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