Monthly Challenge for May

[spectr17]

Um, how about someone else sticking their neck out

Any suggestions?

 

[foulshot]

How about a B&W?

 

[Lan-Lord]

ummm.. how about patterns, symmetry, and shapes?? or anything partially close.

here is my contribution

 

[Lan-Lord]

or B&W..

LOL

 

[spectr17]

B&W Patterns then?

 

[foulshot]

I'm game for either.

something like this?

 

[Lan-Lord]

either one is fine with me.. If you decide to go with B&W, I can post up a quick tutorial on how to also do monochrome (eg sepia) in post processing. That way you can take a color photo and turn it into a B&W/monochrome shot.


edit:
here is the link for b&w and monochrome

 

[shadow]

Here's my feable attempt at B & W. We went on a field trip today with my daughters school to a Historical Villiage museum.

 

[PowDuck]

Rock chimney close to our turkey hunting area.

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Log cabin detail

 

[kk5fe]

Hello people!

I just found this part of the forum. It seems to have just about all of my hobbies in one place. I joined because of the archery part, but I also am into photography and ham radio, though I mostly like to restore the older tube type radios. The wife says I have to many hobbies.....

I've been doing photography for about twenty some years, mostly 35mm (have all Nikon) and some medium format (Mamiya 645) and just got my first digital camera (Nikon 5400) that I am having a ball with.

So..... I am going to try and add a picture that I took of some oak trees in City Park, New Orleans not far from where I work. Hope you dont mind me adding it!

Thanks,
Keith, KK5FE

 

[PowDuck]

Good pic there, KK5, and welcome to Jesse's.

I like the Spanish moss hangin' from a live oak tree. Hey, that was in a song, right? Charlie Daniels? yeah, that's it.

 

[Lan-Lord]

Shadow, good job on the B&W. It really adds atmosphere to the old structure.
PowDuck, I like how the grain in the wood really stands out and the chimney seems well defined. It has a totally different effect than the color photos you posted. Looks good.
Keith, Welcome to JHO, keep the photos comin'. Look forward to your experiences and insight. Nice looking B&W tree. I hear that spanish moss is an idicator of good air quality.. dont know if that is true or not.

 

[PowDuck]

Thanks, Chris. When I took those photos I actually had B&W in mind. Glad for the opportunity to post 'em. Thanks again for the quick tutorial. I couldn't find the sepia thing in Elements2 till then.

 

[kk5fe]

Thanks PowDuck..... nice to be here

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I hear that spanish moss is an idicator of good air quality.. dont know if that is true or not[/b]

Yes, lan-lord... you are correct. I'm not sure of the science behind it, but it mostly due to it being an air type plant. In other words, it gets its water from the air..... Ok, thats more info than you were looking for!

I took a look at your images and they are superb to say the least

I can see I'm in good company here!

Ive got many B&W images around.... I've got to dig 'em out.

later,
Keith, KK5FE

 

[Melvin]

For B&W shapes heres a wood duck out for a cruise, taken this week into a hazy sun with maximum digital zoom.

For B&W, an old trapper shack on the lake, I took last year and again hazy sunshine.

 

[JlazyH]

Here's mine, Watch out for the train.

 

[WildBird]

Here's one. Almost never rains there.

 

[fpscabs]

Look close and see if you can find all three. Taken 8 miles away from the Rose Parade on Jan. 1st.

 

[fpscabs]

another shot of poor quality, but you get the idea of what is hidden

 

[Pasco]

Tough challenge this time. Lan-lord, thanks for the tutorial, another addition to the ol' bag of tricks. I put the stretch to this on also, wanted to emphasize the vertical...