November assignment: Autumn colour

The results from the October assignment have been really gratifying. Some found it very challenging to approach strangers, but succeeded. We especially liked Clare Mansell's slightly heart-rending post: "This assignment has tested me on every level, calling in favours, talking people round, succeeding and failing, kicking myself over stupid mistakes and learning new things. More than once my husband has been heard pitifully moaning, 'When is this going to be over?' It's been a journey, thanks Guardian for giving me the excuse to challenge myself! :-)." There was also some confusion about whether the pictures should be posed or not. Either style worked fine and sometimes a combination would have been good. A lot of this sort of photography ends up being published in a very illustrative way, so a lot of freedom is granted to the photographer. There were many fine photographs posted. Some of the stand-outs were contributed by 7tenths , Jufei and Maxine Moss . Moving on to November's assignment, we are going to get out and get some fresh air photographing autumn colour. We have gone all seasonal and decided to look at nature as it changes around us. With rich colours and beautiful low sunlight, this should be a good contrast to last month's challenging project with its emphasis on interacting with people. This time, it's all about you, your camera and nature, some people will be relieved to hear. Get out in to the fresh air and enjoy it. The amount of colour around probably depends on where you are in the country, or indeed the world. If winter is coming on apace where you are, take Graham Turner's suggestion from his film and collect some of nature's debris to create a still-life.