Friday, April 29, 2011

Without Colour - Black and White Weekend

If you've come to see my SkyWatch post you will find it by clicking HERE


Beauty without colour seems somehow to belong to another world 
 ~Murasaki Shikibu
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See more B&W shots from around the world HERE

18 comments:

  1. Really beautiful and other-worldly!

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  2. Pattern and light work well in place of colour. This is beautiful.

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  3. The variations on the petals lend themselves to black and white. I like this shot so much.

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  4. You have captured this very well! It looks great in b&w :)

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  5. Stunning! The light and the patterns are so beautiful. Good work.

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  6. Monochrome lets you appreciate the incredible depth of greyscale, this is wonderful!

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  7. lovely Karen...such a joy to finally experience flowers again...it has been a very long winter my friend!

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  8. what an amazing B&W pic! crisp detail, great blended contrast and the light is just perfect..*S*

    the quotes you put with your wonderful pics always add the cherry to the cream!

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  9. Your flowers look great in black and white! I like the quote too. :)

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  10. Fabulous shot!
    I'm trying to figure out the colour of those beautiful flowers;o)
    They must be fabulous!
    Thanks for sharing;o)

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    Have a nice and happy weekend****

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  11. Really nice shot--hope you are enjoying your new camera and it is not too hard to learn to use. I am so amazed at the quality and "perfectness" of the pictures of so many bloggers. Have a great week. Mickie :)

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  12. stunning! aside from the pattern and light, I like the way you framed the subject.

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  13. Talmente belli che il colore non ne cambia la loro bellezza.
    Un caro saluto,
    Francesca

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  14. Even without color, I can still feel its texture! Good capture! :)

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  15. Karen I am a fan of black and white shots too .. they are so dramatic .. it takes a special eye and you have one girl !
    Joy

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