Hi Brenda, Here are some photos I took this afternoon in my garden.

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This is/was Joe Pye Weed. I love the shades of colour left in the leaves and the textures of the leaves.
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And looky looky what I found at the back of the house. This is John Davis explorer rose. A lovely surprise that was just waiting for me to discover! I'm still smiling!
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Looking forward to seeing everyones photos.
Sierra

This looks like a fun idea..by tomorrow morning I should be able to get a few snow covered pansy shots
;-) savona

Great idea guys! It's been awhile since I've had the camera out, and this will be a good excuse to get it out more often in the winter months.

It's a balmy +1C with a good gusty wind here today....I even had a little bit of snow come down earlier too.:( But even so, I was happy to see that there's still a bit of colour in my garden. Btw, Sierra, that John Davis sure did give you a lovely surprise for this time of year.

Here's a few pics from my yard.

Bergenia colouring up nicely.

Dock, or Bloody Dock.....I can't remember the Latin name for it at the moment.

Barberry berries are tiny, but very showy.

Ornamental kale laughing at the cold weather.....for now.;0)

Clematis seed heads have to be one of my favourite's for texture.

And I've still got a pot of this dianthus going strong.

Savona SAVONA, now look what you did. :O

Laurie, great photos...you still have lots of colour in your garden. Would you like some of todays snow...heeheehee

Sierra

This is what my poor rose looks like today. :-(

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Sierra

Poor John is looking kind of droopy there. Don't worry, we're supposed to get some of that white stuff tomorrow morning too.:(

I went out this morning and dusted the snow off a few bloomers. I have a nice protected spot between the deck and house on the southside that there are few things still blooming :-)..savona
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a couple blooms still hanging on the top of a foxglove
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annual phlox
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touch of red calendula
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We haven't had any snow here yet...thank goodness, 'cause I am still not ready for it. I did, though, take some pictures this morning when there was frost on a lot of the plants.

The sedum was really pretty.

Each little leaf of the creeping thyme was covered with frost.

I love the way the leaves have settled into the snow-in-summer, but the frost really doesn't show on its silvery leaves.

The tips of the creeping evergreens were frosted.

Brenda

Great pics Savona. How much snow do you have now? We have about 2 feet up on the hill, it snowed again yesterday.

Brenda, your compositions are well done. There is a nice patterny flow to them all except the first one. Do you use auto focus? If you do.....be sure the camera focuses on what you intend the focus to be on. Sometimes the auto focus has a mind of its own.

Just kind of a tip or though of the day......
if you can't get your camera to focus.....back up a couple steps till you can get a focus.

Sierra

Sierra, yes, I used the foliage setting on the camera and did get a little close so the first picture is a little out of focus. I guess I will have to wait a few more days before we have frost again...maybe even tomorrow am.

Sierra, I can't imagine 2' of snow already, although it sure would be good for your perennials to get them through the winter. Here we have no snow on the ground right now. The little skiff we had the other day is all melted and gone.

Brenda

Brenda can you discribe the foliage setting to me? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

Sierra :)

We had about 4-5 inches of snow on the weekend.The grandkids were excited to get pulled around on their sleds and BJ the dog even got in on the fun..that has all came to an end, we are back to mud..bleck!..savona
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Sierra,

My foliage setting is a setting that I take most of my flower pictures and nature pictures with. It is one of the settings on a SCN dial that includes beach, snow, fireworks, indoor and a night snapshot setting. The foliage setting is a setting that puts more green (I believe) into the picture giving the flower pictures a truer color than the auto setting does. It is a setting that I use a lot. Now that I took the photography course, I will start trying to use some of the custom/manual settings more often. But the foliage setting is wonderful for those times when you quickly want to take a picture and then go do something else.

Brenda

Yay! Camera projects! Thank you Brenda and Sierra. This is going to be fun. Its great to share with others who appreciate the beauty, the odd and the abstract that nature has to offer :)

This is cheating a bit as it was taken at the end of October...the view from our yard after a cool fall fog.

Brenda, your shots would make great screensavers!

Savona, hey you never know mud might be beautiful through the lens of a camera :) Just not on it !

Tootsie that is a beautiful picture!..lovely view you have..savona

Looks like fun Savona!

I can't see the pic xtreme, but glad you decided to join in. The pic problem has something to do with my internet provider or so I have been told....but it only seems to be some pics I can't see. Hopefully if they have that problem it will be fixed soon.

Sierra

This sure sounds like a fun assignment! I did take pics a while back but never got around to posting them yet... well here goes!

Ang
** better late then never ** 8^)

BTW I love everyone's pictures! This is really fun!

Ang, I think that's great. We were hoping that as people had time that they would feel free to contribute. With Christmas activities, winter vacations and kids' activities getting in the way there is bound to be others who will post later on also. If you wish to skip an assignment that is fine too. The assignments seem to be going over well and that is what Sierra and I wanted to happen. Let's make picture taking this winter challenging but lots of fun.

Brenda

Ang, what a striking shot of those berries. The light was perfect!

Sierra, that's a bummer with your internet. I went through that too, but because I had dial up. Changed to satelite and haven't looked back.

Just about froze my fingers off trying to participate!
November is winter here.

North, I froze my fingers out there taking pics today too. I had one day this month that was without snow. The day I took the above pics. I've had snow ever since.

Nice pics, my favorite is the second one with the berries. Very pretty!

Sierra

I really like the berry picture too.It looks like 2 hands with multiple fingers holding up handfuls of snow........ :-)..savona

That's too funny Savona! Now that you mention it, I see hands also. Marie