Acorn on Metal Plate

Another sign that Fall is here. I missed posting yesterday, so today is a two-fer. I'm done with "texture" as an assignment. I get it. I may post a few more that I took today, but only if I get stuck later in the week and can't get out to shoot. This shot isn't just about texture, but the texture adds to it. I found the acorn in this position. I don't know why, but that's an issue for me - I want to shoot the world mostly as I find it, not rearrange things to make it look a certain way. Not that I would never take liberties...

The recent assignments have definitely helped me. A lot of times I see something I think is beautiful and I want to photograph it, but I'm not really sure what it is that I find appealing, Spending a week or more working exclusively on color or texture has helped me think more about that question and compose the shot with a conscious awareness of what visual element I want to accentuate.

I also see that I am naturally drawn to the little details of the world. I find it easier to see and compose a photograph that captures beauty in the details, and a challenge to step back and take pictures of the larger world. That may well be an assignment for another day...