Weekly Picture Project 4

this weeks project was to look at;

"October colour and light"

october light and colour for me meant bright orange sun and golden crispy leaves so for this brief i wanted to show just that.
before i chose my final image i had a few that i couldn't really decide on, all images shown a different type of "october light and colour".

forrest light 1

forrest light 2

with the above "forrest light 1 and 2" images i tried to reflect that "last moment of warmth" time just before the sun goes down and the winter chill sets in.
although the composition on these images is nothing new and quite safe, i think that i have captured that warm glowing feeling perfectly.

october can bring out beautiful colours

with the mushroom picture i wanted to show what detail and colour october/autumn can bring to the british landscape.
the deep red of the mushroom mixed with the emerald green of the grass is beautiful, complimented by a soft golden glow from the sunlight moments before it goes down.

all above images do show "october colour and light" although i wanted something a bit more, thoughtful and pleasing. something that truly reflects that orange theme we get from october.

final image.

the image that i chose to represent "october colour and light" for my Weekly picture project is the image above.
i chose this image because not only does it have a beautiful amber/orange to the background but it also shows the decaying leaves as it slowly turns into winter.
a perfect representation of what october is.
i edited this image by turning it into a HDR image. this is done in photoshop by choosing three of the same image, the original, a lighter version and a darker version and merging them together to get the background detail to really stand out, and as i wanted that orange to seap through and contrast with the dying brown leaves, making a HDR image was the best choice.