This particular black and white photography challenge is topic related. For a list of upcoming topics, please see the list at below. Be creative and challenge yourself. Look for contrast or highly textured subjects to shoot.
Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for this challenge. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from my Toys for kids or adults. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Featured Bloggers
Damiology – Such a happy photo. Let your inner child come out with this photo and smile.
Rita’s Art – Monochrome Photography – These toy cars are not for children. Wonderfull perspective.
In Love With Words – The pencils are wonderful, I have always enjoyed coloring with pencils and pens.. And they are toys for kids and adults.
Unexpected Common Hours – I would have loved to have my own tractor as a kid. Wonderful fun.
ItsAllComingBackToMeNow by B.A – These marvelous photos are only for adults to play with. Wonderful classic cars and Harleys.
This week’s topic is Patterns.
Use your imagination and creativity with this topic. I hope you have a lot of fun with the topic.
Upcoming Topics
- Walk 100 Steps or less and take new photos
- Lines and Angles
- Glass: Anything from a shot glass to a stained glass window
- Lights
- Open Topic
- Fences
- Shoes or Feet
This challenge accepts the following types of photography:
- Black and white photography
- Sepia tones (browns)
- Selective color with the majority of the photo being in black and white.
Hopefully you will have a lot of fun with this challenge and find your creative eye will be expanded. Here are a couple tips and tricks posts I have done specifically for black and white photography.
ENJOY and have FUN.
If you adore challenges as much as I do, please check out WordPress’s Blog Event Listing for other challenges.
Create a Cee’s Black & White Challenge Post
- Then add a link to your blog in my comment box.
- To make it easy for others to check out your photos and post, title your blog post “Cee’s Black & White Challenge” tag.
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Cee’s Black & White Challenge Badge
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My entry this week

Hens and Chick cactus

A bridge a Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Coos Bay Bridge, Oregon

Dahlia
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
Hey, Cee, thanks for including me in the featured bloggers this week. That particular photo is one of my favorites — in both black & white and color.
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I bet it would be good in color too. You are welcome.
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Thank you so much again for selecting me as a featured blogger, it means a lot!
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I’m thrilled you enjoy being featured. The honor was all mine.
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This is the first time my photos have been featured, so extra special for me 🙂
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Here is my go: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-gQ
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Love bridges … And waterfalls. Both together? Wonderful! Especially love that you captured a few people with their umbrellas 🙂
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It was a cold icky day at the falls. Thanks Stacy.
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I cannot decide on a favorite — all are awesome to view. Thank you for sharing!! 😀
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You are welcome.
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My entry for this week: http://itsallcomingbacktomenow.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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Hi, I would like to join your challenge. I gave it a try: https://angleandviews.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/black-white-patterns/
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Like the third especially! Beautiful patterns.
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I adore that bridge shot. Thanks Amy.
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Oh I thought the hen and chicken was an artichoke! Beautiful always love captured rain drops.
Here’s my not so regular patterns http://slamonthebreakspullover.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/black-and-white-crescent-shaped-patterns-of-the-solar-eclipse/
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.hi cee, nice pictures dahlias and bridge is my favorits. here is my entry for this week http://wp.me/p2AvI7-179.
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Here is my entry 🙂
http://punktpatrzenia.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns-3/
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Such detail! All great photos. Here’s my entry:
http://richardtreehouse.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
Tree 🙂
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Your bridge photo is breathtaking! And others great, too 🙂
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Thanks so much for commenting.
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http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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Hi Cee, Here is my entry: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/find-beauty-in-the-pattern-of-the-shadows/
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The last photo is my favorite—I like the range of tones that you captured.
Here is my entry for this week’s challenge: http://wp.me/p24idL-2C6
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A man made pattern forced on nature:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/down/
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Love these Cee. My favourite is the Coos Bay bridge shot. Here’s mine. One love 🙂
http://damiology.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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WOW. The detail on the Dahlia is just incredible, it has the accuracy of technical drawing.
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Thanks so much. I worked on that dahlia. 🙂
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The bridge is my favorite because it isn’t something that’s posted too often. Very nice black and white selections.
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I just sent you the link….in case you did not get it..
https://ceenphotography.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/050714-black-and-white-4.jpg?w=524&h=406
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Gorgeous set of photos, Cee. I love the Coos Bay Bridge the best, extraordinary perspective, shadows, and lines.
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Thanks of commenting! 🙂
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Yours are WAY better, but these are the best I could come up with.
http://teepee12.com/2014/11/01/1110234299/
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Uffffff… Una Serie Impresionante, Gran Trabajo En B&W. La Fotografía “Coos Bay Bridge, Oregon” es Realmente Preciosa… Cuanto Más La Miro, Más Me Gusta… Un Saludo.
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http://soulnspiritblog.com/2014/11/01/artistic-patterns-cees-black-white-photo/
Loved all your shots. The patterns are so clear ! Hope you like mine.
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The Dahlia is stunning! (:
Here is my entry: https://mannalexandra.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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Here’s my entry:
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/11/01/patterns-in-stone/
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My entry for the B&W challenge
https://treerabold.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/cees-black-and-white-challenge-patterns/
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Natural or manmade – I love all of the patterns you have chosen, Cee 🙂
I have tried my hand at this week’s challenge – this is my entry:
http://oaktreesstudio.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/finding-patterns-b-w-challenge/
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https://firstandfabulous.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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this week’s entry 🙂 http://eyeslikeglass.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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I love the shot of the Coos Bay Bridge, very engaging 🙂 Here’s my entry for the week: http://whisperingsbyjkl.com/2014/11/05/cees-black-white-challenge-patterns/
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