B&W Challenge No. 66 - Black and White with a Touch of Color

[tonyw]

Spotted this red barn today and thought it might work for this challenge. I did replace the sky which was blah in the original and did a color range selection to select just the red. Used a black and white adjustment layer on the inverse selection.



Tony

[Jim]

Jan 10, 2023 20:02:30 GMT hmca said:

It did a really nice job selecting the rim of his hood and the orange fabric that extends down on the right.

Nice editing, Helen. I clicked on it (twice) to see it super large and then the orange hood rim and stripe on his left hip really stood out.

[hmca]

Thanks, Jim. I was impressed with the selection.

[hmca]

One from last year where I had actually used this technique.

[PeteB]

This is an image from last spring. A street photo of a band that stopped and played for the family. A quick shot and of course lots going on. It has been on my desktop because I couldn't figure how to isolate the subjects. Today, when I was organizing my files, it occurred to me to try a b&w with color. I used a mask for the selective color and Silver Efex for B&W. I am happy with the results and it gives me closure.

[hmca]

I like your results as well....glad it gives you closure. I am beginning to think we could make a case for a comeback of this technique. ;-)

[tonyw]

A Christmas picture from last year that I thought might work:



Tony

[hmca]

Oh it works really well on the huge nutcrackers......bold is the word that comes to mind.

[alexr]

Great theme, Helen, I used to use this technique a fair bit so looked back through my old images to a couple I don't think I will have posted here:


Carrer de Petritxol by AlexR!, on Flickr


Red Boat - with reflection by AlexR!, on Flickr

I think (hope) I'm a bit better at processing now so will also look to do some more recent images.

[hmca]

Love the first one, Alex! The shadow of a figure and the hint of blue really make it for me. Look forward to seeing what else you come up with.

[alexr]

Just before Christmas, when London was getting its icy blast (nothing in comparison to what others got, I know) I took this detail of the fountains in Trafalgar Square. At the time I desaturated the background a bit to make it less messy, but this Challenge made me think to go the whole way. I think it is a better result than my previous, so thank you Helen.


Icy Trafalgar Square fountain by AlexR!, on Flickr

[dennis9]

This is a photograph I took many years ago while on holiday in Greece.  

i.ibb.co/PQJwGvw/Dog.jpg

Dennis

[hmca]

That works really well, alexr . The blue dolphin (?) sculpture and ice stand out beautifully against the background buildings.

dennis9 .....I especially like the way the dog is sort of "hugged" by the boats in the background. Great submission for this challenge.

[cats4jan]

Inspired by the four squares project at Digital Scrapper
Photo: cats4jan
Frame brush: Digital Scrapper

This is as far as I could get - it feels unfinished to me. I added the outside frame as a last resort...
Sometimes things just don't 'fall into place' when you are working on a layout

We were standing in the roof garden of the condo - the building was an old factory
You can't beat the vast history that is Chicago


This was a reworking - I think I like the original better - even if it's a bit 'fru-fru'

That edge on the background paper was my not-so-successful attempt at the torn look - I've never mastered the technique 

This was my scrapbooking style 15 years ago.  Sometimes I feel I never evolved.  

[hmca]

cats4jan , your pages bring Alex's street  image above to mind. I like the sepia/blue combination.