We had winter for a week or so, but it’s back to grey & wet again. Blah, blah, blah. November.
October was colorful, November is twig season and December is holiday season. November was a good month and it had a few slightly magic moments: the highlight was my trip to Marseille, but Oslo also had its moments. Here’s my November gallery:
(P.S. last month I did a minor change in the info about this challenge, as usual you can read it after the gallery)
What’s this «Changing Seasons» blogging challenge?
«The Changing Seasons 2016» is a blogging challenge with two versions: the original (V1) which is purely photographic and the new version (V2) where you can allow yourself to be more artistic and post a painting, a recipe, a digital manipulation, or simply just one photo that you think represents the month. Anyone with a blog can join this challenge and it’ll run throughout 2017.
It doesn’t matter if you couldn’t join the first month(s), late-comers are welcomed.
These are the rules, but they’re not written in stone – you can always improvise, mix & match to suit your own liking:
These are the rules for Version 1 (The Changing Seasons V1):
- Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
- Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery.
- Don’t use photos from your archive. Only new shots.
These are the rules for Version 2 (The Changing Seasons V2):
- Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
- Each month, post one photo (recipe, painting, drawing, whatever) that represents your interpretation of the month.
- Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!
Links to participants:
- https://maraeastern.com/2016/11/16/changing-seasons-1112/
- https://teepee12.com/2016/11/21/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
- https://thebeespeak.wordpress.com/2016/11/19/color-magic/
- https://patriciasplace.me/2016/11/21/november-where-i-live/
- https://mylifelivedfull.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/november-never-a-dull-moment/
- https://tishfarrell.com/2016/11/26/the-changing-seasons-today-below-wenlock-edge-rambling-through-westhope-and-easthope/
- https://emiliopasquale.wordpress.com/2016/11/26/cardinal-guzmans-changing-seasons-november-2016/
- http://lisadorenfest.com/2016/11/27/november/
- https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2016/11/28/snowy-treat/
- https://zimmerbitch.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
- https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
- https://playingwithmyfirstdslrcamera.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/the-changing-seasons-1016-november/
- https://cornwallincolours.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/monthly-photo-challenge-november/
- https://michellelunatophotography.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/november-the-changing-seasons-2016/
- https://thestorytellersabode.com/2016/12/07/changing-seasons-2016-november/
- https://fstopmama.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/changing-seasons-november/
- https://lingeringvisions.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
Cardinal Guzman 
I love the reflection shots in the shiny sphere. And that moose is awesome. Brrr… x
Yes, that moose is pretty cool (but it might be a deer, I’m not really sure…).
Here’s another version of it that I shot a few years ago:
https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/weekly-photo-challenge-inside-2/
We had the last of our warm weather this past week. It was a beautiful week and I took a fair number of pictures. Today, it’s cold and damp and gray and probably will stay that way. I think the last of our Indian Summer is gone for the year, though we may yet have a couple of nice days. I’ll put my post together now. Hard to believe that this year is nearly over.
Your pictures are, as always, wonderful. I love the textures you get in sky and water.
Cold and damp and gray… I strongly dislike that part of the year.
The year is nearly over, but this challenge will run next year too. So, if you’re up for another year, feel free to hang along for more! 😀
Poor Frankie. 😒
He probably went to Hollywood and lost his nose…
Haha. I was thinking exactly the same thing. But why wouldn’t he get it fixed when he was there? That’s the best place for that sort of thing. Perhaps he needed to go home to “relax” first?
You’re right: you can probably find some of the best rhinoplasty surgeons in Hollywood, but in this case they’ll have to work with granite, which is too hard, even for Hollywood.
This is a fabulous and diverse gallery Max. Love the colours and details. Poor Frankie 🤓
I’m MIA from the challenge again this month. Still away from my tree.
Glad to hear the challenge goes on into 2017!!
His nose will be back soon enough. I’m not sure how long he’s been without one, but I discovered that his nose was missing last month.
With one more year of “the changing seasons challenge” you’ll have plenty of time to capture the seasons. 🙂
Stunning shots as usual. I enjoyed looking at them
Thank you Colline.
Love your night shots, C. Sharp and smooth. We certainly are approaching the holiday season…I’ve never really known to like it or not. Here we go again, the silly and lazy season. I’m guessing there will be snow all over your town soon 🙂
I like the holiday season, it’s the only season with decorated streets and it’s nice with some extra lights and glitter in the middle of the dark season. 🙂
Getting together, eating good food, drinking mulled wine and relaxing is also utterly fantastic.
What I don’t like about it is that they’ve turned into some superstitious Jesus thing, but it doesn’t really matter: personally I celebrate mid-winters blot (Yule) – not Christmas – and I let people put whatever meaning they want to into their celebrations. In Norwegian we don’t even have a word for Christmas: we use the Norse word for the season which is Jul (Yule).
In England they used the word Yule before, but then they started calling it Christmas, which would be (the non existing word) Kristmesse in Norwegian.
Enough etymology for now. Hehe.
We’ll probably have snow again soon, hopefully before the holidays. Even if I’m not into superstition, I can still dream of a white Christmas. 😀
Enjoy the silly season then, C. It sounds like it will be a ball for you. Trust that you will be out and about capturing some of the white stuff all round 😀 It is never too cold for you out there, lol.
