Posted on April 28, 2017
This tulip was actually a lovely shade of buttercup yellow, but it’s easier to see the raindrops in monochrome.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Q or R
Category: Black & White, Flowers Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Raindrops, Tulip
Posted on April 21, 2017
Last year we were in Paris and took a trip down the River Seine on a bateau-mouche. It was around lunchtime on a pleasant sunny day, so people came outside to eat their lunch. These particular Parisians were sitting on a set of steps that lead up from the river to the embankment.
This shot works much better in monochrome than colour because of the strong lines, with the steps providing a pleasing diagonal.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: O or P
Category: Black & White Tagged: bateau-mouche, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Paris, Seine
Posted on April 14, 2017
This well-kept example of a vintage Citroen can be found tucked away at the side of an old house in the village of Gargilesse, in central France.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: M or N
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Car, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Motor car, Vintage cars
Posted on April 13, 2017
I was very surprised to turn around while at the annual medieval fair in the town of Rancon to see that I was being stalked by a witch. Although from her reaction I think she was rather surprised too.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
Category: Black & White, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Black & White, Medieval, Rancon, Surprise, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge, witch
Posted on April 7, 2017
This image of a ladder with its strong shadow is a good subject for monochrome treatment. Photograph taken at Taronga Zoo, Sydney.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: K or L
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, ladder, Shadows, Sydney, Taronga Zoo
Posted on March 31, 2017
A close-up of the camera on my iPhone looks almost alien when taken out of context:

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge : I or J
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, camera, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Close-up, iPhone
Posted on March 24, 2017
This striking white horse is one of a group of about half a dozen or so that belongs to one of our neighbours.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: G or H
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Horse, Rural
Posted on March 18, 2017
This is the serial number of the old Singer sewing machine that we acquired last year. It’s possible to look up these numbers online, and we discovered that this particular machine was made in Clydebank, Scotland, sometime between January and June 1917, so it is now an authentic antique.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: E or F
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Serial number, sewing machine, Singer
Posted on March 10, 2017
The fresco on the ceiling of the Collègiale church in St Junien is very faded, so you’re not missing much by seeing it only in monochrome:

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: the letter C or D
Category: Black & White Tagged: Art, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, ceiling, Church, Collegiale, fresco, St Junien
Posted on March 9, 2017
“And you: what’s your dream?”
This graffito was spotted on a wall in the city of Limoges.

Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Black & White, Graffiti, Limoges, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge, Wish