Posted on May 19, 2017
This wrought iron balcony dates from about 1740 and is now on display in the Chateau des Ducs museum in Nantes. The pattern is complex enough on its own but the shadows add a further dimension.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: W or X
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Ironwork, Museum, Nantes, Shadows, wrought iron
Posted on May 12, 2017
Detail of a Sèvres porcelain vase, on display in a museum in Sarlat. Monochrome highlights the extraordinary detail of the decoration.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: U or V
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, porcelain, Sarlat, Sevres, Vase
Posted on May 5, 2017
These shutters cover a window in one of the turrets of the Chateau des Ducs, in the French city of Nantes. Also includes S for stonework and seats.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: S or T
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Chateau des Ducs, Nantes, shutters
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