It’s always too cold for me here! Even in the summer! I’m seriously not build for living in this country. 😀
If the snow comes, I’ll definitely capture a few winter shots.
Come to Oz. I am sure you will say we have very warm winters 😀
Yes, I’m sure I’d love the “winters” that you have there!
If we ever go out on a photowalk in Australia’s winter, I’d probably be bundled up in layers and layers of clothes and you’d be in just a T-shirt :’)
The first time I visited Israel was during a winter and the scenario was just like you described: people were wearing thick winter coats while I walked around in a t-shirt. 😀
I so love the lamp on the side of the stone wall! Magic indeed!
Thanks a lot Jessie. Luckily the sun was low enough on the horizon so that I managed to place it inside the lamp.
Excellent.
Thanks.
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This made me laugh because I start most of my posts with blah, blah, blah, and then I enclose a photo, and go back and change blah to something less offensive 😀 I like your “Pinocchio girl” standing in front of a fortress. I am not sure I would be able to produce a recipe for your challenge, but one never knows 😀 Also, I can’t do all the months.
I could easily produce a recipe for a handful (or less) of the months, but I’d definitely struggle if I had to make one each month!
I started this post with blah, blah, blah too and then realized that it actually sums up the month pretty accurately: “Blah, blah, blah, November.” 😀
The sculptures are so cool! I love the cyber moose. Also the waterfront shots speak to me. Great job, blah blah blah 😉
That’s correct: blah, blah, blah. 😀
I did another (a better? a more processed, that’s for sure) shot of the moose/deer thingy a couple of years ago:
https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/weekly-photo-challenge-inside-2/
Wow, that’s a great shot! I’m repeating myself but whatever. I’m a sucker for industrial art. Love it.
My monthly contribution … I’m glad you’re continuing into 2017!!
https://teepee12.com/2016/11/21/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
Thanks for the entry Marilyn. I’m guessing you’ll join me next year too. 🙂
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Hi Cardinal! Love your gallery this month. You have a such a distinctive style that is unmistakeable! The sculptures are cool. Have you ever been inside the palace? Here is my November post:
https://thebeespeak.wordpress.com/2016/11/19/color-magic/
Thanks for continuing the challenge through 2017!
Thanks for the lovely feedback. The sculptures are only there for a short period and I didn’t know they were there in the first place, so I was lucky to capture them “on film”.
No, I’ve never been inside the palace.
You can go on guided tours there, but I’ve never bothered. Once, when I worked in construction, the company I worked for did some work there, but the construction workers had to be approved by security and needed to have a “super clean” record – extended security check. This means that you should never have been caught for anything criminal, not even minor stuff like drunk and disorderly.
You are welcome! That sounds like a stringent check… I guess that makes sense since it is the palace.
Lovely gallery as always. Am particularly drawn to the Royal Palace and its grounds, the sailboats with reflections at Aler Brygge, and most of all, the BW with the child at Akershus Fortress. I want that last one for my walls…when I have them again.
Thank you Lisa. Walls are overrated, they have a tendency to keep you trapped inside them… It’s a nice sculpture, the B&W with the child.
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I love those statues at the Fortress. Are they new?
The moose is my favourite though 🙂
Yes, they’re new and only there temporarily.
They’re cute! I hope they find a good permanent home.
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fantastic gallery! we are wetter than wet on the coast!
It’s wet here now, so we’re back to wet on the coast again. 😀
Another cracking gallery from you CG – the light is so soft and grey-blue that it immediately says ‘winter’ to me. And now you have reminded me that it is almost the end of the month and I have hardly been out of the house! Oops… need to find some photos.
Charge your batteries and get out there!
it’s up https://cornwallincolours.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/monthly-photo-challenge-november/
but fairly mundane I’m afraid.
It’s true. The last half of November here is also a drag. Leaves falling off. Rain is on and off. But the November snow we encountered was unexpected and beautiful. Something that just occurred, rarely after 54 years.
I’m much curious about Aker Brygge. I can’t picture exactly what it is. Very nice art gallery.
I’ll try to shoot some more photos around Aker Brygge, so that I can give you a better impression of the place.
Beautiful gallery as always, Max. Love that first shot of the Royal Palace. Mine will be up momentarily.
http://wp.me/p44x96-110
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I love all the variations in light across your gallery, CG. I forgot to do October, but here are some trad. landscape scenes of my neck of the woods today: https://tishfarrell.com/2016/11/26/the-changing-seasons-today-below-wenlock-edge-rambling-through-westhope-and-easthope/
Thank you Tish and thanks for the entry. I’ll have a look at it later today.
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This is bad for you, but I enjoy it from time to time. http://wp.me/p2ij8U-44X
Yes, that’s pure poison for me, but what a lovely photo!
I really like the combination of photos here The total collection and juxtapositioning. I particularly like the sculptures.
Thank you very much. Feel free to join the challenge if you’d like. It’ll run through 2017 as well.
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Great gallery, Cardinal. Here is my first entry for your theme: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/the-changing-seasons-november-2016/
Oslo looks fabulous!
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A wonderful gallery, Cardinal. I love the statues at Akershus Fortress. Here’s my post for November: https://thestorytellersabode.com/2016/12/07/changing-seasons-2016-november/
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