Although humans see reality in colour, for me, black and white has always been connected to the image’s deeper truth, to its most hidden meaning.
– Peter Lindbergh
I have come to love monochrome almost as much as colour. I think mostly because you are more free to create another mood in the picture and to enhance features you would like to dominate. Thank you, Anne, for this interesting theme.
I believe details become clearer, and you can easier rest your eyes on a monochrome image.
There is of course another difference if and how you frame your picture…
…and if you go closer or keep a distance to your object.
You decide, depending on what your goal is with your image.
Some images I just love to have fun with in B&W – making them into abstracts…
– here are some favourites from the kite festival at Fanö, Denmark.
I use NIK Silver Efex for my B&W and monochromes. The option ”yellowed” in NIK is a favourite of mine. So is this crow, contemplating the waves, sitting on an abandoned jetty.
I don’t see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.
– Benicio Del Toro
Sincere thank you to Sofia for her colourful challenge last week and for all your photos using amazing primary colours.
Thank you again to Anne for hosting this week, hope you are feeling better now, resting from the accident! I invite you to visit Anne’s amazing site and join us this week. Please tag Lens-Artists and link back to her original post.
Next week, Donna will be our host and that promises to be a treat so, please visit her beautiful site for more information. Keep well!
Leya 
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Interesting choices for this assignment. Bus in black and white caught my attention. But choosing kite festival with all the colors converted is my favorite.
That ruined bus and the kite festival photos are so stunningly beautiful 🙂
I am also a fan of the yellowed preset, especially when used on historical objects or themes!
Perfect for that, yes.
What a lovely collection of photos Leya. I especially like the ones from from the kite festival, so much movement. The first picture is very beautiful with all the details, apart from the flower, you don’t really understand what you’re looking at, very interesting. And then we have the scrapped old bus which feels a bit sad but still fits in so well.
Thank you, Anita! That bus seems to be popular!
Too many amazing photos to list, Ann-Christine! You’re a true artist.
Now that was a wonderful comment, Dan – thank you!
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Ann-Christine – WOW – splendid selection of photos. The first one is so intriguing, where was that taken? The composition of the bus photo makes me want to dig around there to see what else can be found. The kite festival at Fanö, Denmark looks stunning in B&W – I bet the colors were spectacular, this just shows off the special details outlining each kite. Well done!!
Thank you so much, Shelley for your positive comments! The first one was taken in Stockholm, at the Bergian Garden. Glad if the bus inspired you!
You’re welcome, thank you for the clarification! Your photos are indeed inspiring 🥰
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Ann-Christine, this is a great response. I’ve seen it twice!! I guess I didn’t get a chance to respond before my wifi went out. I loved the old bus and the kites. The colors in the kites gave great contrasts to the image and made it work. I’m wondering how you processed it???
Thank you, Anne! Hope you are better now and on the mend. I am glad you liked my kites – I was surprised at how well they turned out. And they are photographed in colour and processed in NIK.
Beautiful BW and Mono selections, AC! The first is remarkable and the bus is really unique.
Thank you, Amy, so glad you liked them. The bus seems to be popular too – somewhat the opposit to the beauty of the flower!
Dear Ann-Christine,
what a beautiful gallery. I like most your first picture.
I love BW but especially with one little space in a primary colour. Especially black enhances other colours.
Thanks for showing
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you!
Ann-Christine, you given a great selection. My favourites are the old bus and the window however, that shot of the kite festival tops them all (for me).It strange you’d think an image of all those kites would have to show the colour but it works so well in mono, as if it creates drama out of confusion.
Thank you so much, you explained the feeling so well. I was extremely surprised of how it turned out.
The first one is gorgeous, A-C, and the ones from the kite festival are surreal in the best way. Excellent!!
So glad you liked them, Janet! I was really surprised how well the kite festival ones turned out.
Great photos !!
Thank you, Nora!
Great photos. Love that lily pad and flower. Sometimes I feel like an old bus! 😉
Thanks, John…an old bus? Well, sometimes I feel like an old taxi, tired of driving people and things all the time – and then getting rusty and thrown aside. But, that is only for short moments…I hope your bus feelings don’t last long either!
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Colour photos tell the story, black-and-white provides the finesse and sets the mood . . . a wonderful collection to admire and keep and look at more than once!
Eha, you are always so positive and kind – thank you, thank you!
I love the precision in your photos every week, and with black and white even more so. The bus felt like an invitation to look a little closer at details and contemplate the reason it is there, and how it got there. I love how you zoomed in, and out, with the sea lions. Complete change of mood! And how fun to be at the kite festival. To think an event that seems like it should be in color, can be just as stunning if not more, in back and white is fantastic.
Thank you for a lovely comment, Donna! I was surprised how well the kite festival went in B&W – as you say, they should be best in colour? How interesting isn’t photography and postprocessing!
Great examples here, the water lily is amazing, but the one that I find the most interesting is that last kite festival image. There is so much going on there: it looks like surrealistic art. Fabulous.
Thank you, Jude – so glad you liked that one! It was such a splendid surprise how it turned out in B&W.
Nice selections Ann-Christine. Love the lighting and detail in your opener and I can feel the wind blowing in that last kite shot. Well captured 🙂
Thank you for a lovely comment!
Terrific images and text! I loved the kite photo, especially.
Thank you, Egidio. That kite photo was a pleasant surprise!
I hadn’t expected you to be a b/w fan, but in fact you’re a star. These are text-book good. Like Tina, I love the abandoned bus, but the one below it just as much.
Thank you, Margaret. I do believe B&W is the absolute preferable for portraits though. All in all I am a colour girl, you are right.
wonderful as always Ann-Christine. Loved the reflected flower especially, and the abandoned bus is an absolutely perfect choice for the week! Beautifully done.
Thank you, Tina! That old bus is very much liked…and the flower is my favourite.
I really like the sunflower one, so crisp and detailed
Thank you, Ritva – that was a surprise to me it came out that good.
These are all fantastic! I like them all but I think the kite festival is my favorite.
Thank you, Beth – yes, that was surprisingly well suited for B&W. Glad you liked it!
I came late to black and white and still hesitate over when to use it. Of these I like your giant lily pads best 🤗🖤
Thank you, Jo – I am in love with them…
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Ann-Christine, your monochrome photos are wonderful. I so enjoyed viewing them 😀 😀
Wow, the kite festival one is so surreal! Great post Leya
Thank you very much, Yanti, for commenting! You live in Bali!
Yes, I currently live and work in Bali. Have you ever been to? Ann-Christine, sorry I wrongly called you previously hehe. If I may know, what does Leya represent/ means?
Interesting. No, I haven’t been to Bali. My name is Ann-Christine, yes, and Leya is short for the blogname Lagottocattleya, which is my favourite breed of dog combined with my favourite orchid.