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Post by tonyw on Dec 2, 2021 17:48:57 GMT
'Tis the season for decorations so that seemed like an appropriate theme for the month. Many decorations rely on colour for their effect so look out for ones that will also look decorative in black and white. Decorations cover a wide range of possible subjects from Christmas trees and garden gnomes, to things hung on the wall or round your neck so feel free to interpret the subject liberally. As always photos should be your own but can be new ones or ones from your archives. Any additional information about the subject or the conversion from colour to Black and White is always appreciated. I'll start off with a seasonal photo of Santa on his decorated sleigh - taken a year ago. Local kids get their photo taken with Santa after the annual parade. Last year it was done outside and it snowed. Doing it again this Saturday but in a warmer spot hopefully. I did do a sky replacement and the conversion was done in Silver Efex Pro 2. Looking forward to seeing your decorations. Tony
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Post by hmca on Dec 2, 2021 19:34:42 GMT
I wasn't sure why I took this picture at the mall the other day but now I'm glad I did. I selected the snowman and edited it to my liking. I blurred the background and then added the snowman on top. In 2019 Alex chose Lights for the December theme. I never would have thought to convert Christmas lights to B/W but I ended up loving this idea. You have given us lots of options for this challenge, Tony. Should be fun to see what people come up with.
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Post by tonyw on Dec 5, 2021 21:54:12 GMT
I'll add this year's Santa taken yesterday -in a much warmer and better decorated spot than last year.
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Post by hmca on Dec 7, 2021 1:06:02 GMT
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Post by billz on Dec 10, 2021 16:26:35 GMT
A simple string of lights at the coffee/donut shop. Shot b/w in camera, minor edits in camera raw. Thanks for the theme Tony.
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Post by tonyw on Dec 11, 2021 21:33:56 GMT
A simple string of lights at the coffee/donut shop. Shot b/w in camera, minor edits in camera raw. Thanks for the theme Tony. Simple works well in B&W Bill and just the right depth of field for the subject.
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Post by hmca on Dec 12, 2021 19:58:57 GMT
These dials were seen on the wall of a local nautical themed restaurant.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 13, 2021 0:15:16 GMT
Cactus Under the LED lights) with a couple if Christmas signs. And our sitting room tree.
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Post by blackmutt on Dec 19, 2021 1:32:08 GMT
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Post by tonyw on Dec 20, 2021 19:43:53 GMT
Wondered what a pair of nutcrackers would look like in B&W and decided to pair the pair and then convert (with Silver Efex) Tony
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Post by hmca on Dec 22, 2021 0:00:20 GMT
And I decided to try my pears in B/W. I may like them better than in color.
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Post by hmca on Dec 26, 2021 0:33:09 GMT
Two quick ones from tonight....
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Post by blackmutt on Dec 30, 2021 2:37:04 GMT
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