>>>Mini Challenge #6 Black and White<<<

davev

Mini Challenge #6 Black and White.

Many of us have shots that we took in color, and no matter what you do it in Photoshop,
you just can't make the darn picture pop.
Or maybe the shot in B&W just delivers more impact.
IR shots, if they are B&W, can be included. I enjoy IR's as much as anybody.

So this challenge, show me some great Black and White shots.

Landscapes, Portraits, Still life's, whatever.

Comments are Welcomed.
If you see a shot that says something to you, please tell that person about it.
Ask about the processing, whatever.
Lets get some conversation going. Lets have some fun.

This challenge will close on Friday, July 11th at midnight.
Any post that has a date of July 12th is ineligible.
At some time on the 12th, I'll post the winner in a new thread titled: <<< MINI CHALLENGE #6 Winner >>>


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*RULES*

1. Have fun sharing and seeing what others share!

2. The host supplies a topic and you post 1-3 images. The host judges the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) and is not eligible to enter.
The 1st place winner then chooses the next topic, judges the winner and passes on the baton to the new champion.

3. Any photo you’ve taken is eligible, regardless of when taken or camera used.

4. Any amount of post-processing is allowed. However, it is helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo.
You may comment on other contestant's images. If you want someone to leave you some criticism, put an asterisk (*) next to the title of the image.

Guidelines:

1. When posting your picture in this thread, change the Subject of your post to display your picture title. (not really needed)

2. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).

3. Also try and resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)

* The winner has up to three days (72 hours) to begin a new mini-challenge, or the honor goes to the #2 finisher and so forth.

* Enter 1-3 photos and put them in a single post.

* Please remove any photos from previous posts.


*** PREVIOUS Challenges ****

#1 BIF's won by Jwear
#2 Birds won by davev
#3 Treasures won by Justiceiro
#4 All That Remains won by JAG
#5 Playing With Light won by davev.

davev

Examples of some of my converted shots.







IR (this shot was taken in the summer)

VelvtRide

Peek-A-Blue


Despondent


Happy Me

BlackViper

Eternal Silence

jovitta

foot prints

jovitta

reflection

anwmn1

davev-

Great shots in B&W. I would have never thought to convert fireworks.

jovitta

shadowed

saurora

jovitta wrote:

reflection

Jovitta, great eye! All 3 shots are exceptional! Welcome to the Dgrin BTW!!!

anwmn1

My 3 entries

1. A Moment in Time


2. Sleeping Giant


3. Retired

VelvtRide

anwmn1 wrote:

My 3 entries

2. Sleeping Giant

This is great! The bottom of the paw makes it.

jovitta

thanks

saurora wrote:

Jovitta, great eye! All 3 shots are exceptional! Welcome to the Dgrin BTW!!!

Thank you for the comment, The one with the shadow I waited for about an hour I saw it comming the way the sun was setting. And I really like this site. thanks jovitta

BPerron

anwmn1

VelvtRide wrote:

This is great! The bottom of the paw makes it.

Thanks

I have it in two color versions too. I have a hard time deciding which I like the most.



Great stuff so far everyone!!

JAG

1.Eye Reflections


2. At play


3. Wally

Dwight

Stone Mountain
Nikon D200 18-70 lens

Tree on top of Stone Mountain, Atlanta, GA.


1967 Eleanor Convertible, Owner - Andre Perry

wonkydogman2

Nikon Coolpix 5400

Richard

Tough to choose only three, but here are a few of my favorites:

1. At the Royal Palace


2. Terminal Four


3. In the Plaza Mayor


Thanks for looking.

Bassett1976

I'm not sure how I'm going to do but I thought I'd add in a couple of my shots.

First One:


Second Shot

pyry

Oh no, it's in sepia!
Withdrawn, cause it didn't fit in with the sepia and all.

rhommel

is duotone ok?

hawkeye978

My turn to play. First time in a mini-challenge..

El Capitan in Late Afternoon


A Path Less Traveled



Final Rest



Thanks...

rhommel

Amanda & Jonathan
Amanda - This was taken using my 400D XTi.



Jonathan - 40D taken couple of weeks ago during a photoshoot

anwmn1

rhommel-

Great portraits!! Very beautiful girl and great light on the 2nd.

pyry

rhommel wrote:

is duotone ok?

I'm not at all sure.
I had that idea while I was reading through this challenge, and all this being for fun anyway, I just went for it.

rhommel

pyry wrote:

I'm not at all sure.
I had that idea while I was reading through this challenge, and all this being for fun anyway, I just went for it.

yeah, i went for the straight B&W.. was gonna play around duotone, but too lazy to do it..

anwmn1 wrote:

rhommel-
Great portraits!! Very beautiful girl and great light on the 2nd.

thanks!!

Antonio Correia

Stone, wood and iron
All the photos have been shot with a Canon 20D with a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM lens.

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Karrie McD

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davev

Doing great guys.
The challenge has been up for two days and we're already on the 3rd page.

For those of you that were wondering about whether this is a duo color, of B&W challenge, it is B&W only.

I'm going to have a tough enough time judging that without throwing more into the mix.

Remember, there was a time when there was no color film. Everything was taken in B&W.

Have a good 4th.

saurora

anwmn1 wrote:

rhommel-

Great portraits!! Very beautiful girl and great light on the 2nd.

Both shots are super! Number one is wow!

rhommel

saurora wrote:

Both shots are super! Number one is wow!

thanks!! i also wanna add that Amanda was my first ever REAL model that i shot... on the 2nd picture, I only used available light (open door)