[Theme] b&w's

[Bruno Schroder]

Strange things happening on the beach.

[golunvolo]

Tree statement on the street.

  Z6, 35mm 1.4 Z nonikkor

[Fons Baerken]

Art on the bank of the river

[ARTUROARTISTA]

cricket

[golunvolo]

The characters, classic composition.

 

[ColinM]

I think one thing many people liked about images from the era of B&W was that, without the element of colour, photographers that made the most of the graphic (shape?) impact of their photos often got noticed.

I've seen plenty of really subtle toned images without highlights that I also loved.
But if something was going to catch my eye on the front of a newspaper, the shapes would need to be a strong part of the image

The characters, classic composition.

I love Paco's image for so many reasons.
But it also happens to support the suggestion I've made above

No matter how many hours you spend in these studios Paco, your creative instincts always seem to be on-song

[Thomas Stellwag]

The characters, classic composition.

 

great picture, Paco

[kasperbergholt]

[golunvolo]

I think one thing many people liked about images from the era of B&W was that, without the element of colour, photographers that made the most of the graphic (shape?) impact of their photos often got noticed.

I've seen plenty of really subtle toned images without highlights that I also loved.
But if something was going to catch my eye on the front of a newspaper, the shapes would need to be a strong part of the image

I love Paco's image for so many reasons.
But it also happens to support the suggestion I've made above

No matter how many hours you spend in these studios Paco, your creative instincts always seem to be on-song

  Many times is harder to accept praise than criticism. Thank you Colin for your words.

   A dance studio is one of those place that tries to potentiate the creative process. Even if the room itself doesn't change, everything else does: intent, people, energy, musique, etc... being creative means being aware of what is going on and trying to capture the magic.
  It may be argued that it is the same job for the interpreters, choreographers, musicians and everyone involved.


 

[Anthony]

Fuschlsee (Lake Fuschl), near Salzburg, Austria

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

Fuschlsee (Lake Fuschl), near Salzburg, Austria

Anthony, I like your picture very much. I found a photo in my archive that might be a nice addition.
‘Access to water’ could perhaps also be an extra theme?

La Digue, Seychelles; Nikon F2 20mm

[Birna Rørslett]

Watery scenes beg for b/w.



Using an IR approach tends to make water appear like black ink.  Unless the water is heavily silt-laden.

[Anthony]

Anthony, I like your picture very much. I found a photo in my archive that might be a nice addition.
‘Access to water’ could perhaps also be an extra theme?

La Digue, Seychelles; Nikon F2 20mm

Thank you, Jürgen, I made this for a challenge "breaking the rule of thirds". I am sure the water in your lovely shot was warmer than in mine!

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

Thank you, Jürgen, I made this for a challenge "breaking the rule of thirds". I am sure the water in your lovely shot was warmer than in mine!

Definitely too warm for corals. It's been a while, I don't know if they've recovered in the meantime.

[Fons Baerken]

down stairs