BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: AFTER AND BEFORE Y1-08

Regular visitors to my blog know that once a month on a Sunday I post a combined photo challenge theme for Black&White Sunday. It is called AFTER and BEFORE and it invites you to post the same  image both in black and white and in colour. The topic and subject are entirely arbitrary. The only condition is that you post an image captured in colour and that you turn it monochrome in post processing. I enjoy this little exercise which permits me to see the same scene through colour and without it, and I hope that you will enjoy doing the same.

 

 

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As of recently my Black&White Sunday has become a fortnight event which means that I am challenging you in monochrome photography every other Sunday. For today’s theme you have two weeks’ deadline. Wishing you a very happy week ahead and see you on Thursday with a new special theme (in colour).

 

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NOTE: THIS IS A SCHEDULED POST. I HURT MY HAND THIS WEEKEND AND WILL BE SLOW IN VIEWING AND REPLYING ON YOUR POSTS. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.

UPDATE on 10 October: I am back from my sick leave, and visiting your blogs. Please find links to others’ entries in the comments section.  It seems redundant to post links to all of your entries in this post, while they are bellow anyway. There are so many posts to see and blogs to visit, and time is precious. Thank you all so much for your great entries. I really enjoyed seeing all of your interpretations.

71 responses to “BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: AFTER AND BEFORE Y1-08”

  1. This is a beautiful macro Paula, have a nice weekend!!!

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  2. I love your leaves! Great macros. This is always a fun entry. I enjoy trying pictures in black & white I would not normally use as a monochrome photograph.

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  3. […] BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: AFTER AND BEFORE Y1-08 […]

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  4. I popped by for a little Sunday morning, soothing music. 🙂 🙂 How green is that cabbage, Paula! And the droplets like little jewels 🙂 Wishing you a peaceful day.

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  5. hi paula I wish you a great sunday, interesting pictures here is my entry for this challenge theme, http://wp.me/p2AvI7-2v5.

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    1. Thank you very much, Robert. I loved seeing your entry. It is fabulous.

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  6. […] black and white Sunday challenge is an opportunity to play with photos and find out what works in black and white, and what […]

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  7. Your leaf is a gorgeous colour, but as i don’t like cabbage I prefer the black and white one where I can still admire the structure and contrasts! I’m sorry to hear you’ve injured your hand Paula, hope it mends soon Gx

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  8. well, here’s mine for when you are able to check it out: https://suejudd.com/2017/09/24/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-and-a-brief-blogging-break-for-me/ Hope you recover well, and soon

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    1. Thank you very much, Sue 🙂

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  9. I’m sorry to hear you hurt your hand…..
    Hope you’ll soon be better, dear Paula!
    Regarding the cabbage i prefer the B&W version……More mystery , here!

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    1. Thank you, Anna. I agree with you.

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  10. […] This is our entry in Lost in Translation’s BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: AFTER AND BEFORE Y1-08. […]

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  11. One of my favourite challenges, this one. I will try to participate again. Hope your hand is healing – hands are very much needed. Wishing you a fine Sunday afternoon.

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  12. […] B&W After and Before is a very interesting challenge! For more of this, go to her blog,  Lost in […]

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    1. Hey, when I clicked on your link I got something strange, like an editor. You might want to check it. Very weird. 🙂

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      1. I will check it out! Thank you!

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  13. Great macro, Paula! The b&w makes me think of a human vascular system (okay, I’m odd!). Love the green color. Love the texture in both! Interesting music! 🙂

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    1. Thanks a lot, Linda 🙂

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  14. First things first: Get well soon! – I prefer your monochrome leaf because the colour is overpowering in the other. The black&white one allows one to study the structure. However, the droplets seem to get lost in the monochrome which is a pity.
    Here is mine for this week: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/the-turtle-doesnt-move/

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  15. Wow Love the colored version, Paula. The water spots catch the eye. Not sure why mine is so fuzzy but working with a new processing application I haven’t quite mastered. Need to work on it. https://3rsofretirement.com/2017/09/24/black-white-sunday-after-and-before-3/

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  16. The b&w image is great…love the detail and structure aspects. Hope to be able to jump in and play after I…sigh…replace my computer.

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    1. Thank you for the entry, Brenda. I like it!

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      1. Thank you. Hope you are feeling better…I felt your absence.

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        1. 🙂 So glad to know that. Thank you, Brenda.

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  17. Hi, Paula, hope you’re better with your hand, first of all….
    Here’s my contribution for this week’s challenge :
    http://unavistadisanfermo.wordpress.com/2017/9/25/black&white-Sunday-after-and-before Y1-08
    Sending hugs!

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  18. Hi Paula,
    Hope your injury is healing and you are feeling better.
    I’ve added my little montage of photographs for this weeks challenge.
    Hope you enjoy …
    Isadora 😎
    https://isadoraartandphotography.com/2017/09/25/kitchen-before-after/

    ps – I enjoyed the music. Where is this music from? It has an oriental sounds mixed with a little island percussion. : )

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    1. It is played on a hang (drum).

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  19. […] love seeing the results of other peoples after and befores on Lost in Translation. This photo challenge allows a bit of creativity as well. This time I have chosen a photo that I […]

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  20. That green is stunning Paula. Hope you are feeling a bit better
    Here is my contribution

    Black and White Sunday: After and Before

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  21. […] Paula from Lost in Transition blog hosts a monthly challenge called Black and White Sunday:  After and Before September. […]

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  22. What great texture on your leaf. Wonderful photos.
    Here is my entry. Hope you enjoy!

    Black & White Sunday: After and Before September

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    1. I did, thank you, Cee.

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  23. I do hope your hand is getting better. Last week I scheduled a WordPress posting…it simply disappeared. A bit puzzled.

    https://ameditativejourney.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/black-and-white-sunday-after-before-2/

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  24. Nice B&W work and the original is wonderful too. I prefer the B&W though.
    I don’t have the colored version of my photo, so you’ll have to imagine the colors: https://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/bangkok-bus/

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    1. P.S. I hope your hand has healed.

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  25. A crunchy cabbage leaf, is I’m not mistaken, but transformed to a mysterious structure in b & w. So sorry about your hand. Wishing you a speedy recovery Txx

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    1. Thank you kindly, Tish.

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  26. How’s your hand , Paula?
    I’ve thought a lot about you , lately, hope you recover soon……
    Hugs,
    Anna

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  27. the lines and close up here made for a very cool shot – and nice to see in both color and b&w
    be back later with my link
    and hope you are well…
    xxoo

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    1. hope you are having a nice start to October –
      xxoo
      here is my link – we were at an art show and someone made homemade cards

      Art and WRITE ON! (After-Before photo challenge)

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  28. […] as part of Paula’s B&W Sunday and Cee’s B&W Photo […]

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  29. That’s a brilliant after and before Paula – impossible to choose a favourite as they both look great.

    Sorry to hear about your hand – I hope it’s on the mend. I’m just back from my travels and catching up on a bit of blogging, though work and jet lag are slowing me down!

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    1. Thank you so much, Debbie.

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  30. J’espère que tes mains vont mieux. Les mains ou les yeux, c’est important.
    Bjo. A.T.

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  31. […] connect with Lost in Translation’s After/Before (here), I have an image for all the writers out there – “Write […]

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  32. I’ve long been in love with how BW draws attention to details otherwise ignored in full colour. This is an excellent example of this.

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  33. I’m glad you are back after your break and I hope your hand is better. Each photo offers something the other doesn’t

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  34. Really very good. I need a new camera!

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  35. I just read you hurt your hand. I hope it’s better now

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