REDISCOVERING MYSELF THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Almost Black and White

Lisa writes of her "seasonal"  interest in black and white photography and her most recent forays into it in this week's Creative Exchange post.   I, too, am fascinated with black and white, but I rarely create such a photograph.   I love color!   Currently, however, I am surrounded by a drab, colorless world in January.  The colors of summer and fall are long gone, but there is no snow, either.  It's bare and blah.     So I converted a bright yellow (birthday)  Gerbera daisy to an almost-black-and-white image.

17 comments:

Lui said...

And it came out gorgeous!

Angie said...

Its beautiful, Eveyln. And the funnies thing is, I, too was in a black and white mood - so my photo for CE this week is also b&w.

Happy Monday to you. :)

Seeing Each Day said...

I hope you're really with this photo and edit because it's an absolute pleasure from a viewer's point of view to look at - amazing and motivational.

A Creative Grace said...

I love the sepia tone you've given your gerbera, it looks very vintage :) soon, there'll be colour again!

Lisa Gordon said...

I LOVE this Evelyn, and I cannot imagine liking it better in color. So much detail here, and the white is wonderful!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU DEAR FRIEND!!!

Thank you so very much for sharing with us at The Creative Exchange this week.

Have a wonderful day!

lisa.

EMily said...

Beautiful image! I love the conversion you made to it!

gina said...

Very pretty in these tones -- almost sepia.

TexWisGirl said...

almost melancholy tones, but lovely too.

Mira Crisp said...

I really like this Black and white. The yellowish ting gives it a vintage feel. Lovely composition, too!

Bridget Larsen said...

You did well, I would not have known it was yellow to begin with

The Artful Diva said...

I like the fact that your photo is not quite black and white. Your enhancement gives it a vintage feel.

Gail Dixon said...

I think you nailed this image, Evelyn! The b&w really works but the crop does it for me. :)

Linda said...

beautiful work!! And I really like the crop here!!

Rosie Grey said...

I love the vintage tones - it's so hard for me to do a black and white on flowers! Unless the flower is white, that is ;-)

Unknown said...

Beautiful flower and photo.
Marit.

genie said...

I think your conversion is absolutely gorgeous, and I would not change it back to color. There is something so romantic about the picture. It is one that will stick in my mind for a good while to come. genie

Beverly said...

Your flower is magnificently beautiful. I LOVE the soft tones.
Beverly