October Photo Hunt

Last month I participated in (and completed) my first photo hunt. There was some themes that really tested me and, honestly, my photo might be a bit of a stretch but it was fun and a great way to learn more about my new camera as well as give my creativity a work out. The best thing is that I didn't have to dip into my archives at all!!

Okay, enough chat; here are my interpretations of October's items.

In Disguise

I had a few ideas for this one, but most of them involved buying the girls some kind of costume first. I got lucky when I arrived at Mum's and my youngest brother, Caleb, had just bought himself a Jason mask!

Crisp

 I was starting to get a bit desperate as the month drew to a close and I still hadn't had a brain wave for Crisp, so when Kahlei had a nice crisp, crunchy apple I thought it was pass ;)

Fall Colors

  As it is currently Spring here, I had a brilliant idea of going to the paint shop and getting some test strips, but I took some of one of our trees which still had some Autumny reds and yellows just in case.

I didn't get to the paint shop until the first of November!

Jack O Lantern 

 When I first saw this item on the list I thought it would be very hard to get, as in Australia we do not celebrate the holiday. Imagine my surprise when only days later I found this in a store! 

Shot from the ground

Nanna plays basketball.  

Landscape

  Riverside Park

Fall Tradition

  When the weather starts to cool off and Autumn turns the leaves beautiful colours, I love to curl up in a chair with a book, a hot coffee or chocolate and wear a scarf. I don't get to do it much now, but when I do it's bliss.

Books 

Some of my favourite books by my favourite authors

Book Thong made by Jane of Me 'n My Monkeys 

Dining

Nachos made by my hubby

Children

 My girls <3

Faces formed in Nature

  Okay, this is a BIG stretch, but when I saw this devon I figured it might just pass...

Tilt-Shift Photography

  I ran CoffeeShop's Tiny Tiny World action to create the effect.

I am interested in playing some more with this at some stage

B&W with Selective Coloring

Bokeh

 This is my first attempt at Bokeh. I love the effect, but want to learn more about this technique

Best Photo from October 23

  I'm not sure if this was the best of the day, but it was my favourite from the 23rd.

Something from the kitchen

  Chocolate chip bikkies and a little munchkin trying to steal them!

Something Creepy

  

Something Vintage

  We don't have anything Vintage in our house, neither do any of my family. I don't even know if we have a Vintage store in town. This is my favourite type of Vintage though, my Nan :)

Something Golden

  Ellie's little bucket that she collects pretty little flowers in

Self-Portrait