Actually in Colour — Lens-Artists Challenge #156

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Hi All 👋 My entry for this weeks challenge: Black & White, set by Anne of Slow Shutter Speed.

I thought I’d take a different approach to this one & share some shots that look black & white but are actually colour originals. This effect has come about from a combination of lighting, subject matter & even meteorology. At first the effect was unintentional, but became something I sought out from time to time.

The first are a pair of black boots on an indoor studio set up; I used to wear these at work & looking closer you can see blue paint transfer from pallets around the sole.

Boots on a indoor studio backdrop

A snowy scene outside the front of my house; the yellow warning sign gives the colour origin away.

The next shot is of a snowy day in the park; those that follow were taken once the mist descended, all colour was leached out & the shots become naturally monochromatic.

Cumbernauld House Park in the snow
Cumbernauld House Park in the snow

Of course Lensy wanted in on the actionNormally he deepens the colours, particularly in the blue spectrum (you can see the blue trying to come through in the sky under the branch), so this effect was quite hard to achieve.

Some iron fillings on a magnetic screwdriver tip.

Iron filings

…and finally, a decanter set, again on the fake backdrop.

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27 responses to “Actually in Colour — Lens-Artists Challenge #156”

  1. Susan T. Braithwaite Avatar

    These are awesome!

  2. JohnRH Avatar

    Great choices Jez. I like color that is B&W. Well done.

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      Thanks, John

  3. Prior... Avatar

    Clever take on the theme and they do all look a bit edited to be black and white but can see how the originals came out that way.
    Lovely assortment

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      Thank you

  4. anne leueen Avatar

    What a great twist on the black and white challenge. Nice one Jez! And the birds are marvelous!

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      Thank you so much, Anne

  5. sustainabilitea Avatar

    I like all of these a lot, Jez. I think b&w makes snowy scenes look colder and I particularly like the shot with the birds. The screwdriver shot is unusual and very cool.

    janet

  6. Anne Sandler Avatar

    Great post Jez and clever idea!

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      Thanks, Anne

  7. Aletta - nowathome Avatar

    Looks so cold!!

  8. eklastic Avatar

    All great but those iron filings are intriguing!

  9. Dr Christa van Staden Avatar

    Lovely idea, where was tie snow pictures taken?

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      Thanks, ChristaThey’re from Cumbernauld House Park, about a 15 min walk from us!

      1. Dr Christa van Staden Avatar

        I lived in Kazakhstan for 18 months, reminds me of Kaz

      2. Photos by Jez Avatar

        Wow, that’s cool

  10. Tina Schell Avatar

    Oops, sorry Jez!!!

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      Thnaks, TinaIntrigued as to who Andre is know

      1. Tina Schell Avatar

        ?Andre solaner. He posts often on our challenges

      2. Photos by Jez Avatar

        Thanks, Tina, going to look him up

  11. Tina Schell Avatar

    How very clever Andre! Love your boots image especially

  12. appeltjie Avatar

    I love your collection. But something about those 3 birds really caught my attention.

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      There was some aerial combat going on that day; it was quite hard to capture as the ravens were moving very fast & it was quite dark when the mist came down!

      1. appeltjie Avatar

        So it was one of those click away and hope to catch one good image days

      2. Photos by Jez Avatar

        Pretty much; I was operating at the limit of my zoom as well, but some of the shots came out clear

      3. appeltjie Avatar

        And those are the ones I treasure

      4. Photos by Jez Avatar

        Likewise

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