November 7, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #70 MONOCHROME

This week we are exploring Monochrome photography.  Patti suggests we can include images in black and white, sepia, and/or different shades of one color.  And, for an extra challenge, add a bit of color to a black and white image.  Monochromatic pictures showcase a color scheme based on only one, single color tint. It uses only variations or shades of a single hue, which is made by altering the saturation and brightness of the base color. Black and white colors are always added. (Colorpedia by Paletton).  

I decided to feature with a few photographs in black and white with a single hue of color added and was surprised as to how much I liked the clean, simple look!  

 

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams

 

These first couple of Monochromatic photographs show two different orbs made from pictures taken in the garden.  The first was a bed of Wandering Jew plants and the second, a bed of Lady Ferns.  Each was converted into a photo orb using Adobe Photoshop software.  To me, showing a single color in the orbs accents the texture and outline of each individual flower.  

 

 

 

The picture of this pair of Roseate Spoonbills was taken in Florida a couple of years ago.  The coloring of their feathers is such a bright red due to their diet of crustaceans, aquatic insects, small frogs and shrimp.  This image was converted to black and white and then I brought out the stunning red colors of their feathers using the saturation feature in Photoshop.

 

Evening sunset on Kiawah Island beach where a group of Sandpipers are feeding.   After converting this picture to black and white, I kept the reddish-orange tones reflected by the sun.

 

These little shore birds parading around are Wilson Plovers.

 

It was a windy afternoon on the beach and the sun was getting low in the sky.  

 

“To see in color is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul” – Andri Cauldwell