tresamie and I tied on the Summer challenge so we got to choose the challenge for September.  We both liked the idea of the Colors of Autumn, and we hope you all do too.

2D, 3D, photographs, prose/poetry--there's no limitations other than your imagination (and the usual Renderosity rules).  Post your creation on this thread. Everyone in the community is welcome to join in.  Winner gets to choose the next month's theme.

Have fun!!

 

 

ohhhhhhh, very nice idea!!!!!!!!!!! I need to work something and i send that..

Hugsssssssss

Attached Link: THE COLORS OF AUTUMN

I happily saw your thread in the Photoshop Forum and thought I would post an image.  I had just started this image, so it was a very timely theme you chose.

“Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven”
Henri Frederic Amiel

 

What a gorgeous start to the challenge!  Thank you for posting.

Well, I just made my move and finally have a computer to work with.  And it just so happens that I just finished a piece two days ago that fit's this theme!  It's great to be rendering again (I was going into withdrawl......)

Here's my entry.  Good Luck all!

Wonderful with the soft faint colors!

A little contrast to my contribution: Thoughts of Autumn

I am so glad you all didn't enter the Summer Challenge...I wouldn't have had a chance!  Beautiful entries.  :)

Ugh... I just noticed that I uploaded the one with her elbow poking through the sleeve! Oh the humanity!

I love autumn colors here is mine

Sandy
An imagination can create wonderful things

SndCastie's Little Haven

Very nice.My turn.  I've never seen a full fledged turning of the leaves. Southern California trees, most of them, don't change colore.

yea that is what I missed when I lived in Ontario Ca for 14 years I was born here in Ohio and I love the trees changing colors. They are starting already and it isn't even Oct. yet.

Sandy
An imagination can create wonderful things

SndCastie's Little Haven

Hi Valou, your image is so beautiful, and i must say that i fund your quote not really fitting you.

Eternally frozen without passin...no, I think you have to change to something else :-)

Hugs - Gun

Dialyn, I just love your image! Even if your trees maybe don't change color thaat way, your inner eye sees it.

great entries so far. Can almost feel the cool bite in the wind and the colors in the air. Keep 'em coming. :-)

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

this one was posted by me yesteday. as i saw the anouncement in the 2d forum today i thought i would put in my effort to depict autumn.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Thank you gun!!!

I see a very interesting post in this challenge, I'm very happy to see all this one...

hugs

done with Project Dogwaffle and a digital camera or maybe a scanner? it was a while

oh yes, very nice entry my friend, I like very much... excellent

The Colors Of Autumn - created with UltraFractal 4.03

Leaf Floating In A Still Pond

Fractals will always amaze me!

wowwww tresamie!!! You have a very good talent for to make fractal!! Excellent entry, I like it...

what are the rules? only one picture each?  must they be made especially for this challenge? must they be new? new here.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Hello to all of nice guys and girls here!

I like to join with my photo shot to this challenge. So many lovely and talented entry here. I like them a lot!

seeyus  Tunde

i like this one babuci, a really pleasure for my eyes ;)

beautiful colours and reflection.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Quote - what are the rules? only one picture each?  must they be made especially for this challenge? must they be new? new here.

We prefer that the images are made specifically for the challenge - kind of the point, to challenge yourself to meet the theme.

As for the number of entries - you can enter as often as you like, but when it comes to voting, we ask that each person vote for the image - not the artist. So, you might actually wind up being your own worst competition. There have been a number of times where someone has come in third and fifth places. Had they done one image, they might have come in first.

However, it isn’t winning that I count as the main objective. Learning and pushing yourself to create new images and inspired works is the real challenge and benefit of the forum. If you’ve entered, you’re already a winner in my book. There is the honor of being able to set the theme for the following month’s challenge though, that’s kind of cool. See what everyone else does with your concept or idea.

 

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

thanks, i was not planning to produce lots of images for this challenge, but it is nice to know what the rules are.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Quote - > Quote -

 The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

LOL now thats a funny quote

Well real life has allowed me some time this month, so once more an entry from me.

A fairy in the colours of Autumn, made to look like a collectors plate.

