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Monochrome madness: Flowers out in the garden
Posted on October 8, 2024
In ‘real life’, as it were, these tiny flowers have bright pink petals. However, converting the image to monochrome goes some way to transform a ho-hum record shot into something a little more striking in its own right, partly helped by eliminating background distractions.
Monochrome Madness: At the beach
Posted on August 21, 2024
Not all dogs are afraid of water. This pooch is frolicking very happily at the beach of Watson’s Bay, near Sydney.
Monochrome Madness: Things In the garden
Posted on August 16, 2024
This image was captured in the Botanic Gardens in Sydney. As usual, I have no idea what it is, but the petal was a creamy white, so the monochrome conversion was already halfway there.
Monochrome Madness: Tripods
Posted on July 18, 2024
This is the first time I’ve participated in Leanne’s Monochrome Madness challenge, so please be gentle with me.
This week’s theme is ‘tripods’. Now, I do possess a tripod but the truth is that I don’t use it very often. These days, most of my photos are taken with my smartphone rather than my DSLR. I don’t think I’m the only one, either.
Even when I was using a ‘proper’ camera kit, the tripod didn’t get deployed that often. However, I do have a very good macro lens (Nikkor 105mm) and it would have been madness indeed not to have used a tripod in conjunction with that.
Anyway, this is a macro shot of the reproductive parts of a lily, complete with that pollen (orange in real life) that you can never properly get off your clothes if you accidentally brush against it. The white leaves form the background (so those grey dots aren’t dust on my mirror).
Finale: Deep Space
Posted on August 28, 2023
Sadly, this is Cee’s final Black & White Photo Challenge as she moves on to new pastures. We should all be grateful for the commitment and hard work she has put into hosting this and all her other challenges.
Rather than try and pick a favourite from all my previous contributions, I took a new photo, because I found the image so arresting. No, it’s not a Hubble Telescope photo of a black hole, or even an album cover from a 70s progressive space rock band.
In fact, it’s a condensation-caused stain from the bottom of a glass that had stood on this slate drinks coaster.
Power
Posted on August 4, 2023
This electricity pylon on the outskirts of Limoges obviously has some strong lines (sic) in it. However, when I converted it to monochrome, inverted the image and then reduced the exposure of the background sky, the result is, I think, quite er…. powerful.
Into the mix
Posted on July 22, 2023
Looking down into the stainless steel mixing bowl of our food processor.
Two keys
Posted on July 15, 2023
Front door and postbox. Counter-intuitively, the key to the postbox is bigger than the one for the front door.
These Boots Are Made For Riding
Posted on July 7, 2023
Last weekend, we went on a voyage (coach trip) to Chateau Montpoupon, near the city of Tours, so north of here but south of Paris.
The chateau has been in the same family since 1857, although it originally dates to much earlier than that. However, as well as the house itself, there’s a very extensive stable area. The family has a tradition of being very involved in equine activities, especially hunting, as this room (and there are several more like it) illustrates.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: beginning with the letter B or W
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