Ah, fall. The colours, the smells of campfires and s’mores and the cooler climate. It’s one in all my favourite instances of the yr.
When creating pictures that present and inform the tales of fall, my go-to lens is the Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD. To be trustworthy, that is my go-to lens for nearly every thing I {photograph}.
Capturing the small print and colours with the Tamron 100-400mm
Whereas large, sweeping colourful landscapes are beautiful in the course of the fall, discovering the attractive textures and colours within the particulars additionally makes for some attention-grabbing pictures. The small print additionally assist inform the story. Utilizing my Tamron 100-400mm lens permits me to rise up shut, see the perimeters of leaves and the shapes they make.
In fact, it’s all concerning the colours within the fall as nicely. By zooming in you may fill your body with good reds, oranges and yellows.
It additionally permits me to point out viewers elements of an space which will typically be ignored. The shadows on the steps or the colours and attention-grabbing patterns from reflections.
Creating artwork
One other method to {photograph} fall whereas specializing in smaller snippets of the placement is to search out similarities in your places. Leaves randomly floating in a pond, the river or a lake close by prompted me to consider how they create their very own compositions.
Standing and watching the movement and motion of the leaves was mesmerizing. However then I targeted on ready for the items of leaves and twigs to attach and create essentially the most intriguing shapes. Might I’ve grabbed leaves, twigs and different bits of nature and created my very own? Positive, however I don’t suppose it will have appeared as pure.
This collection was one I experimented with utilizing Topaz Studio. I appreciated how they created a cohesive collection they usually look nice as notecards.
Utilizing the Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens to create fall abstracts
When the colours of fall are mirrored into lakes, ponds and rivers they magically remodel the surfaces into summary pictures. By utilizing zooming in on the floor you may see the shapes and undulations of the water extra clearly. They seem like transferring at the same time as you snap the shutter to seize that second.
Once more, by standing and waiting for a couple of minutes, you’ll begin to discover how the colours mix and the shapes come collectively and transfer aside. By learning this a bit, you’ll be capable of create attention-grabbing compositions.
Or look ahead to that good fallen leaf to drift into the scene and use that as one other manner so as to add to your story.
Utilizing the autumn colours as a background
The Tamron 100-400mm lens creates a beautiful bokeh which is nice for framing and utilizing as a backdrop for the topic of your picture. Simply that trace of fall colour lets your viewer know what time of yr it’s. These delicate colours additionally assist so as to add depth to your pictures.
Be totally different
Attempt totally different lenses to create distinctive and weird fall pictures. Take the time to make that epic fall timber in full colour mirrored within the lake picture. However, additionally take the time to see what different alternatives there are to seize the essence of fall.