This should be a fun challenge.
There are a few "rules" this time around

No tinting..that means no sepia, no added tone at all

It is prefered that you actually shoot your photo in monochrome, rather than converting it from color.

Today almost every camera will allow you to do this..

It's kind of a back to the basics challenge.

So there ya go..have fun exploring the simple yet exciting world of black and white photography

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Excellent idea ! i'm in ;o)

Excellent idea !

I'm sorry my camera (Nikon D70s) does not allow me to shot in B&W...
So, here is my entry (converted with PhotoFiltre)

Happy New Year to everybody in the Forum !

:~)

"In Life, as in Photography, things look much brighter, once you remove the lens cap"

By sheer luck i was shooting this image for a challenge on another site for "isolation by contrast" black and white went hand in hand with that so here is an image that will probably not make my gallery.

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

Another example of my being a dollar short and a day late...... I just got home from a bonsai trip along the Eastern Sierras, had my camera, saw some "would be" wonderful lighting for monochrome, but alas I didn't really stop to take many pics, a few on the way home, trying to get a good elk shot, and then I get on here and see this is our new challenge! Oh well, I will have all month to try to get some great B&W, cuz you know how I love B&W!!!!
Thanks to whoever came up with this months theme....... and Happy New Year!!!

Kim Hawkins

 

Kim Hawkins Eastern Sierra Gallery

 

 

I'll have a go, not taken many monochrome pics but I do have a few.

"I shall not dance with you for three reasons. First because you are drunk; second, because this is not a waltz but the Peruvian national anthem; and third, because I am not a beautiful lady in red; I am the Cardinal Bishop of Lima."

On the banks of the River Thames

 ecurb - The Devil

Some images do not translate well in bw. But, pretending that is all we have to work with here are holly leaves.  The green of the frame is close to the color of the leaves.

Here is mine ;o) Happy New Year ! :o) Will the Creativity be with you !!!

Put that fork in your gallery Rich, it is great. Lots of good entries so far. Here is a link to my first:
Mono(chrome) Lake - IR
by Kort

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Just got back from a cemetary...here is my b&W. Only tweeked a contrast.

seeya  Tunde

Like Gimi, my cam don't make this option...

Old bench and the reflection.

strange place

Forest

a donde se ponen las fotos

jeroni

Abajo en la pagina donde dice "attach a file", haz click en "Browse" y buscalo en tus archivos.  Asi se lo pone, lo maximo es 200kb y 800px de ancho o altura creo.

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

 Jeroni : y tu foto tiene que hacer menos de 200k :)

Canaletas

jeroni

Charlot

jeroni

Charlot

jeroni

Jeroni : tus fotos son geniales ! excelente !

truco : cuando te faltas algo o que quieres hacer una modificación aqui, puedes hacer un clic sobre (edit my post) en el "back to top" (a la altura de tu firma jeroni ) y rectificar lo que sea y despues, clic sobre "save".. Como puedes (delete my post) (eleminar) un post...
Tienes un poco menos de 20 minutos (si me acuerdo bien) para hacerlo, despues este tiempo no se puede hacer nada a parte "quote" (reponer la frase de alguien en tu post) "print" (imprimir) o "save" (guardar)

La Farina

jeroni

How many picture we can post

jeroni

Quote - How many picture we can post

3 pero puede ser que lo han cambiado o no, eso no sé... (3 but perhaps they change it or not,  I don't know)

It is three as far as i know.

Solo se puede poner tres, es para evitar crear un "thread" muy largo y para que todos piensan en lo que capturan en sus fotos.

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

Gracias por tu repuesta Rich

I have a strange feeling here... 
this is called a challenge, but there is not challenge page (and hence no written rules, and hence the above questions...)
this is a challenge and I understand and agree that it is for fun (--> no votes) but there are also almost no comments... :-(
So, I understand why Kort is uploading his entry in his gallery... but I would like to encourage people to express their opinion, totally frankly, because we are here to learn, to improve...
So, I start giving my opinion on the already submitted pictures :

