Describing pictures.

“These pictures show two different views of a tree in autumn. In the left

hand picture we can see the leaves of the tree with the sun shining on
them. The colours in this photo are amazing – the leaves are gold, orange,
yellow and brown. They remind me of a fire burning, because the colours
and shapes of the leaves look just like the flames of a fire. This is
obviously a very tall tree because the view in the photo looks up into the
branches of the tree, and we can see more and more branches up high in the
distance. It’s obviously a bright, clear day, and it is also likely to be rather
chilly because clear, sunny days in autumn often mean cold weather!
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In the picture on the right hand side we can see a carpet of gold-coloured
leaves that have fallen from the tree. The sunlight is making the leaves look as
if they are glowing. On the left hand side of the picture we can see part of
the tree trunk, and at the top we can see a couple of large branches, covered
in autumn leaves. The sun must be to the left of the tree because the trunk
is casting a shadow on the wall and also on the ground between the tree and
the wall.
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Both these pictures make me think of a wood where I used to play when I
was a child. In the autumn, we used to gather up the leaves and throw them
at each other. There is something rather sad about the beautiful season of
autumn, because although the woods look stunning as their leaves die and fall
to the ground, we know that winter is coming, and the tree will soon be bare,
with no leaves until the new ones grow in spring.”
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How to describe pictures in English

1.You shoud introduce the picture/topic using expressions such as:

 The photo/ picture shows...

 It was taken by /in....
 It´s a black-and-white/coloured photo

2. Locate the different items in the photo using:

 In the foreground/ background you can see..../there is...
 In the middle/centre there are / I can see....
 At the top/At the bottom there is....
 On the left/ right there is....
 Behind/ In front of... you can see...
 Between...there is....

3. What are they doing? now you describe the people in the picture  or you say what is
happening now using the present continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing).
You can also use physical descriptions and describe the clothes they are wearing.

4. Personal opinion
You should finish by expressing your personal opinion: 
 It seems as if....
 The lady seems to...
 Maybe...
 I think...
 I wonder....
 I like / don´t like the picture because....
 The atmosphere is relaxing/ depressing