As a few have commented, this can be a tougher month to be inspired. At least in my 'neck of the woods'. It's drab, raining and getting cold. I'd rather lots of snow. Blah blah. But I do look forward to going through all the pictures from the year and sorting through them. Many I haven't even looked at.

I need a better sorting system.

So here's a few discoveries from the last couple of months. C&C is always welcome.

This has B&W potential but I like the colour of the brick contrasted against the vines.


Yer standard purdy fall shot.


Can you believe that this shot was taken 10 days after the one above? Yeah we got a good dump of snow about a week ago.


This was an experiment and multi exposure (in camera). There was very little wind but just enough to rustle the leaves. The first shot was taken with a high shutter speed and the second with and ND filter and a much slower shutter speed, slightly overexposed and the lens was defocused just a touch. The combined image result was...



Finally an old trick I had forgotten and I had this couple all set up for the shot. I fired a couple of images and just thought it needed something more. The shot was OK but lacked punch IMO. I then remembered an old trick, Get the shot set up (Overexposure by almost 2 stops) and with a cable release breath on the front of the lens. Fire as fast as possible before the mist drys. The couple thought I was nuts but liked the shot when they got it.

[Peter Zack]

Great series. Love the winter shot. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the comment and having a look Pat. I'm sure this won't be the first winter shot in the next few months!

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We had one dump lasted about 3 days.

You know, in this day and age, you can get medicine to cure this.

Funny guy! I guess we left ourselves open to that.

[Peter Zack]

2 and 3 are gorgeous, especially 3. Wow, simply. Great work!

That's a neat trick about misting the lens. Photoshop could probably do it, but it's much more fun to get things right the first time

Thanks for looking and I'm glad you enjoyed them. The fog on the lens does a nice job as a cheap diffuser.

Nice set. I really admire the vines and the snowy bridge.

A few of those vine shots might make a couple of interesting backgrounds to your creations. Thanks for the comments Jeff.

I like them all, the first somehow attracts me most, beautiful texture, and the part of the blueish window in the upper left corner really makes this photo, adds the needed tension!

Yeah I took another with no window frame and looked at the LCD. It was easy to see the shot needed that to make it work better. Thanks.

Nice shots Peter, no 2 is my fav, I love those kind of shots. Very creative set.

I do as well and have many of them stashed away but every once in awhile the light is just right...

[roentarre]

Peter, I am not sure how I missed out seeing your thread. What a fantastic series of photographys exploring various styles and themes.

Your wedding shot is my favorite. I like it like that. so gentle and artistic. Though they must be quite good looking, you actually make them blurred! Maybe the couple would love it a lot more. I would only try that when I got older with cataract and fragility.

The colour from these autumn leaves are stunning. So many twists and experimentation. I guess all of us are really sick of seeing distracting sharp clattering leaves even in the corners in websized internet pics...

Talk soon

[Marc Langille]

I find #1 very intriguing... almost wonder what the entire structure looks like...

Great colors in the series Peter!

[arpaagent]

Interesting technique with the last shot. Usually we consider fog on (or even worse, in!) our lenses to be our enemy!...but you have made it your ally in this photo.

I really like the first shot with the vines and bricks. It's almost like a battle between man and nature. "I'll build a brick wall here," says Man. Nature's response: "Nope."

[Peter Zack]

Peter, I am not sure how I missed out seeing your thread. What a fantastic series of photographys exploring various styles and themes.

Your wedding shot is my favorite. I like it like that. so gentle and artistic. Though they must be quite good looking, you actually make them blurred! Maybe the couple would love it a lot more. I would only try that when I got older with cataract and fragility.

The colour from these autumn leaves are stunning. So many twists and experimentation. I guess all of us are really sick of seeing distracting sharp clattering leaves even in the corners in websized internet pics...

Talk soon

Thanks James. As the next weeks pass I am looking forward to sorting through a lot of unprocessed shots and seeing if there are any more 'gems' to be found. Appreciate the comments

I find #1 very intriguing... almost wonder what the entire structure looks like...

Great colors in the series Peter!

Thanks Marc. The building is somwhat uninteresting and has a modern (ugly) annex added to one side connecting it to another new building. It used to be a church rectory. I will return there in winter when theres snow on the branches and also summer and fall as well. Thanks for the comments.

Interesting technique with the last shot. Usually we consider fog on (or even worse, in!) our lenses to be our enemy!...but you have made it your ally in this photo.

I really like the first shot with the vines and bricks. It's almost like a battle between man and nature. "I'll build a brick wall here," says Man. Nature's response: "Nope."

I'd agree, that nature will eventually win that battle. I bet the vines are working their way through the cracks and mortar. Thanks for commenting.