Welcome Egidio! I absolutely love your choice of Warm Colors as your first challenge because I enjoy the warm tones over the cool tones. So, let’s get started with my examples.
Up first are zoo animals. the giraffe and orangutan are my favorites. They are so expressive. The orangutans are playful, and the giraffes make such funny faces.


My next image is of a squawking cormorant with his yellow beak wide open. I wonder what he’s saying!

I enjoy photographing covered bridges. This one was recently redone. Its shingles are warm colored, blending in with the natural surroundings.

Cool in temperature, but warm in color are the Luray Caverns in Virginia.

You never know what you’ll find when you’re driving down a country road! But you know in October you’ll find pumpkins.


Finally, who says warm colors can’t be photographed at night. This image taken in Old Sacramento has warm written all over it.

Thank you Egidio for challenging us with warm colors during Sacramento’s damp, overcast and rainy weather. When you post your response to this challenge, please remember to link your post to Egidio’s and use the Lens-Artists tag. I enjoyed seeing your days and nights last week, especially the comparisons. Next week I will be challenging you, so stay tuned.
So good to start with a big smile thanks Anne 🙂 Just went to better then spinning out brilliant 🙂
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Thanks Brian!
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Anne, it’s hard to pick a favorite is this majestic gallery. I loved the animals and how expressive they were! Then, you gave us that beautiful covered bridge. What a novel idea to repaint it to blend in with its surroundings. I also want more of the Luray Caverns. The closing photos are vibrant and full of warmth and life. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.
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Thank you Egidio! This challenge opened the door for many wonderful responses. The caverns are in Luray Virginia and are worth a visit.
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Beautiful gallery, Anne. Just gorgeous! I love the predominantly brown colors in your post. It’s a color that is overlooked (at least in my case), but you’ve beautifully shown how warm that color can be in animals, in nature, in architecture….You are a terrific animal photographer, Anne. You do it so well. Their expressions are priceless. :)
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Thanks Patti! I guess I’m truly drawn to warm colors. And I think zoo animals have learned to “put on a show” for the human zoo population.
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How beautiful, Anne 🙂. Love each one of them!
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Thank you PR!
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Anne, absolutely love your animal shots so expressive and detailed. and the cavern is a place I would like to visit.
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Thanks Ritva! Animals are naturally expressive. Luray caverns was the biggest and longest I’ve ever visited. and you didn’t have to climb down and up.
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A wonderful collection – and what better way to start the day than with your first three shots?
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Thanks Margaret. Animals are fun to photograph. I just wish they would stay still a do a short pose!
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That’ll never happen!
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A lovely collection. I’m a big fan of zoo photography too. I found that a great learning ground for so many things, especially getting the DOF right.
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Thanks Vicki! The zoo is a great place to practice. Our zoo is small and you get to know the animals, making each visit special.
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A great warm collection Anne! Your timing on the cormorant shot is perfect, the tight crop on the pumpkin is very effective and those caverns look amazing!
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Thank you Sarah! I guess timing is everything!
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Everyone of these is a real winner – hard to say if any is a fave since they are all just great!
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Thanks -N! This was an easy one because I do like warm colors.
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Oh my goodness, such amazing images, Anne! Gotta love the giraffes and that cormorant is hilarious! I love seeing the warm images for L-A this week (although I didn’t participate yet).
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Thanks Terri! I do love giraffes and always visit them when I go to the zoo. I’ll be looking for you respond post.
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I love your warm color photo selections, especially these creatures. The cormorant capture is absolutely amazing. The Luray Caverns in Virginia, wow… Great post, Anne!
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Thanks Amy! If you’re nearby on your travels the caverns would be a great stop. It’s the best I’ve been in.
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Wonderful images Anne, especially the details in the giraffe and orangutan faces. Warm colors make me happy.
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Thank you Brad!
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Great selections Anne. I always love it when you bring us the animals. Love the expression you captured with all of them. And the caverns, that is all reflection, isn’t it. Amazing shot. And a good call on the pumpkins. Always a pleasure.
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Thanks Donna! Animals are always wonderful subjects. Love the zoo!
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Gorgeous images Anne, I especially love your animal portraits too 🧡
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Thanks Xenia!
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Anne, beautiful photos for this week. The animals are my favorite especially the orangutan. :D 😀
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Thank you Cee!
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Loved your critters this week Anne – you DO take full advantage of that wonderful zoo! And also loved your closing image, spectacular catch!
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Thanks Tina! We don’t travel much and the zoo is handy!
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Good catch on the wide open cormorant
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Thanks Marlene!
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I love them Anne, especially the zoo ones, not something I would have thought of.
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Thanks Leanne!
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A lovely set of photos. I love that close up of the cormorant: wonderful tones and an action photo in spite of it being at rest.
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Thanks I. J.!
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I love, love your animal portraits! A beautiful gallery of warm colours – and of warm feelings:-D
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Thanks Ann-Christine!
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Those caverns are fantastic!
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I always find brown a difficult colour but Anne, you showed me the error of my ways…! Always love your animal shots and this week I also loved the caverns and the bridge.
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Thanks Sofia! Brown is one of nature’s main colors.
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Love all these! I’m partial to giraffes and orangutans. Beautiful shot of the caverns too.
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Thank you Dawn!
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Ha! GREAT photos. Faces only a mother could love, but I like ’em too. Love that ferris wheel also.👏
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Thank you John! Giraffes are so funny.
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Great portrait of the orangutan. The cormorant looks like it’s laughing as it posing for your picture.
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Thank you Siobhan! That could be a laugh.
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