Wandering Camera – November Linky Party

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Welcome to November’s Wandering Camera linky party.  Thank you again for visiting, for your lovely comments and for sharing your photos.  I love seeing your photos and reading about them.

Just like the changing Autumn wind, October came to us with a myriad changes of weather.  There were hot days with extremely low humidity.  Then we had gusty storms which brought on colder winds and consecutive rainy days.  Beautiful skies, leaves and flowers, warm colours and walks filled my days.  The month ended with a weekend visit to beautiful Yosemite.  I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun I had with the camera.  This month’s photos are a bit biased toward the outdoors.

I need your help with identifying a few flowers and seed pods.  I put an asterisk beside the number.  If you know what they are and let me know, I will be really grateful.

Here are my photos from the month of October –

 

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1. Trail through the woods

2. Raindrops on rose-leaves

3. Autumnal dryness, but with the promise of rain

**4. Beautiful white strands

(I think it’s Common Sow Thistle seed puff, please let me know if I am wrong)

 

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5. Mums in our garden

6. Dry but still brilliant red

7. Bow and arrow of sun rays

8. Amber leaves

 

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9. Lake at the end of a hike

**10. A little star on the ground

**11. White blossoms

12. Backlit Ochre and Crimson

 

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13. Setting Sun peeking through a tree

14. Storm clouds

15. Post-storm sky

16. Downpour in the park

 

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17. Grey sky, framed by bare branches

18. Leaves turning into golden flowers

19. Red and orange stripes

**20. Yellow sparks

 

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21.  Outlet of a mountain stream

**22. Softness

23. Green Pumpkins

24. Rain outside, fire inside

 

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25. Droplets

26. Hermione

27. Happiness

28. Cadmium Lemon on Indigo Blue

 

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29. Autumn gold at Yosemite

30. A rainy day in the Yosemite Valley

31. Majestic El Capitan

 

 

As you can tell, I loved being out and about in October.  I was playing around with composing photos with wide-angle shots as well as with zoomed-in subjects.  On that note, I thought I’d talk a little about composition today.

 

Composition

Until today I mostly showed you different camera settings and how they affect your photos.  While that is shared knowledge, composition is something extremely personal.  Everyone sees and feels differently, and composition captures that experience.  Here are a few basic tips that might make it a little easier for you at the beginning.

 

Close-up vs. wide-angle

 

This is the first thing you want to define when you are taking a photo.  Sometimes, wide-angle shots end up adding a lot of noise without focus.  If you find yourself in that situation, change to a few selective close-up detail shots.  If the focused subject gets lost in the background noise, zoom in more.

 

Offset

 

Sometimes, offsetting the subject to one side of the picture instead of keeping it in the centre gives a sense of movement and provides interest.

 

Symmetry

 

For symmetrical subjects such as doors and windows however, keeping the focal point at the centre creates a balanced composition.

 

Symmetry In Landscape

 

I am going to keep this one real simple.  Define if you want the photo to be cut in 1/2-s or 1/3-s.

For example – If you are taking a photo of the sea and the sky, you will want the horizon to go through the middle. So, you will be cutting the composition into 1/2-s.

If you add a set of mountains in between the sea and the sky, you want the picture to be cut into 1/3-s, with the sky taking 1/3, the mountains 1/3 and the sea 1/3.

These are guidelines.  Change them around depending on what you want to emphasize.  In photo No. 9 above, I decided to cut the photo into 1/2-s because the mid-day sky was very dull and I decided to focus more on the mountains and the water.

 

Anchor

 

For landscape photography, have a focal or anchor point in the foreground.  It can be a rock, a tree, a house, anything.  Since photography is two-dimensional, this also provides depth.

 

Contrast

 

Try to avoid extreme dark and light areas in the same photo unless you are doing that by design.

 

Remember that these are just suggestions, they are not cut in stone.  All of these tips are the result of my experimentation.   Depending on the situation I quite often may not even follow them myself.  I also often hear “what can you possibly see in there??”  I have always strongly urged you to experiment with your own photography.  See for yourself!

 

Now it’s your turn to share your photo posts. I always look forward to seeing them.