• Rich's fork : totally extra-ordinary ! we all know Rich's talent... like Tom, I would suggest to post this excellent picture in your gallery
  -V8Bluebottle : nice picture but I'm not comfortable with the nearly exact division in two parts (a dark and a clear)
  -David's bench : of course, I like... LOL (but would be curious to see it in color...)
  -Tom's leaves : I'm a great fan of Tom's photographic skill but here I'm not sure the subject is the best for B&W + I don't like the green frame.
  -Olivier's fan : great creativity, excellentissime !
  -Kort's monochrome lake : Kort is THE master of IR and uses this great tool perfectly to enhance this B&W scene !
  -Tunde's cemetary statue : well seen; perfect mood in B&W !
  -Valou's bench : of course, I like...LOL
  -Valou'strange place : excellentissime ! another masterpiece for your gallery !
  -Valou's forest : I really like the "clair-obscur" effect" provided by the B&W
  -Jeroni's canaletas : very nice classical shot of the Ramblas; well composed.
  -Jeroni's charlot : great POV, well captured !
  -Jeroni's farina : amazing image, perfect in B&W. would appreciate some explanations (where ? Barcelona ? what is it ? a (kind of) battle ?)
  All in all, I think these few images already demonstrate very well the power of B&W in photography !

I really wish that others will give their opinions and advices...

"In Life, as in Photography, things look much brighter, once you remove the lens cap"

Attached Link: www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1587756

Some days ago (before the start of the Forum challenge) I uploaded a B&W picture in my gallery (see link) hoping that the people I'm considering as THE masters of B&W (cixiidae, ges, olivier158) would make a comment and give me some advices... But, as I noted already before, B&W pictures generate less comments...  :~)

So, I'm now uploading a similar image here, asking for your true opinion...

"In Life, as in Photography, things look much brighter, once you remove the lens cap"

Help Valou, or Rich...
Just got a site mail from Jeroni :

*-----Original Message-----
From: jeroni
Sent: 2008-01-04 16:27:56
Subject:

hola amigo perdona que no ponga comentarios  en el forums pero mi ingles es pesimo y los traductores traducen como quieren, Te explico lo de la farina  es una guerra de agua y arina que se celebra en verano en algunos pueblos de Valencia y Alicante , lo malo de esta guerra es  que la camara sufre mucho ya que  uno solo tiene ojos para hacer fotos pero no sabes lo que te vas encontrar a tu espalda, bueno si quieres saber algo mas no dudes en preguntar un abrazo tu amigo Jeroni. Tus fotos de Barcelona geniales y gracias por la dedicatoria amigo

I think I understand most of it but not enough to translate it for the other viewers here
So, I would appreciate your help my friends...

"In Life, as in Photography, things look much brighter, once you remove the lens cap"

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1592495

My third entry (follow the link to my gallery) :

"In Life, as in Photography, things look much brighter, once you remove the lens cap"

hello friend forgives that do not make comments in the forums but my English is pesimo and translators translate in want, Te explain what the SYNERGY is a war of water and 25529 to be held in summer in some villages of Valencia and Alicante, bad in this war is that the camara suffers much because one only has eyes to make pictures but do not know what you are going to find your back, good if you want to know something but not hesitate to ask a hug Jeroni your friend. Your pictures of Barcelona gene.
No se si esta bien escrito

jeroni

Quote - It's kind of a back to the basics challenge.

I don't really think it is. After all, how much of a basis has B/W phtography been for anyone here? Sure, black and white has been the start of photography, but how much has it really been the basis of what the guys and gals around here do? If it has been, it has been a choice, but not a necessity, as it has been been when photography was really at its "basics". These days black-and-white photos are an artistic choice, not a "basic" - or so I would think. What the basics of photgraphy are can be defined from a historical POV, but will that really do the craft justice? Like most things photgraphy evolves, so should we really cling to the roots of it, or embrace the opportunities modern technology provides and make them our own? Nevertheless, this challenge got me thinking and I figured if I shot a B/W image I might as well shoot an image of a blackbird:

its one of my boyfriend and a young bull... i call it... co-mooooo-nications!

i missed it

again....

