An old electric light fixture and lightbulb from the early 1900s.
This week’s topic is Close Ups. Your close up or macro photo can be of the smallest of objects or to a close up of the trunk of a gigantic redwood tree or a part of a huge 747. Use your imagination and creativity with this topic. I hope you have a lot of fun with the topic.
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 the challenge last week. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from the Telephones – new, cell, vintage, etc. challenge. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Featured Bloggers
IdleandBoredTwo – Beautiful setting for this telephone out in the middle of nature. Although I think it has seen better days.
The View Though My Aquamarine Eyes – Even Toby the cat get’s phone calls. Actually adore this photo.
Beyond the Brush Photography – Such a beautiful photo of an old fashioned Bell telephone booth and telephone along a lake.
Insight From A Woman’s Heart – A wonderful gallery of people talking and communicating on the phone.
Rita’s Art – Monochrome Photography – Wonderful old vintage phone photos.
Upcoming Topics
- Numbers: Anything with numbers on it
- Geometric Shapes
- Signs: traffic, directional, signs along the roads or on buildings
- Abandoned or Alone
- Liquid: milk, coffee, tea or anything you drink, running water, river, ocean
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.
- Remember to Follow My Blog to get your weekly reminders.
I usually will respond to your entry on your blog, rather than on my page.
Cee’s Black & White Challenge Badge
Save the button to your computer and upload from there.
Still have questions? Please contact me.
My entry this week
Freddie all curled up and keeping an eye on my camera.
Tulip.
American Bald Eagle.
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
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That bald eagle, The look is striking! :O
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Thanks for commenting. I’ve adored that shot of the eagle for a long time. 🙂
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I can see why! 😊
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Good morning, Cee. Love Freddie’s photo 😉 and the Bald Eagle… great expression. Ha.
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HI Helen, hoping all is well with you. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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Wow, I really love the tulip!! ❤
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Thanks so much for commenting 🙂
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All three are exceptional, Cee!! Absolutely fantastic!
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Thanks Amy. Glad you like my close ups this week.
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Close up is something I need to do more of. Your examples are great Cee.
Here are mine: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/04/09/english-spring-in-close-up-monochrome/
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You are right, you don’t do that many 🙂 But close ups are all relative to what you are capturing.
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Good afternoon. My photo to this challenge:
http://bclphoto.net/2015/04/09/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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The Bald Eagle – Magnificent!
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Glad you like the bald eagle. Thanks 🙂
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hi cee interesting series my favorit is is the third and fourth. here is my entry for this challenge theme http://wp.me/p2AvI7-1jO.
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Your cat is adorable and I am totally in awe of the tulip.
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Glad you like these photos Raewyn. 🙂
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Great challenge this week Cee, here`s my entry.
http://compassphotographyblog.com/2015/04/10/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Hi Cee, Great challenge as usual. That eagle shot is incredible!!! Here’s my entry. One love 🙂
https://damiology.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/cees-black-white-challenge-close-ups/
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Freddie is way too cute!
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His nickname is angel boy. 🙂
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I love this theme. Especially the cat and the bird- seeing all that detail so close! 🙂
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Thanks Kat for commenting 🙂
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Freddie is adorable! I like your new theme! Here’s my entry: https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/knick-knack-paddywhack/
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A fun challenge! Here is my entry:
https://loisajay1213.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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These are wonderful. I especially like the bald eagle. He is so regal!
Thank you, Cee, for featuring my blog. You are too kind!
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You are so very welcome. Glad you like the eagle.
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Really love the eagle.
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Thanks for commenting.
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Great photos, Cee! Like many of the others I absolutely love the eagle – a great shot! 🙂
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Thanks so much or commenting Linda. 🙂
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Must say I have a weakness for old rusty and beat-up metal objects. Love yours!
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I love Freddie! The eagle, the old rusty lamp, but I already said it. A link to my motley crew is above…Judy
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Thanks Judy. 🙂
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Hola Cee, esta es mi entrada esta semana:
https://viaja2photography.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/black-and-white-photo-challenge-primer-plano/
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All the photographs are simply Wow! Very beautiful. My entry- https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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I discovered your challenge through lrod’s blog, and decided to participate this week, as I did have a nice cliché to use 🙂
https://solveigwerner.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/schwarze-sonne-black-sun-soleil-noir/
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Does the light still turn on? 🙂
https://barrydjdphoto.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Love this idea for a contest. Hope I post this correctly.
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I apologize. I didn’t mean to post the photograph. Darn….still learning the ropes. Feel free to delete.
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How did you do that? It’s cool, but I may delete it. What you need to do is create your own post for the challenge and then just add the link in your comment. That is the easiest and quickest way to do it.
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Great close ups Cee…here is mine :
https://sweetykannoth.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Here is Nelumbo7’s entry.
https://nelumbo7.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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This topic gives me a chance to do my first black-and-white photos on my new blog (flowers, plants, trees, gardens).
https://flowersbykaz.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/black-and-white-red-dahlias/
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The cat is the beast!
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Thanks 🙂
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Hi there, the cat is beautifully captured especially his eye love the others too. Here is mine for the week http://wp.me/p2BDQm-1Pn
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It’s taken me a few days (and I may still edit a few things) but here is my entry for the week:
https://illgiveyoualetterforthat.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/close-encounter/
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I adore the images, perfect close ups. Here is my try:
https://mazeepuran.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Hello Everyone, great challenge I love the posts, here is my entry;
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2015/04/13/close-ups/
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Wow, these are stunning closeup shots, Cee! Here is my entry: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2015/04/14/phoneography-macro-and-cees-bw-close-up/
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The eagle is stunning!
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Glad you like my eagle photo.
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https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2015/04/14/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Here’s mine this week https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2015/04/14/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-close-ups/
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Great challenge, Cee! Here’s my entry: https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/cees-black-white-challenge-close-ups/
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