Which one to pick?

Which one do you like better? The first or second?

More Fall Colors

There are the rest of the pictures from my hike on this past Saturday. I went up to North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness for about a 6 mile hike. The good news is that I got more than sore knees, ankles, and a huge blister on my heal (wore the wrong boots)... I came home with pictures. I know, I know... Big Shocker, Right?

This is the counterpart to the picture I did for the free download this month. (You can find that post by clicking here.) I kind of like the contrast of the red leaf in the water surrounded by the green algae. The low angle and kind of off line tend to draw the eye. It is not a classical composition, and they say you should never break the rules, but you all know me...

I liked the contrast of the tree up against the cliff face. It was beauty nestled up to the rigid coldness of the rocks. If I had to choose, I think the second would be my pick from this lot. The sunlight filtering through the leaves gives a bluish haze. The third one has the same elements, but just not as much.

These last two, I was struck by the orange leaves carpeting the ground with the sun gleaming off them. It was a surreal feeling to be walking on a brown path and suddenly have this break the monotone color scheme around you. 

What news from your neck of the woods? I hope everyone is getting to enjoy this beautiful time of year. I will be looking forward to seeing some more of it over the next few weeks. This winter looks to be fairly mild. Normally that means a lack of snow, so it might mean a necessary practice session of still life pictures or two... :-) 

Anyway, enough from me. Have a good week and I will talk with you later.

October Free Download

Here it is, guys! I know you have been waiting with baited breath, so I will not torment you any longer. This is just my way of saying thanks for all those who have supported me over the last several months. I hope you like them. Feel free to share the love with your friends.  By the way, this is the image that I have set up on my desktop background right now. I really like it.

In order to save the image, just right click and select "save picture as" or similar option.

I know fall is in full swing almost everywhere. We are in the tail end of it here in the south. The hot months,  combined with the least rain on record for the month of August, mean that most of the leaves will be brown before they change colors. You can kind of see that in the picture above. There is one leaf with color while the rest are just brown and boring.

I hope you are doing well. I would love to hear from you. Email me or just comment below. You may have noticed that I recently updated system parameters to allow anyone to comment. That way you don't have to be an active blogger or gmail member to comment. Anyway, enough from me. Talk to you later.

And the May winner is...

Kristal!!!! Congratulations!!! She has won her choice of photo in an 8 by 10 standout format!

Thanks for all of you that participated. I greatly enjoy these posts. I hope you do as well. I am working on a few pictures I took down by the river last night. There are a few sunset and a few Blue Heron. I hope to have them finished soon.

In the mean time, I realized that the picture I posted last time was processed before I learned quite a few of the techniques I use today. So I thought I would review it and see what the updated version would look like. Well Here it is...

Updated

Original

So which one do you like better?

Organization day

So this morning I was going through some files that I was going to move into back up storage. I came across this picture and realized that I had not shared it with you guys. It was a totally unplanned picture. But it ended up being the only productive thing that came out of that day. Hope you guys enjoy it. Also keep in mind that today is that last day to enter the May GiveAway. Check it out here if you have not already done so. I hope you are having a great weekend. Talk to you later.