What a difference a filter makes...?

We have received our Lee filters some days ago. Just tested them very first time yesterday. Well.. What a difference a filter make...? - Great! This was just a speedy test as we noticed the sun going quickly down, but still, I was amazed. Wouldn't you?! I think this might be the secret weapon which I have missed in battle of great landscape photography ;)

5 pictures for course

I should select five pictures for my photo course in autumn. Here are the nominates. I have selected pictures from my various types of photographing: portrait in environment, photo journalism, macro, landscape, nature and architecture. What would be the best five? Should I limit my variety..?

Task 4: Pattern

Ah, finally a pattern picture. I was inspired by shell and fern nature patterns and I happend to find similar human made patterns in my picture bank!

Task 11: Color or black and white

These are old pictures, but I wanted to put them here as they express so well the effect of changing color to BW.

Task 36: Different viewpoints to building

Ok - maybe someone (??) has noticed that I am not exactly following the task order. That's right, I admit I have taken some liberties to follow my inspiration a bit. So here is the (Many) Different viewpoints task. Theme: Parkvilla Espoo.

Tasks 5-10: Color and hue

I was using different kinds of color effects: contrasting colors, bright colors, colorspot on bland environment and harmonic color scale. Theme: Summer day outside.

Task 17: Framing

I have been trying to take photos for Pattern task, but I have not been satisfied with the results. However, I got the aha-experience while hunting these photos! I noticed that I should make up a subject to shoot and use these tasks as visual aids. Thus I should not be photographing "patterns" - I should be shooting subjects and use pattern to create visual attention, interest in the photo.

This was easy in Framing task, partly because I have been using it for 25 years already ;) Here the framing is used for giving idea of environment and pulling eyes to subject.