 

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You can add any number of links to your posts from the previous month. The posts should have photos in them, with a story or anecdote. Your project photos (quilting, sewing, painting, knitting, etc.) are most welcome. You can also write a new post to link up. Please do not link up posts that are older than the previous month, they will be removed.

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I am also linking up on Life Thru The Lens, Through My Lens, Our World TuesdayWednesday Around The World, Photo Friday, and Friday Photo Journal along with with other linky parties on my Events And Links page.

 

23 thoughts on “Wandering Camera – November Linky Party

  • Jade @ Captured By Jade November 20, 2016 at 05:45

    So many beautiful sights captured here – I can see you had a lot of fun with your camera! Nature is such a thing of beauty. Thanks for all the photography tips!

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  • Ruth November 18, 2016 at 22:36

    Love, love your photos! I am a big fans of details and I thing your photos capture some simple yet powerful elements of nature. #PhotoFriday

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  • Lara B. November 18, 2016 at 13:25

    Soma, I always gaze at your photos for a long time. They are so very beautiful!
    I’m no help on the plant / seed pod identification.
    It just so happens that I played a little bit with some of the things you taught in this month’s lesson. I’ve been trying to train myself out of the western culture habit of centering and making everything symmetrical. So I actually did take a few offset photos.

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  • Janine @ Rainbow Hare November 11, 2016 at 11:49

    Wonderful photos. I love the park in the rain. I also appreciate all your tips, though I have yet to put many into practice :( This month I will certainly try some 1/2s and 1/3s :)

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  • Lisa November 11, 2016 at 10:15

    Great set of photos. I want to visit Yosemite one day.

    Lisa @ LTTL

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  • Kristin_Texas November 10, 2016 at 07:20

    I’m so glad to have discovered your blog! I can learn so much here. Your photos are gorgeous and you live in a beautiful place.

    Enjoy those fall colors while they last! (We don’t see that here, so seeing those pretty fall colors in people’s photos is bittersweet for me).

    Kristin

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  • ladyfi November 8, 2016 at 07:20

    Stunning shots.

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  • Felicia November 7, 2016 at 16:28

    an excellent series of beautiful images. I especially like the colorful leaves.

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  • Kim Sharman November 5, 2016 at 18:40

    Your October has given you some glorious photos, Soma. More beautiful skies and oh my, Yosemite is incredible. Love the raindrops on the leaf…..very clever! I always am interested in reading your tips and information on how to improve my photography. Thank you!

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  • ladyfi November 5, 2016 at 00:57

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  • Dixie November 4, 2016 at 15:01

    Gorgeous nature pictures, Soma.
    Thanks for the great tips!

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  • krislovesfabric November 4, 2016 at 10:16

    Wow! There are so many great shots here…I really love how much yellow gold you have included too! You should print a coffee table book of your year of photos!

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  • tubakk November 4, 2016 at 08:55

    So beautiful photoes. Autumn has been wonderful here at the west coast of Norway, too. Hopefully you can see it on my blog.

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  • Mary November 4, 2016 at 07:39

    I always feel as though I am looking through a photography book when I look at your photos. Autumn is such a showy season of the year and you have captured it with such beautiful photos. You did have fun with the camera this month.

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  • Connie Kresin Campbell November 4, 2016 at 05:17

    Beautiful photos Soma and great tips! Thanks!

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  • Michelle November 4, 2016 at 04:48

    I’m excited to participating in my first link party here with you. It’s inspiring to see how other people see the world through their lenses.

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  • bettyl - NZ November 3, 2016 at 22:56

    Your photos tell the story of your month quite beautifully!
    I didn’t know you had a link-up until today. I will try to come back and join a bit later!

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  • Julie November 3, 2016 at 21:28

    There is a distinct autumnal feel to your photos now – all so beautiful though.

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  • Susan November 3, 2016 at 19:03

    Beautiful as usual.

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  • BillieBee November 3, 2016 at 09:34

    Always enjoy seeing your photos. Fall is my favorite season and these just make me happy.

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  • mdm samm November 3, 2016 at 08:41

    you bring smiles to my autumn heart…every one of these are spectacular…all of them would be terrific postcard prints x

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  • Carol S. November 3, 2016 at 06:21

    Your photos are just stunning, Soma!

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