Point Blank

 ecurb - The Devil

Quote - Jeroni : tus fotos son geniales ! excelente !

truco : cuando te faltas algo o que quieres hacer una modificación aqui, puedes hacer un clic sobre (edit my post) en el "back to top" (a la altura de tu firma jeroni ) y rectificar lo que sea y despues, clic sobre "save".. Como puedes (delete my post) (eleminar) un post...
Tienes un poco menos de 20 minutos (si me acuerdo bien) para hacerlo, despues este tiempo no se puede hacer nada a parte "quote" (reponer la frase de alguien en tu post) "print" (imprimir) o "save" (guardar)

Merci Hermanita ! Gracias Soeurette ! Lo que habes escribido a Jeroni vale para me tambien porque no sabia por el tiempo que tenemos para rectificar...!

Thanks sister ! What you've explained to Jeroni would help me too because I did'nt know about the timing to valid an edit !
:biggrin:

last summar, uk, i guess he or she felt lonely
[IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/JoSo/where-did-they-go.jpg[/IMG]

what am i doing wrong?

Only to be with you my friends, because it's not a original shot in W&B  but a colour shot I did

Quote - what am i doing wrong?

You are trying to use BBCode, whereas most of the post formatting seems to beased on HTML (as far as I can tell, being not very fluent in HTML). Gave me quite a headache too, for a while. What I do these days is save coding that works in a text file, replace parts of it when I want to post a new image, then copy-paste the whole block into my post. Might be a bit of a roundabout way to handle it, but probably doesn't take much longer than typing all the tags would.

Thank you for your help. I have to say that one time when i do it, there is no problem and another i cant upload. So it is very frustraiting, not knowing why one time it works but not the other.

Part of a set-up for one of my art classes.

Sorry I haven't had a chance to comment on any of the great stuff everyone has been posting to this one.

There is some really stand out material here...Gimi is correct about the nature of the forum challenges..

These are more informal and Iwe really do encourage you to interact with the other photographers and talk about what you posted or they posted, or different ideas or techniques..

jeroni's shot is my favorite so far...

Andreas, my point was, B&W is the basics of Photography..Sure a lot of people started in the color world, I'd be willing to bet quite a few here started in the digital world.

It's like asking (for example) Eddie Van Halen to play a set on an accoustic Guitar., or or asking "Will I Am" to record a Bluegrass band with one microphone on a single take. (Ok, that's a really obscure reference)

But it makes a point, It's an exercise in the basics..It's also a good way to explore and learn about the way light and dark work together

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Agree with you Pushinfaders about the basic and great shool of B&W !

Not agree with your example Eddie Van Halen : he did a live stage exhib' with an acoustic solo for about 10 minutes...lol ! Maybe Joe Satriani or Dave Gilmour could suite better, but I am not sure as each guitar man (woman) began with acoustic ...

And as I understand the meaning of your comparison, I'd rather say : acoustic is at the guitar player what B&W is at the photographer...

But like Michel ( GiMi53) I hadn't some in my files, now which could perhaps challenge

A nice sunday to all of you my friends
q:) Magali

In would be interested to know what the upload limit of a picture is. 252k wasn't accepted...

Anyways, I downsized a bit and now I'm below what has alredy been uploaded without sacrificing quality.

Fit the first: Vienna I
OM2, Ilford FP4, scanned from print.

There are no Borg. All resistance is fertile.

Fit the second: Vienna II (rain) OM2, Ilford FP4, scanned from print.

There are no Borg. All resistance is fertile.

Fit the second: Antwerpen, the port OM2, Agfapan 25, zone-system'd scanned from print.

There are no Borg. All resistance is fertile.

Attached Link: mansco

I really like this idea, and love all the splendid entries you have done. Hope you like my hybiscus ;O)

Attached Link: mansco

Here goes another one, just playing around with my coffee mug ;O)

After seeing the wonderful photos here, I am reluctant to add mine.  I am definitely still learning.  I set my camera for b/w and just took some shots to see what they looked like.  I have much to learn....  

