B&W Challenge No. 87 - Simplicity

[tonyw]

A day late but I've been away so going to keep this months B&W Challenge simple!  I ran into this quote the other day:

There's something really appealing about the simplicity of black-and-white images.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt  

So I thought Simplicity might be a good theme and another definition of Simplicity in Photography I ran across is:

A single subject with no distractions  

So here's my single subject with no distractions in B&W which just happens to be a loon which is naturally black and white but feel free to interpret "Simplicity" in any way you choose.



Tony

[pontiac1940]

Good theme Tony. Thanks. 
Keeping your "critter" idea going with a mule deer and snow goose. 

[pontiac1940]

Snow drift 2010

[hmca]

A crop from a recent sunflower image and the light post from while I was out today. Not sure if the sunflower works or not for the topic.

[tonyw]

Excellent start - critters always make good subjects and the sunflower certainly fits the theme. It reminded me of an image I recently saw of an icicle which was also done for the theme of Simplicity as does the snow drift.

Tony

[pontiac1940]

Oct 4, 2024 23:57:27 GMT tonyw said:

Excellent start - critters always make good subjects and the sunflower certainly fits the theme. It reminded me of an image I recently saw of an icicle which was also done for the theme of Simplicity as does the snow drift.

Thanks Tony. 
This is great fun. I am killing time waiting for a huge aurora event. It is windy and cloudy atm. Fingers crossed. 

[Howard]

Love your sunflower, hmca.

Perfect use of b&w I think, the tonality is excellent.

[tourerjim]

Spider thinks it's simplicity though in the 2nd pic it's got more fulfilment..

[hmca]

I appreciate the comments on the sunflower. While I liked the picture, my concern was that it might have too much detail to be considered "Simplistic".

[tourerjim]

I did wonder with mine, Helen, so I thought I'd just join in the fun 😁

[tonyw]

Oct 5, 2024 18:56:27 GMT tonyw said:

Oct 5, 2024 0:53:39 GMT pontiac1940 said:

Thanks Tony. 
This is great fun. I am killing time waiting for a huge aurora event. It is windy and cloudy atm. Fingers crossed. 

I made a mess of the quotes but was trying to ask what this image started life as - whatever it was it's very effective for the theme.  And did you get to see the aurora last night?  

Tony

[tonyw]

Oct 5, 2024 17:11:05 GMT tourerjim said:

I did wonder with mine, Helen, so I thought I'd just join in the fun 😁

Simplicity is entirely flexible - and joining in the fun is the main thing!  Must admit I prefer the single spider web - works really well in black and white.


Tony 

[pontiac1940]

Oct 5, 2024 19:02:49 GMT tonyw said:

I made a mess of the quotes but was trying to ask what this image started life as - whatever it was it's very effective for the theme.  And did you get to see the aurora last night?  

Thanks Tony. The much-hyped aurora never happened. Tonight perhaps. 

This is the original photo. I went to a park in Lethbridge on the afternoon of January 18, 2024. It was about -20°C. About 10 cm of fluffy snow fell overnight and there had been no wind. The snow in the photo was atop large boulders along the shoreline. The 2 PM sun was lowish and the shadows created interesting forms. You could say this is a photo of shadows.  Glad I saw the effects and took a lot of photos.    



This is the raw file with zero adjustments. It was underexposed on purpose so the whites were not blown out.  

[Chris]

Thank you Tony for this fun challenge. Here is my take. Twisted tree bark on a rock.

Kind regards
Chris

[Howard]

Thanks for the theme, Tony.