Black & White thread

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Don't think there has ever been one... so I thought I'd start with a few of mine.

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Thanks Robbie.

Some stella work people...

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Keith

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LastLight said:

By 'Black & White', did you mean, and want, strictly black and white pictures, or would you include monochromatic images with different tones?

Whatever turns you on! 50 shades of grey perhaps

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Disastrous said:

Love this thread.

GC, a small question for you: is your third image from the OP a digital photo?? I know from reading other threads you abandoned film some time ago and never looked back but that has a fantastically filmic light quality to it that I honestly have no idea how I'd achieve digitally.

I spent a lot of time as a child around Connel/Benderloch so have a very clear picture of how that sky would have appeared in colour and IME it's rare for b and w photos to suggest colour so strongly. Did you do something 'special' to achieve the look?

Yep... digital. Nikon D800 or RX100 can't remember which. Using 'curves' I added a lot of shadow to the sky to bring the clouds out (which I do most of the time, colour or greyscale - same done to the trees above.

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Ta

You may well know this (living in Glasgow) but If you're ever coming this far north avoid July & August. It has the worst light of the entire year (and is when everyone turns up with a camera). Sun low in the sky brings the hills alive - 3D wise. April, May and October offer the best light IMO. (Or Jan if it's not pissing down).

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pidsy said:

Some from recently

Sad looking dog.

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K12beano said:

Untitled by Beano!, on Flickr

I used to go fishing on the canal there every Sunday.

ETA (as a kid)

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V8Wagon said:

I've recently got in to looking out for old and interesting cars that stand out in the sea of boring modern cr*p we see every day.

Spotted this shabby Herald in Hove the other night....


Herald B&W by André Jardinière, on Flickr

I used to drive one of them (yes, I'm old)

Great pic.

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Einion Yrth said:

Turn7 said:

Lost friends....

Poignant.

Can't even look.