October Project : Fall Atmosphere

O.k. People. Liz has asked me to step up, the torch has been passed to choose the October project topic....The bar is pretty high after last month's excellent topic choice by Greg.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here we go.... " Fall Atmosphere" Anything to do with the sights, sounds, events or colors of the seasonal change.... FALL. :D

Let's have fun! :)

Rick

Fall...is in the Air....

Rick

Atmosphere...

Great Topic Rick! :cool:

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Nature...3_YUjnk-XL.jpg


http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Nature...2_CiuWi-XL.jpg


Liz

Thanks Liz!... Great additions! It's gonna be a great month. :O)

Rick

My favorite time of year for photography.

Wow Liz you been holding back I love the bench shot..

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjs1973

My favorite time of year for photography.

---

I love fall for photos, too - especially if I can get fall color and snow in the same shot. And by the looks of the weather this week and the color on the mountains, I might just get my wish :)

That's a beauty of a photo, Mike. Did you find the leaves like that or did you arrange them for the photo?

I took this a couple of weekends ago up in Big Cottonwood Canyon, above Salt Lake City. The aspens in the middle hadn't turned yet and I liked that island of green in the middle of all those red maples or oaks or whatever they are. One of the things I love in the fall is finding the contrast or mix of colors. I'm hoping that later this week I might get some photos of snow on fall leaves. We're supposed to have snow down to 8000 feet tomorrow and possibly as low as 6000 feet before the end of the week. Since Salt Lake is at 4500, and I can drive to 8000 in half an hour, I think the photo opportunities this week are going to be pretty excellent.

Great photo, John! What a gorgeous view with such a variety of colors. :cool:

Liz

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by starriderrick

Atmosphere...

---

Rick,

Great shots.....what kind of flowers are in that array? I especially like the colors in the first one.....Beautiful!

Liz

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjs1973

My favorite time of year for photography.

---

Mike......I agree with John.....great shot with beautiful fall colors....

Liz

Thanks John and Liz.

John - I arranged the leaves like that. I found them while out hiking with my dogs and took them home to play with. I know what you mean about the fall colors with snow. I went to the Tetons a couple of years ago to photograph the colors, and it snowed on me almost every day. It was a great trip. Here is a shot scanned from film (either Velvia or Kodachrome) from that trip.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjs1973

Thanks John and Liz.

John - I arranged the leaves like that. I found them while out hiking with my dogs and took them home to play with. I know what you mean about the fall colors with snow. I went to the Tetons a couple of years ago to photograph the colors, and it snowed on me almost every day. It was a great trip. Here is a shot scanned from film (either Velvia or Kodachrome) from that trip.

---

Gorgeous! Wow! The composition, color.....everything including the nice framing job.

Liz

Thanks Liz. I had forgotten all about this image. Maybe I should make a print of it. :)

Here is one I took tonight. I got here a bit late and missed the light. I'll know better for next time.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Liz

Rick,

Great shots.....what kind of flowers are in that array? I especially like the colors in the first one.....Beautiful!

Liz

---

Thanks Liz. :):thumbsup:
Some kind of wild flowers... almost dry,the most vibrant red I've ever seen.

Big wow factor on that shot John..Gorgeous! :thumbsup:

Great to see this month off to a strong start. Great colors in the shot Mike,love the arrangement of the first, the second is amazing..

Rick

Attachment 86198



Thank you for looking !

This has the feel of Fall.

Great captures everyone! Now for a different twist on Fall Atmosphere, get your lites out and go for a Fall night ride!
Jimmy B.

Here are a few more to add to the group. One from a walk with the dogs tonight, one from my nephews football game on Monday, and a shot of Oxbow Bend from 2009, scanned from Kodachrome.

Attachment 86213

Thanks you for looking !!

I am blown away by all the interpretations & beauty of fall atmosphere in this month project.Great stuff everyone!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One from today...all day it rained...then the sun came out. :)

Rick

Attachment 86217


Thanks !

Thanks, Liz! Here's another one of some aspens from the same day, up near the top of the canyon.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by AgingEyes

Attachment 86217


Thanks !

---

I love these types of photos. Beautiful!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by AgingEyes

Attachment 86217

---

Ohhhhh - this one is really nice! Love all the different colors and textures in this photo!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Photo-John

Ohhhhh - this one is really nice! Love all the different colors and textures in this photo!

---

Thank you, John and Mike !!

. . . some great photos guys 'n gals !!
Fall subjects can be found everywhere, as we get ready for the long winter.
Here's some tiny, white crocii that pop up every Fall, as all the summer growth slowly withers away.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/...83df5d78_z.jpg

In Welland, ON.

I posted this in the critique forum last night, but it fits here as well. I made a 'camp fire' out of leaves. The 'smoke' is made from milkweed seeds.

Went up to Sundance Resort the other day and took a few images of the colors and flowers. Its a beautiful time of year here on the Wasatch Front. The last two are from my backyard.

Went back to visit a favorite photo spot this evening. The light had already slipped from the mill, but it was creating magic in the trees behind it.

This is a great thread. I need to post a few more times before I can add my own additions. In the meantime, keep posting pictures!

Couple from Thanksgiving weekend (... only in Canada eh). :D

This is a great topic - so many beautiful - and interesting photos. Thanks Rick.

I was out Sunday - not too much fall leaves this year yet. However, I found a few things looking around as we took a nice drive.

I love this store window! Don't forget to read the sign! :thumbsup:

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Photog...1010608-XL.jpg

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Photog...1010598-XL.jpg

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Photog...1010566-XL.jpg

Liz

Found another Fall pic......just taken yesterday

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/Photog...1010612-X2.jpg

Liz

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjs1973

I posted this in the critique forum last night, but it fits here as well. I made a 'camp fire' out of leaves. The 'smoke' is made from milkweed seeds.

---

Stunning! Creative......

This is one WOW! Image. Worthy of publication - seriously!

Drum Roll :7:

Liz

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Liz

Stunning! Creative......

This is one WOW! Image. Worthy of publication - seriously!

Drum Roll :7:

Liz

---

Thanks Liz! I have tried redoing this a couple of times and you can see them in this thread in the Critique Forum.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjs1973

Went back to visit a favorite photo spot this evening. The light had already slipped from the mill, but it was creating magic in the trees behind it.

---

A picture of warmth and cold. Nice !

Attachment 86312


I didn't write that.