Another month has flown by at lightning speed - just like some of your cool photos last month! So, Thank You! to everyone who entered September's “Long Exposure” theme. We had a lot of fun looking at your entries and choosing some finalists, so scroll down to view the six contenders and vote for a winner! (Remember, you can also check out all of September's entries here.)
But first, it's time to introduce October's theme....
Here in the northern hemisphere we can't help but feel October is when things really start to shift gear as we transition between summer, through fall and towards winter. So we want to celebrate this time of year with the theme "Seasons".
Some days feel exciting, others a little confusing and a few are down right exhausting! Living in Vancouver, BC, we feel like October is a big melting pot of precious sunny days where we want to cling onto shorts and sandals, soggy wet days where we want to curl up with a book and a pumpkin-spices-latte, and everything in between where we end up packing, umbrellas, rain jackets and sunglasses.
However, this is also one of our favourite month's for fun seasonal photography, so we've listed a few ideas to give you some timely inspiration...
1. Weather
Perhaps the most obvious signs of seasons changing are the shifts in weather patterns. With a large number of 365ers in the far Northern and Southern hemispheres, we're all pretty used to 4 weather-orientated seasons. Whatever October means for you, it's a fun time to get outside and embrace what mother nature is giving us!
We especially love this fun shot by @amy_sweet_september, which perfectly sums up making the most out of a rainy day!
2. Nature
Whether the trees are budding with blossoms for Spring, or fading from green to yellow to warm red for Fall, nature is truly fascinating at this time of year!
It's not only plants that are busy too, we look forward to autumn hikes spotting squirrels chasing around to bury food for winter. Plus, Spring marks the time of new life and beautiful baby animals, and let's face it, we all love pictures of fluffy chicks and baby lambs!
We love this little guy, just doing their thing amongst the brown leafy floor, perfectly captured by @aecasey.
3. Food
We're sure Vancouver isn't the only city in the world that's obsessed with pumpkin-spiced everything! So, if you're not feeling like taking photos outdoors have fun with some food photography indoors. Plus, if you need an excuse to eat (even more) pumpkin pie, the rich orange colours are as big a treat in front of the camera.
This shot by @olenadole has read our minds with this fun, orange-y shot of a festive fall drink. Not a PSL, but a (much healthier) sea buckthorn tea, yum!
4. Hobbies
Hand in hand with weather and temperature changes, we might also be in the midst of swapping skis for surfboards, and vice versa. It's not unusual to have different hobbies for different seasons, so have some fun embracing your favourite October pastimes within your 365 project!
This simple but effective still life shot by @stakade has got us thinking about digging out the knitting needles ready for layering up in winter!
5. Festivities
This time of year we also feel surrounded by reminders of two big festivities coming up in Canada - Thanksgiving, and Halloween!
We love seeing photos of your holiday celebrations, so feel free to share your photos from these events, and other festivals. We especially love hearing about special celebrations that take place in various cultures and places around the world.
Whether it's in delicious pie form, or spooky decoration form, we can't deny that October means pumpkin celebrations, like @batfish's devilish duo!
So whatever resonates with you this month, we hope you have LOADS of fun celebrating the season and everything it means to you! We can’t wait to see what you get up to.
How to enter this month’s theme
When uploading your photos use the tag section (on the edit/organise screen) and insert this week's theme tag: theme-seasons.
Entry Guidelines: Photos must be your own and must have been taken and uploaded between Tuesday October 1st and Thursday October 31st. 6 finalists will be chosen in the first couple days of November, then you'll get to vote for the winner!
p.s. Don't worry if you spot tagged photos from a previous theme, when choosing our six finalists we'll use a special algorithm to filter all of the images from October 2019.
Vote for a Winner of September's "Long Exposure" Theme
We really enjoyed looking through last month's entries for the “Long Exposure” theme. You guys are such a talented bunch!
We eventually managed to choose just 6 finalists so now it's over to you to vote for the winner of the Long Exposure theme. To cast your vote, just reply to this blog post with the number (in digit form) of the photo you would like to see win, before October 14th. We’ll announce the winner in a separate post shortly after!
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