Shot this during class time we were sent out to do an exersice on strategies so I wonderd around taking photos of the surrounding back alleys... Well, yeah, this isn't one but kinda found it to be catchy... Really like how it turned out...  shot in .jpg and B&W cause we all had to show the photos in class and shooting raw would only have been a hinderance... Anyway some great work here #;0)

I payed to get myself into an institution :m_tear: Check out my temporary site: APACHA

Michel made a good point. I wish I could comment more but have been busy. There are a lot of great photos showcased in this challenge. In the B&W medium, I find the ones that work the best for me either have a great tonal range and lots of textures, or are very stark and dramatic. I'm not sure if my second entry falls into either category, but here it is.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Oh, I almost forget, thanks Michel for the compliment. I don't feel like the IR master, but since I do it so much maybe I am starting to get the hang of it! ;'] Here is my third image. It started out as color since my small Pentax does not have a B&W mode, but I converted it directly to B&W when in Photoshop and work on it from that point on. I wanted to show that an image that is usually reserved for color (like a sunrise) can also look good in B&W. This would fall into the "dramatic" category I think. "**Come Fly With Me**"

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Quote - "Come Fly With Me"

Hi Kort !!
Nice to see you between here and myspace !!

"Come fly with me" is also a title of a drawing pic of Louise,aka Louly here
So fantastic coincidence ...

Great evening and wonderful tomorrow for all !

q:) Magali

Err Laelia That's not black and white I see purples and creams!

 ecurb - The Devil

Quote - Err Laelia That's not black and white I see purples and creams!

Yes but I didn't say it's a B&W design if you would read again...
I only said that the tittle is the same : "Come fly with me"**
**:b_cool:

Here is my second image.  I took this Just a couple days ago, from my backyard. 

This certainly isn't the greatest landscape shot I've ever done but I do like the way light is on the trees in the background.

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"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.  ~Ansel Adams"

Under The Bridge

Wow - this is some great stuff, you guys!  I've been really busy the past couple of weeks, and just now had time to check in.  Guess I'd better get busy!  Dang.  I'll have to read more of my camera manual and see if I can take shots in b&w.  If not, I'll convert some color shots.

Looking at everything up to this point, I'm struck by the variety, and by my obvious preferences.  I realize I tend to think of good subject matter for b&w shots in a certain way ... something I'd not thought of before!  (You're all  SO good for me!  You expand my mind.)  The things I like in b&w tend to be the kinds of things I shoot anyway.  Duh!  Well, I'm still on a pretty steep learning curve, and sometimes the most obvious things just haven't crossed my mind yet!  LOL!

Oliver's fan, Andrea's studio setup, Val's strange place, Elizabeth's hibiscus, and Kort's wheels all jump out and grab my attention.  Of course it's all just artistic preference, but hey ... there's mine!  :)

I'm looking forward to having a bit more time now, and getting into this challenge.  Great idea!  It's got my mind going already.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Stairs

taken this weekend at my parents area...I like the use of a white swan on dark water. i am afraid I used photoshop to convert to B&W as I did not have the setting changed at the time

Lovely swan shot Rob, and neat perspective CWT.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Wow, so much to see and read. Nice participation. My thanx for all whom have shared. I have found something in all that kept my gaze lingering.  This is a shot from a few weeks ago. I call it "Nag Nag Nag". Shot in b/w, natural light (early morning), macro, P mode, sharp image, high contrast and freehanded. No editing except a reduction in size. Its a miniature yellow rose (about 2 inches wide) in a box of 3 inch decking screws. There is still some dew on the rose but its hard to see in this smaller size. ;-)

Thats very nice **easyjobrob , Your right the Swan does stand out nice, FlannelMan I adore that picture congrats , Talk about taking the rough with the smooth , Beautifull contrast!
**

I converted this from color.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

a recent sky that was shot using the monochrome option.one adjustment in PSP X2

hello friend. forgive me for not making comments in the forum as I am not happy with translators'there is a war of water and sand  to celebrate summer in some towns of Spain. my camera suffers from the water and sand.I do not know when I will be able to have another camera.if you want to know more ask me your friend .your fotos of barcelona is beautiful

not exactly right but maybe you can understand

Attached Link: DIY - the cheap yet shamefull underwater camera housing

RichardPhoto's , I am sorry to hear of your dilemma involving Water & Sand affecting the camera , Theres one option tthat may be worth a try :

Hey there Yesitis, (richardphotos)
Great sky shot. Sorry about ur camera.
;-)

Glad to see this challenge still active, keep those entries coming folks! Careful with that camera Richard!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

some fantastic enties :o)..here is my contribution .smoking (not everything is black and white)

Early morning shot from the 2nd story workout room in my office building where I hang out between 6 and 7 a.m. every morning. The street lights shine strange in the heavy, damp air and reflect off all the city surfaces. I like the results.

