monochrome – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #390 – Color in Black and White

March 23, 2026Posted in PhotographyTagged Black and White, Color in Black and White, Flag, Lens-Artists, monochrome, Photo Challenge, Rainbow25 Comments

Egidio’s challenge is Color in Black and White. I wasn’t quite sure how to approach the challenge until I read his post and saw his amazing examples. In his post he tells us “Even when a scene is presented entirely in shades of gray, our brains—conditioned by a lifetime of experience—can effortlessly “see” the familiar hues we expect. We project our own memories onto the print.”

At first I wasn’t sure how to respond to Egidio’s challenge. I ended up having fun as I searched through my archives. I hope you are able to “see” the colors in these images.

Have you ever tasted a juicy peach? This one is a Georgia peach.

Many thanks to everyone who shared their beautiful relaxing images for Anne’s challenge Time to Relax.

Thank you Egidio for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Egidio’s post Lens-Artists #390: Color in Black and White.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, March 21 at noon eastern time when Tina will be hosting the next challenge

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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #381 – Minimalism in Black and White photography

January 18, 2026Posted in Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged beach, Black and White, Lens-Artists, Minimalism in Black and White, monochrome, Photo Challenge42 Comments

Ritva has challenged us to combine minimalism and black and white photography. She tells us “This week, I encourage you to embrace this artistic fusion and challenge yourself to capture images that marry minimalism and black and white.” To help us get started she says to “Aim for simplicity by eliminating unnecessary elements. Harsh light reveals structure while soft light creates mood, and contrasting blacks and whites deliver a striking visual impact.”

This is my first try at using minimalism in my photos. I had fun creating these images and hope that I succeeded in meeting the challenge.

Sometimes colorful flowers look better when converted to black and white. Removing distractions by replacing the background with pure black allows the viewer to focus on the details of the flowers.

The next two images were found on the sand at the beach. I removed the sandy background with solid colors to create the minimalist images.

The final image uses negative space to focus on the surfer in the water.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Anne’s challenge last week. I enjoyed all the places you took us as you showed us your walks around the corner.

Many thanks to Ritva for her challenge Lens-Artists #381: Minimalism in Black and White. I hope you will join us for her challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and link back to Ritva’s post.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, January 24 at noon eastern time when Egidio will be hosting our next challenge.

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Lens-Artists #70: Monochrome

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019Posted in Georgia, PhotographyTagged Bonaventure Cemetery, Lens-Artists, monochrome, Photo Challenge, Savannah25 Comments

This week, Patti has challenged us to explore the world of monochrome using black and white, sepia, or different shades of the same color.

For this challenge I went through my archives and chose photos of scenes in Savannah, Georgia. Converting the photos to black and white added a bit of mystery to them. The photo above is of stone steps leading from Bay Street to River Street along the Savannah River.

The Forsyth Park Fountain is one of Savannah’s most well know sights.