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Black & White Sunday: After and Before
Today’s theme is easy. All you have to do is to show a photo that you took in colour and then converted into black and white. The theme is “after and before” so start with the after photo 🙂
For this example I chose a photo of a small waterfall that I prefer in colour, but its monochrome rendition revealed me the details I hadn’t noticed before. I will not tell you what they are, maybe you’ll notice them too.
When you make a post for this challenge, link to this post and leave me your links in the comment section bellow. I will start looking at your entries on Monday. In any case you have time to post till next Saturday. Wish you all a good week ahead!
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This is a great idea Paula
I love your waterfall choice.
Have a great Sunday – and I’ll be back!
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Debbie, thank you, and I love the chapel you presented too. I think this may be a useful exercise for many people curious about photography, though not many chose to participate in the challenge.
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https://attaleuntold.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/after-and-before-black-and-white-sunday/
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Where’s my manners! That is a gorgeous shot/s.
I can’t spot the ”details”, and I have strained my eyes looking!
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Hello Ark. Very nice to have you back. I’m on my phone and will look for your entry later. Have you noticed noseless faces with gaping mouths?
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Not yet …
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Good day Paula…thought I would try this image of a poppy. Tried twice to see the details in the monochrome…”uncle”
https://ameditativejourney.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/black-white-sunday-after-and-before/
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Good day to you Brenda and a great week ahead! I love your poppy.
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Thank you.
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Gorgeous in colour, Paula 🙂 A peaceful and happy Sunday to you, to go with the relaxed music. Make the very most of it 🙂 Sending hugs!
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Thank you, Jo. Have a great week!
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Very good idea, Paula! I’ll be back!
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Looking forward to it, Sue. I’m away from computer till tomorrow morning. And I look forward to your “nocturnal” too 🙂
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Oh, yes!
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The black and white brings out a different feeling than the color. I do like them both Paula.
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Thank you very much, Lisa. Actually everything that is here in B&W is in colour too, but I only noticed the faces with gaping mouths in the cliff after I had converted it to monochrome.
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I see it now! amazing!
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😀 And you, up and running so early 🙂
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Excellent.
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This one’s tailor made for me, Paula. I’ve been wondering what to do with the photos I’m about to post, and you’ve given me the perfect home for them. I’ll post tomorrow. Thank you.
Your pair are both amazing, and it’s impossible to decide on a preference. Whenever I think I’ve noticed a detail brought out in b&w, I see it also in colour.
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I’m glad to hear this Meg, and thank you for taking part in the challenge. I thought it would be easy to make it “themeless” and to encourage people just to convert an image into B&W. It is always useful to see it without colour.
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Love the shot… I really enjoy both… Here’s my entry: https://lumar1298.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-dahlias/
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Thank you very much for joining in, Lori. I like what you did to your Dahlias 🙂
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Hm… I know B&W are always best. but this waterfall is just better in color. Guess, Mother Nature put her foot down this time
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Of course it is better in colour 🙂 Thank you for the visit and comment.
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I need to think about this a bit. I prefer the falls in color too, but the black and white has more texture, I think. They both work well. In different ways.
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Thank you, Marilyn. I believe I am the only one that sees faces and mouths here 😀
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actually, B&W version is very nice – texture comes to full extent and ‘faces’, though visible in colour, are more pronounced in b&w.
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.hr/2016/09/after-before.html
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Finally someone to see the faces :D. Thanks, Klara.
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That is an interesting choice for this challenge. 🙂
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I thought that too. Thank you very much and thank you for the nice response!
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Here’s my choice this week- I always love capturing this bridge- in color or black and white! https://dailymusing57.com/2016/09/12/black-white-sunday-after-and-before/
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I can see why. I would like to know more about that structure.
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Cool waterfall. Probably a nice place for a bath – depending on the temperature of the water and the depth there.
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Thankfully, the bathing spot was a bit further away. That would so turn me away from the scene.
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Here’s my ‘after and before’ Paula: https://tishfarrell.com/2016/09/12/after-before-black-white-sunday/
Wishing you a good week.
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Thank you for the nice entry, Tish. Have a great week!
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I see faces , now , but only after reading yours , and other bloggers’comments……
(…..better late than never, as they say)
Must say that well taken B&W, always fascinate me….!
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It was captured as a colour image and converted to B&W.
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Paula i very much enjoyed seeing the two versions. I am a color lover myself I will admit. Wishing you a great week ahead!
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You too, Sue. I know you prefer colours. It is quite alright with me 🙂 Thank you for this nice visit.
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Paula,
I adore waterfalls. The wound of the power of the flow of water can be mesmerizing, Both photographs are beautiful
but I can see what you mean about the details showing up. 😊 Where was the photograph taken?
I found a photo of a pond that showed up really well in black and white and sepia. I liked the photo better in those tones. Who knew???
Thank you for hosting.
Isadora 😎
p.s. I enjoyed listening to the drum and chimes. Nice sounds …..
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The photo was taken in Italian Alps, in the area around Belluno.
I love your water lily in monochrome, in pure B&W a bit more. I think it can be very useful to see the same image stripped of colour – to see its added potential. Sometimes less is more 🙂 The music you heard is by Moby (stream). Very glad you enjoyed it. I want to appologise for not being able to reply always immediately cause of time difference and my commitments. Thank you so much for your opinion and especially for taking part in this challenge.
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I’m beginning to appreciate B & W photos in a different way. They do showcase details that the color photo tends to keep us from seeing. I’ve begun to photograph in B & W and can see that not everything in B&W looks good. I’m always trying to hone my photography skills. Your challenge has helped tremendously. Thank you for that. 😍
Ahhh … the Italian Alps – magnificent. Italy is on my bucket list. I don’t think it will happen but thanks for the glimpse of its beauty. AND … one must never say never … 😁
Isadora 😎
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Tu es vraiment une grande photographe! 🙂
Je me demandais ce que tu devenais, n’ayant plus de posts de toi.
Et je m’aperçois que je ne te “suivais” plus. Bizzare. C’est réparé.
As-tu pu prendre des vacances cet été? Comment va ton genou?
Bjo. B.
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Ca va mieux, B, merci. Pas tout a fait bien, mais mieux quand meme. Et toi, tu es rentre de Paris? (J’etais en vacances en juillet. On a parle depuis 😉 )
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C’est juste. Mais je me suis tellement déconnecté à Paris que j’avais un doute. Bon, “mieux” c’est bien. Mais “pas tout-à-fait” effectivement. Ça fait déjà un an ou presque non? Je te souhaite que le Mieux, grandisse, grandisse et grandisse pour devenir un BIEN. Bjo
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I like the color one myself but the B&W photo is nice as well. I love the way your capture shows the waterfall both ways. I have decided to to try my hand so here it is: https://daffodilhillphotography.com/2016/09/12/black-white-sunday-after-and-before/
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well, here I am, very belatedly: https://suejudd.com/2016/09/14/after-and-before/
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You are on time Sue. Even before tomorrow’s challenge. Thank you. I was right to look forward to it. I like your monochrome edit.
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Glad I haven’t disappointed!
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I couldn’t decide what deconstruction meant in terms of a photograph , Paula, and I won’t be here in the morning to find out. So I’ve gone black and white. Take care! 🙂 https://restlessjo.me/2016/09/14/before-and-after/
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Thank you, Jo. Enjoy your trip!
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oooh das ist ja schön. ich muss sagen, ich würde hier an sich auch die farbverson bevorzugen, dennoch ist die s/w variante durchaus interessant!
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viel danke
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