Flannel Knight's Photos
MrsLubner
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"It please me to take amateur photographs of my garden,
and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look
professional."
                                          Robert Brault

The old stairwell at our state capitol. The lighting is equal all the way down and makes for a very interesting b/w effect.

Flannel Knight's Photos
MrsLubner
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"It please me to take amateur photographs of my garden,
and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look
professional."
                                          Robert Brault

City streets...cold, winter day... Will comment on other's in a bit.

Flannel Knight's Photos
MrsLubner
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and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look
professional."
                                          Robert Brault

Very interesting trio MrsLubner. Here is a shot of the yellow lab that takes up space in the house. ;-)

My third photo.  I converted this one from color.

The lab looks great in b&w, Flannelman!  Excellent!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Richard, that sky looks awesome in b/w. The swirl really pops out.

Flannelman, you know I adore that canine companion you share space with but he is even more appealing in this b/w. I know its difficult to catch him with good contrasts because of his singular color but you have done a very good job and still retained good detail !

Tara, your buds are fantastic. So many times I've had to swap good color distinction for the detail in a macro but you managed to get both strong on these buds with the b/w.

Mick, your smoking tin is one of the best b/w photos I've seen in a long time. The gleam on the metal is not glaring but the grain of the wood is bold while retaining the fine detail in the writing. Maintaining that balance of contrast throughout a photo is difficult but you did a fantastic job.

CWT, I like your over all composition and it seems to do well in b/w. Have you taken this shot at different times of the day to see how the shadows play? It looks like a 3-part series throughout the day would  peek my interest.

The swan has good strength as do the eyes over flowers. In fact, both have great balance in the composition that brings out the balance in contrast. 

I am finding there is great diversity in personal styles with b/w photography. Its a great way to learn what I can do to put a better spin on my shots.

Flannel Knight's Photos
MrsLubner
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______________________
"It please me to take amateur photographs of my garden,
and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look
professional."
                                          Robert Brault

I was translating some spanish way back up on the first page I believe.it was not my experience but
Help Valou, or Rich...
Just got a site mail from Jeroni :

*-----Original Message-----
From: jeroni
Sent: 2008-01-04 16:27:56
Subject:

hola amigo perdona que no ponga comentarios  en el forums pero mi ingles es pesimo y los traductores traducen como quieren, Te explico lo de la farina  es una guerra de agua y arina que se celebra en verano en algunos pueblos de Valencia y Alicante , lo malo de esta guerra es  que la camara sufre mucho ya que  uno solo tiene ojos para hacer fotos pero no sabes lo que te vas encontrar a tu espalda, bueno si quieres saber algo mas no dudes en preguntar un abrazo tu amigo Jeroni. Tus fotos de Barcelona geniales y gracias por la dedicatoria amigo

I think I understand most of it but not enough to translate it for the other viewers here
So, I would appreciate your help my friends...*

Well here is one of mine...taken on a web cam of all things for something different! Kahla and her best friend Daniel

Picture of my friends son eating a peanut butter and fluff sandwhich. Custest lil man EVER!

Here is a first try.
Shot in Limousin, France early morning

Fantasy pictures, free 3d models, 3d tutorials and seamless textures on Virtual Lands.

A second one. Shot in digital (hence color) but it is almost black and white.

Fantasy pictures, free 3d models, 3d tutorials and seamless textures on Virtual Lands.

This one is for the monochrome part.
The bridge of Arts in Paris, on a winter evening. No color editing as far as I remember.

Fantasy pictures, free 3d models, 3d tutorials and seamless textures on Virtual Lands.

Quote - Here is a first try.
Shot in Limousin, France early morning  Offrench

Ma préférée ! Belle atmosphere
Bravo Olivier

This is a hand woven trout creel, a gift from a brother-in-law.

I've always loved the stark contrasts you get when shooting snow scenes, it seems a natural for B&W. Although this wasn't shot in B&W, the only difference when I converted it was the blue cast went away.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

Again, this wasn't shot in B&W, but with white snow, black tire and the almost covered raw wood fence there was mimimal change on conversion

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

This ice meets ice at the edge of a freezing lake is so close to B&W that I've not converted. 

