Sybille Reuter 35 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Here we go, first time I get to pick a topic after shamefully taking advantage of people's misery with the photo of chernobyl gas masks in Colin's heartbreak-induced September challenge. But now for something completely different! I went for a colour theme again - autumnal and underrated, cheerful with a potential for gloomy: ORANGE Looking forward to what you make of the topic - with anything from autumn forests to pumpkins, sunrises to sunsets, tangerines to tigers, the orange menace to Jason Orange, from Orange County to Orange, France... Quote Orange is red brought nearer to humanity by yellow. Wassily Kandinsky As usual, entries (up to three) will be accepted until the last day of the month, then I'll pick the shortlist for the public vote. Post away! Edited October 8, 2020 by Sybille Reuter 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,769 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I thought I'd come up dry, but remarkably I have 110 search hits for "orange". Spritz Aperol, Strasbourg. On a raft. Kos town Ford Taunus 17M P3 'Badewanne' ('Bathtub') saloon car, 1961-4, with statues of Tünnes and Schäl, Stadtmuseum, Köln Edited October 8, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Ventura 5,628 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Great winning pic Sybille! Congrats. Fun challenge. Here are my three. 1) Orange sunset, St Kitts, West Indies 2) Orange mod looking chair 4) Orange rust and lichen on a stone wall 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lori Rider 63 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Congrats Sybille on your win! I too was surprised how many photos I have with "orange" in the keywords. Here are my three: Orange Line MBTA trains in Boston Orange gourds Orange tabby in Stralsund, Germany 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Woods 774 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I am loving Michael Ventura's orange chair. I would probably have just sat on it and complained that there was nothing to take pictures of. 😀 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Woods 774 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Three from me Autumn maple leaf colours The famous fishing nets at Cochin in India Two Indian ladies walking in the magical Royal Palace at Madurai in India Edited October 8, 2020 by Colin Woods 3 Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,282 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 AJ7KWG - It's that time of year again. CTJ4NP - Dutch tulips CP2FPY - It's him again, the orange guy. King's Day in Amsterdam. wim 3 Link to post Share on other sites
meanderingemu 1,098 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 curious, did everyone find their images using "Orange" as a search? Wondering because i think i am weak in using colours in my descriptions and KW. Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,282 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, meanderingemu said: curious, did everyone find their images using "Orange" as a search? Wondering because i think i am weak in using colours in my descriptions and KW. As always AoA is your friend. Check if it's really useful to include colors/colours in your keywords. 21 pages @100 including many Clockwork Oranges and some Orange County and Orange is the New Black obviously. Hmm maybe I should better check some more too. wim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
meanderingemu 1,098 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, wiskerke said: As always AoA is your friend. Check if it's really useful to include colors/colours in your keywords. 21 pages @100 including many Clockwork Oranges and some Orange County and Orange is the New Black obviously. Hmm maybe I should better check some more too. wim interesting, as for example i would not have had "orange" anywhere in your pumpkin image, but yes obviously with the "orange" guy Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Ventura 5,628 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: curious, did everyone find their images using "Orange" as a search? Wondering because i think i am weak in using colours in my descriptions and KW. In my case, yes. If I have a dominant color in my photo, I will put it in my keywords. Edited October 8, 2020 by Michael Ventura 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,769 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: curious, did everyone find their images using "Orange" as a search? Wondering because i think i am weak in using colours in my descriptions and KW. Yes. If it's a feature of the image it should be in. Orange car, orange drink, orange ice cream. Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 773 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I've noticed I hadn't put orange in some of my sunset photos. When I did a search for 'orange' I had 180 images come up. I'm reluctant to put orange in some images in case I get too many searches looking for an Orange! If the colour is dominant I usually put that in, whatever the colour is. John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,401 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I have 157 images with "Orange" in the tags. A bit late in the day for me so I will make a selection tomorrow. Allan Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,632 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Congratulations on your win, Sybille. A colourful challenge choice. Here are my three orange offerings. Orange carrots Orange chairs Orange Halloween spider webs Edited October 8, 2020 by John Mitchell 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Doc 2,026 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Great winning image Sybille, here are my three: 1. Orange tulips in close-up: 1. 2. Orange vintage american car, Havana, Cuba: 3. One orange Cichlid fish among darker Cichlids: Kumar 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,282 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Doc said: 3. One orange Cichlid fish among darker Cichlids: Rumble Fish! Trailer. About. Where's my Tri-X. wim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 158 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Orange is a category I can definitely do. Mute swan preening and making herself beautiful. Their beaks turn bright orange at maturity, approx 2 years in, so you can tell a younger swan because the beak is a more pale pink. Sunset over Rivington Pike Tower, Lancashire An almost totally intact row of 180W SOX lamps on the UK M60 motorway around Bredbury. These are now a dying breed on the UK's roads as the last SOX factory, Philips, in Hamilton, Scotland recently closed, so lamps are in rapidly dwindling supply. They produce monochromatic light at 589nm and are extremely efficient - 200 lumens/Watt on the large E designated lamps. The bad news? They're huge, so the fittings are huge unwieldy monsters. Edited October 8, 2020 by Cal 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cbimages 670 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Male & female orange clownfish, tending orange eggs laid next to their orange based anemone. Orange Mantis Shrimp, face and chest peering out of burrow. Juvenile Frogfish Edited October 9, 2020 by cbimages 6 Link to post Share on other sites
gvallee 3,225 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Joshua Trees silhouetted at sunset Patterns formed by drying mud on a red dirt road Bryce Canyon 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,401 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Large model of Fokker Dr.I triplane with builder Sunset over Arun Valley Veteran 1942 Allis Chalmers type B tractor Allan Edited October 9, 2020 by Allan Bell 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Crean 526 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Oranges on a stick... Another Cuban orange car...! Orange prickly pear flowers... Phil Link to post Share on other sites
Sally R 502 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Congrats Sybille! This late afternoon scene was turned orange by bushfire smoke. It's taken from Bicton Baths on the Swan River in Western Australia A violin in hues of orange Orange lichen on a granite boulder at Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia 3 Link to post Share on other sites
meanderingemu 1,098 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 22 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: In my case, yes. If I have a dominant color in my photo, I will put it in my keywords. 21 hours ago, spacecadet said: Yes. If it's a feature of the image it should be in. Orange car, orange drink, orange ice cream. thanks, i guess i only do it when it's not obvious from the subject, or peculiar. I have done "Orange Car", but would not have had Orange on a pumpkin image, and I realise this is a North American mistake as for many other places pumpkin would also include squashes, so i'll pick better example, i have "Yellow rose" but not "Yellow sunflower". So another project for when it gets cold Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,769 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, meanderingemu said: thanks, i guess i only do it when it's not obvious from the subject, or peculiar. I have done "Orange Car", but would not have had Orange on a pumpkin image, and I realise this is a North American mistake as for many other places pumpkin would also include squashes, so i'll pick better example, i have "Yellow rose" but not "Yellow sunflower". So another project for when it gets cold In my example about a quarter of the picture area is orange so it's a must! I have other images of Halloween displays with incidental orange squashes and haven't included it. Cars, however- I think I've had a licence of a Rolls-Royce that was found because it was tagged as silver. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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