W is for Wrought Iron

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

V is for Vase (or U is for Urn)

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

S is for Shutters

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

R is for Raindrops

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

P is for Parisians

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

 

M is for motor car

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

Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise

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

L is for ladder

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

I is for iPhone

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

H is for Horse

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