BTW, I've had about enough of this cold, can someone turn up the weather thermostat?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

Those Snow scene's are beautifull , Especially the ones with the poles , I'd consider swapping places with you if you like almost constant grey skies filled with Rain (Things are improving slowly)
Congrrats LovelyPoetess thanks for sharing!

AuntieTk those RoseBuds are nice
MickUk50 , Your looking a littleDry , Need to borrow some ? , Nice shot
MrsLubner , I love this effect , Spiralling into an oblivion of B & W
FlannelMan , Lovely Labrador , Just my thoughts would look nice if parts were coloured , Beautifull anyways
Same with Mbz222 , I think colouring the eyes or flower would look nice
MaliCelestine hah hah wonderfull shot , Looks as though he's enjjoying
Offfrench , Some nice poics of bridges , me likes the 1st one (Seascape)
**TomDart ** , What a thoughtfull Brother-In-Law & nice picture

Excuse If I didn't comment on everybodys pic's & you don't like the suggestions , Am very tired n bored , Is there a Max entry limit for this ?
 Suns just coming ou8t finally so we have more shadowing to play wioth in the UK
Anyways keep up the great work people.
Tc.
Peace!

I absolutely LOVE the lake scene. The only thing I know of that could improve it would be to crop it into a square format. I would crop out the bottom part because there is nothing there that is particularly interesting or beautiful. Other than that I think it's gorgeous and wouldn't change a thing.

Wow, nearly missed this one... great entries! Val's "strange place is gorgeous, Mrslubner's Escheresque state capital stairs, flannelman's "rose among thorns", offrench's "Limousin morning"... ...Well here goes the first- A world in a tree

Another picture that lends itself to the challenge...

...And another try..."The path into the forest,,,,," Have to get these all done tonight, for I know I'll probably not get another chance before the end of the week (and month!)

Rufous I love your "A World In A Tree Image" Congrats
My last submission is presented below , I cropped due to not liking the different coloured BrickWork:

Lost Graffiti:

Another conversion from color.  I think I'll post the color version in my gallery this week.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Ohhhh, now I'll have to be patient and wait to see the coloured version, Auntietk. Although I like the B/W I'm curious to see if the pitchers are silver or something in a brass tone.

And Rufous, I believe I've been to that continent in your tree world (about 9 oclock on the left there). Nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there...    Cool shot! 

Nice capture on the graffiti, CWT I've never tried it, but it must be liberating to see the world as your canvas, don't ya think?  

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

Yes I do LovelyPoetess,
Probaly somebodys only chance of expressing Liberation.
Painting the World is out of reach mind , Majority of Graffiti you'll find is scribble's due to it being illlegal to deface , Finest examples you'll find in abandoned & generally difficult to reach area's,
Seems were going of topic a little :D

I'll take & upload a few examples of the work you get in derelict factories , Uninhabited places!
Scarpers before I incur the wrath of the mods :D

Tc all ,
Peace!

I really want to thank everyone who participated in this months forum challenge.
This has been one of the most popular Forum challenges to date.

Hopefully, we had a bit of fun and learned something at the same time...

Once again..thanks to all who participated !!!

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Great shot there CWT, I looked at both the colour and the B/W and I have to say I think the B/W is more visually gratifying.

Funny how that syncronicity thing works, we get on the subject of graffiti, and what do I hear on the radio on the drive home from work? Of course, a bit about a program called "Graffiti Zone"

Passing along the link in case it piques anyone's interest.

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=17665

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

I have to say I've really enjoyed this challenge (albeit, it is my first one) pushinfaders. I am looking forward to the next. I think anything we can do to stretch our minds and abilities is always a good thing .

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

So where do they go when a photograph leaves you speechless? 

Yep also thanking PushInFaders & all those who participated , There's some great entries & yeah is my 1st time using my cam in B&W (& Challenge submissions) , some very inspirational piece's here , Wait's on the Feb. challenge!

(Thanking you LovelyPoetess for the Graffiti Info , Got hold up today so no photographs)

CWT, funny you should mention it, but I have 2 more versions of that photo, one with the flowers in color and one with the eyes and flowers in color... I plan to add to my gallery later :-)

I've really enjoyed this challenge!  Seeing everyone's work was great.  I'm such a fan of b&w images.  Thanks!  :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

A rainy day in january

A rainy day in january II