original photo a little dark so increased brightness and saturation --> Walker saturation adjustment

original photo might need additional cropping -->  Trees cropped in color

maybe original should be in B&W -->  Trees cropped B&W

Personally I have problems with the cropped versions; the horizon cuts the image in half horizontally.  So here's the original shot in B&W with contrast adjusted to minimize the horizon -->  Trees B*W contrast adjustment    The effect of the B&W versions is somewhat ominous - which is pretty neat!

For the Double-Dog-Dare (and challenge!):  Two shots I never got around to uploading.... probably for good reason. 

Okra Abstract

Come on, let's hear it.  Now I triple-dog-dare YOU to give me your worst!

Bald Eagle In Flight

 Gold Mine 

My issue with B&W photography is getting the whites to be white.  Any suggestions?

Not thrilled with DOF in these but ... B_W_02 and  B_W_01

Leaf in snow  B_W_03

Here are the results of my most recent trip to the city sports complex of all places. The first thing i passed was a bridge in disrepair , and it screamed black and white as i walked by.

And next is something curly , something fuzzy , something berry , and something blue .

I'm with Surferguy... I don't do B&W's that often...never felt I was that good at them... so a challenge this is... here goes....

Oh... I went out and found this little critter underneath my BBQ cover.... she was sure cozy in there. I shook the cover and she came out...crawled a bit then I snapped her. I got realllly really close......  

At the park the other day... saw this little girl pulling grass with her older sister and placing it on her feet! What a joy to find the greatest pleasures in the simplest things.

An oldie but goodie.....

Wanna Monkey around ?

Critiques welcome, except from Smalltown....... JK, Smalls...

This is for Penny.  She thought my Gulf Fritillary would be great in B&W....SO...I did what I could in PS-mind you I don't know much about PS so this was the outcome.  Hope it met your expectations Penny.  (think I still like the color better)  If anyone can do better please feel free to change it.

 GulfFritillaryB_W1

Cheers.

 modern museum 3 

 modern museum 4 

 modern museum 2 

 modern museum 1 

 This was supposed to be a slideshow but it wouldn't work.

Male Oriole  

In my flower bed  

My failing attempt with a humming bird  

Fly  

B&W Rose  

Mist  

Romance 

Elegance  

My favorite  

My favorite B&W 

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 A little texture  

A little grunge  

A little something for B&W fans 

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Snapshot  

Change the background  

Get up closer  

Convert to B&W  

Move your feet  

Move your body  

Go low  

Move move move..... 

When all else fails and you can not get out to shoot find one subject and take different shots of it.

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These were not taken with the macro lens