thaks for looking.
    — Kevin
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  • sdways01sdways01 Registered Users Posts: 151 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Conway Scenic Railroad
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    Gazebo
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    Red Leaves
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Raina.Rae wrote: »


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    pumpkins and dinosaur

    This one just cracked me up. Definitely not something you see every day. rolleyes1.gif
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    I realized after I chose these that they are all red. mwink.gif

    1 Blueberry
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    2 Layover Photo Op
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    3 I plum forgot what kind of tree this is. --Windblown
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Just having returned from my annual trip to Maine, I found this MC to be perfectly timed! Here are my entries:

    1. I had to include a leaf shot!
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    2. Autumn is a sure sign that winter is coming--I couldn't resist this sign!
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    3. Mums just scream "autumn" -- and these purple & white ones are perfect for a TCU grad like me!
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    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    WhatSheSaw wrote: »
    I realized after I chose these that they are all red. mwink.gif

    Yes they really are... and beautiful too :D
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  • slpollettslpollett Registered Users Posts: 1,223 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    LadyKate--thank you for the kind words.

    I thought the 'unstable hay' sign with the pumpkins was really cute & I couldn't resist taking that picture. I asked my daughter to pretend to climb up, but she thought that wasn't very cool. When we were leaving the farm, I saw a number of kids 'climbing' on the hay with a small group of photographers snapping away. I thought that was really funny, but I was too far away to participate in that one. :D

    Sherry
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited October 15, 2010
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    redleash wrote: »
    Just having returned from my annual trip to Maine, I found this MC to be perfectly timed! Here are my entries:

    1. I had to include a leaf shot!
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    2. Autumn is a sure sign that winter is coming--I couldn't resist this sign!
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    3. Mums just scream "autumn" -- and these purple & white ones are perfect for a TCU grad like me!
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    Very nice! I love that sign. Not one we see in the Pac NW.

    I think the purple and yellow flowers are asters.
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    photo-bug wrote: »
    Yes they really are... and beautiful too :D

    Thanks, Tatiana!
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    captain78 wrote: »
    3.
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    I love the grasses!
  • TrackerTracker Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Persimmons & Burr Oak Acorns
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    Silverton, CO last week of Sept
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    same trip near Lake City, CO
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited October 15, 2010
    WhatSheSaw wrote: »
    I love the grasses!

    Thanks. That shot was one of the first I took with my new
    Nikon 55-300 VR II
  • tlcrocetlcroce Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Some fall colors from north eastern ohio
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    lots of fall colors just duck
    Jeff W

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