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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.

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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!

 

Check out the entries for this challenge: 

https://attaleuntold.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/after-and-before-black-and-white-sunday/

https://teepee12.com/2016/09/12/transformation-after-and-before

https://ameditativejourney.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/black-white-sunday-after-and-before

https://12monthsinwarsaw.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/a-few-days-after-the-wedding

https://lumar1298.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-dahlias

https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.hr/2016/09/after-before.html

https://travelwithintent.com/2016/09/12/quarantine-temple-hospital-caroline-ratonneau-frioul/

https://dailymusing57.com/2016/09/12/black-white-sunday-after-and-before

https://bildhof.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/bw-sunday-after-and-before

https://tishfarrell.com/2016/09/12/after-before-black-white-sunday

https://isadoraartandphotography.com/2016/09/12/flower-power

https://daffodilhillphotography.com/2016/09/12/black-white-sunday-after-and-before

https://suejudd.com/2016/09/14/after-and-before/

https://restlessjo.me/2016/09/14/before-and-after

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69 responses to “Black & White Sunday: After and Before”

  1. Debbie Smyth Avatar
    Debbie Smyth

    This is a great idea Paula
    I love your waterfall choice.
    Have a great Sunday – and I’ll be back!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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  2. After and Before. Black and White Sunday. – A Tale Unfolds

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  3. Arkenaten Avatar
    Arkenaten

    https://attaleuntold.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/after-and-before-black-and-white-sunday/

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  4. Arkenaten Avatar
    Arkenaten

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. Arkenaten Avatar
        Arkenaten

        Not yet …

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  5. black & white sunday: after and before – a meditative journey with saldage Avatar
    black & white sunday: after and before – a meditative journey with saldage

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  6. brenda Avatar
    brenda

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Good day to you Brenda and a great week ahead! I love your poppy.

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      1. brenda Avatar
        brenda

        Thank you.

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  7. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you, Jo. Have a great week!

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  8. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    Very good idea, Paula! I’ll be back!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. Sue Avatar
        Sue

        Oh, yes!

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  9. DailyMusings Avatar
    DailyMusings

    The black and white brings out a different feeling than the color. I do like them both Paula.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. DailyMusings Avatar
        DailyMusings

        I see it now! amazing!

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          😀 And you, up and running so early 🙂

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  10. rabirius Avatar
    rabirius

    Excellent.

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  11. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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  12. Black & White Sunday: After and Before (Dahlia’s) | Let There be Peace on Earth Avatar
    Black & White Sunday: After and Before (Dahlia’s) | Let There be Peace on Earth

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  13. lumar1298 Avatar
    lumar1298

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you very much for joining in, Lori. I like what you did to your Dahlias 🙂

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  14. Home That We Built Avatar
    Home That We Built

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Of course it is better in colour 🙂 Thank you for the visit and comment.

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  15. Marilyn Armstrong Avatar
    Marilyn Armstrong

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you, Marilyn. I believe I am the only one that sees faces and mouths here 😀

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  17. A few days after the wedding | 12monthsinwarsaw

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  18. Quarantine Temple – Travel with Intent Avatar
    Quarantine Temple – Travel with Intent

    […] Part of After and Before […]

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    Temple of Health – Travel with Intent

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  20. klara Avatar
    klara

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Finally someone to see the faces :D. Thanks, Klara.

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  21. B&W Sunday: After and Before – Bildhof

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  22. Bildhof Avatar
    Bildhof

    That is an interesting choice for this challenge. 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I thought that too. Thank you very much and thank you for the nice response!

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  23. Black & White Sunday: After and Before | A Day In The Life Avatar
    Black & White Sunday: After and Before | A Day In The Life

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  24. DailyMusings Avatar
    DailyMusings

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I can see why. I would like to know more about that structure.

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  25. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
    Cardinal Guzman

    Cool waterfall. Probably a nice place for a bath – depending on the temperature of the water and the depth there.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thankfully, the bathing spot was a bit further away. That would so turn me away from the scene.

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  26. After & Before: Black & White Sunday – Tish Farrell

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  27. Tish Farrell Avatar
    Tish Farrell

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you for the nice entry, Tish. Have a great week!

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  28. 76sanfermo Avatar
    76sanfermo

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      It was captured as a colour image and converted to B&W.

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  29. Sue Slaght Avatar
    Sue Slaght

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      You too, Sue. I know you prefer colours. It is quite alright with me 🙂 Thank you for this nice visit.

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  30. #Flower Power | Isadora Art and Photography

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  31. Inside the Mind of Isadora Avatar
    Inside the Mind of Isadora

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. Inside the Mind of Isadora Avatar
        Inside the Mind of Isadora

        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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  32. equinoxio21 Avatar
    equinoxio21

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. equinoxio21 Avatar
        equinoxio21

        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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  33. Black & White Sunday: After and Before | Daffodil Hill Photography Avatar
    Black & White Sunday: After and Before | Daffodil Hill Photography

    […] has been awhile since I had taking on any photo challenges so I have decided to have a go at Paula’s Black & White Sunday: After and Before. I planted a small wildflower garden on our place and color photo is one of the last of those […]

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  34. The Jagged Man Avatar
    The Jagged Man

    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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  35. After and Before | WordsVisual

    […] Black & White Sunday, Paula asked us to show an image converted to monochrome, and the original image. I’m just a […]

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  36. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    well, here I am, very belatedly: https://suejudd.com/2016/09/14/after-and-before/

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      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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      1. Sue Avatar
        Sue

        Glad I haven’t disappointed!

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  37. Before and after | restlessjo Avatar
    Before and after | restlessjo

    […] don’t usually do the Black and White Sunday challenge, but Paula made this one so easy, even I could join in.   Backwards, of […]

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  38. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you, Jo. Enjoy your trip!

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  39. Paleica Avatar
    Paleica

    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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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      viel danke

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