You should have guessed chohole would post a fairy! :biggrin:

The greatest part of wisdom is learning to develop  the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."

And having resaved it smaller, here is the image

The greatest part of wisdom is learning to develop  the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."

My entery to the September Challenge is titled Autumn

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. 

http://www.fractalartnest.com 

So many wonderful Autumn images!

Here is one more from me. Please zoom in!

as autumn is my favourite season i love to see all these interpretations. some time ago i made a little 'graphic poem' and i know i deminish my chances but i actually don't care if i win, i post it here anyway as it means that there is also something in the 'writing' department.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

Wonderful Koosie, the image is such a great background to your poem too.

Attached Link: Aki Painter

Haven't been here in the Challenge Area for some time. Passed through a couple of days ago and had an inspiration. Enjoy!

WOW! Some beautiful entries! I haven't been here for quite some time. Here is my entry, made in Ultra Fractal. Title: " The Essence of Autumn". Marion

I agree...the entries this time are gorgeous.  Nothing dull about autumn!

wowwww, yes, fantastic realisation of fractal for this challenge...excellent entry

 

 

Self portrait and Photoshop :)

 

 This is the first time I've ever tried this challenge thing. Autumn is right up my alley =D

very nice portrait and beautiful autumn colours.

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

An autumn in Terragen country.

Cool vikinglady!

Awesome turn out... and one that is going to be really hard to vote on.

But... vote we shall... and speaking of which. Voting is now open. Please select your top Three images and vote for them in order of Preference (1st fav, 2nd fav, etc.).

From this I'll combine the scores up (3 points for 1st choice, 2 points for 2nd, etc) and the image with the highest number of points get to select the theme for next months challenge. Voting closes Friday night - and the winner will be announced on Saturday.

Good luck to you all!!!

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

it's very difficult to choose the three 'best' - they are all great in their own way, so i decided to make my choice according to the (in my opinion) most realistic autumn colours.

1. gunsan (2nd entry) - 2. moonfire - 3. valouchufy

"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"

1. vikinglady (18th entry)

2. babuci

3. kansas

It is very had to pick as all the entries are really wonderful.

1. gunsan
2. SndCastie
3. ARTWITHIN

A wonderful challenge.
Marion

 

1. kansas

2. gunsan (#2)

3. koosievantutte

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. 

http://www.fractalartnest.com 

In my vote above I forgot to designate which "gunsan" image I voted for.
It is # 1.
Marion

Wow!  Lots of amazing entries this month.  This is great after such a slow summer.  It made it awfully hard to pick just 3, but I will try:

1.  Kansas - Lovely swirls of autumnal color

2.  chohole - Terrific autumn fairy

3.  dialyn - Wonderful, vibrant trees in full color

Great job everyone!

Fractals will always amaze me!

As always, the voting for the challenge has been close the whole way. With so many awesome interpretations of the theme, it’s really a hard choice to actually choose a favorite.

I’ve said before that you’re all winners – you entered, you reached and you delivered something inspiring to others.

 

Now that the sucking up is done.   on to the count-down:

 

Tied for 5th place, with 1 point each:

valouchufy

ARTWITHIN

dialyn

koosievantutte

 

Tied for 4th place, with 2 points each:

0_moonfire_0

babuci

SandCastie

Chohole

 

Tied for 3rd place, with 3 points each:

Gunsan (entry #1)

Vikinglady

 

In 2nd place, with 5 points:

Gunsan (entry #2)

 

and finally, in 1st place, with 7 points:

Kansas

 

Congratulations Kansas. Please start a new thread with the theme for October.

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

Oh my! What a pleasant surprise!
Thanks everyone for your votes.

There were so many beautiful entries and each one
was a winner!

Marion

Attached Link: October challenge

Wow, I was asleep at the wheel and forgot to vote.  But I have to agree...kansas did a great job.  I would have found it impossible to choose just three!  Congratulations, kansas!

And great theme for October too.  It will be fun to see what everyone comes up with.

 

 

Me too...real life kicked in again with a vengeance.

I love Kansas entry...could make a super fabric if it could be tiled.

well done all

The greatest part of wisdom is learning to develop  the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."