Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Houses

This week’s topic is houses: big, small, lighthouses, birdhouse, firehouse, dog house, doll house or toys. Houses can be anything we live in or animals or even our dolls. The possibilities are endless. Have fun and use your imagination and creativity with this topic.

House to the left is on stilts because it near the Siletz River in Oregon which periodically floods.

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.

Featured Bloggers

Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for the challenge last week. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from the Ground. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!

TheOnlyD800InTheHameau

It’s a Long Story …

Ruby’s Polaroid

Max510’s Blog

Upcoming Topics

Sculptures, Statues, Carvings
Large Subjects
Older than 50 years
Hands, Feet, or Paws
Things with Engines or Motors (cars, planes, trains, fans, air conditioners, lawn mowers, etc)
Flowers

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.
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I usually will respond to your entry on your blog, rather than on my page.

CEE’S BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE BADGE

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Still have questions? Please contact me.

MY ENTRY THIS WEEK

Canby Fire House with a dedication too the Twin Towers in New York.

Bird House

Cape Meares Lighthouse, Oregon.Qi (energy) hugs,

Cee

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purpleviolas says:

June 29, 2015 at 19:24

Two very different houses for this week’s challenge: http://wp.me/p2BDQm-1SW

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swagata says:

June 29, 2015 at 03:26

Your photos are very nice. Especially, I like your lighthouse. Here is my contribution ->
https://physicsswagata.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-houses/

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macbofisbil says:

June 28, 2015 at 20:09

I love experimenting with selective coloring and I did it with one of my photos this week:

http://macbofisbil.com/2015/06/28/four-walls-and-a-roof/

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QP and Eye says:

June 28, 2015 at 03:33

Hi Cee, here’s my contribution to this week’s challenge 🙂 Linda https://queasypeasy.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/black-and-white-photo-challenge/

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Rob Weir says:

June 27, 2015 at 20:47

Following a photo101 challenge last week on architecture & monochrome my interest has been stimulated in black and white work. So here is a black and white novice’s attempt at this theme on houses: http://clickbucketlist.org/cees-black-and-white-challenge-houses/

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tjparis says:

June 27, 2015 at 04:56

Thanks for the inspiration Cee! Here is a little thought based on a little porcelain house that usually lives in our china cabinet. Bon Weekend! 🙂 https://amaviedecoeurentier.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/thought-for-the-day-come-home/

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rubyr8 says:

June 26, 2015 at 18:28

I love the birdhouse, it’s so quaint and pretty. More inspiration for this week’s challenge. Cheers 😀

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 28, 2015 at 09:09
  
  Thanks Ruby. Have a great week. 😀
  
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Klara Bach says:

June 26, 2015 at 12:02

I love the bird house. Little castle for the birds.
Here are my houses:
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/06/cees-bw-challenge-houses.html

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dimlamp says:

June 26, 2015 at 07:09

Thanks for this challenge, I enjoyed it. I like your birdhouses. Here’s my entry:
https://gwhphotos.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/cees-b-w-photo-challenge-houses/

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lifestyleproblog says:

June 26, 2015 at 02:32

Am not able to pingback for some strange reason…
http://lifestyleproblog.me/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-houses/

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 26, 2015 at 08:26
  
  This works as well.
  
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lifestyleproblog says:

June 25, 2015 at 21:34

I love the bird house Cee! Such lovely textures…. 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 26, 2015 at 08:27
  
  Thanks so much for your comment.
  
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robert20359 says:

June 25, 2015 at 19:56

hi cee, wonderful lighthouse pciture here is my contribution for this week, http://wp.me/p2AvI7-1qG

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sustainabilitea says:

June 25, 2015 at 19:52

Cee, your birdhouses really caught my eye this week. And a lighthouse? Hmmm, great idea. 🙂

janet

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 26, 2015 at 08:27
  
  Thanks Janet. 😀
  
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bambangpriantono - From Indonesia For You says:

June 25, 2015 at 18:50

Sorry Cee, I am late but here is mine

https://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/cees-black-white-photo-challenges-housesrumah/

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idleandbored2 says:

June 25, 2015 at 18:30

Hi
Love your houses! 🙂
https://idleandboredtwo.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/cees-bw-challenge-houses/
Here’s mine…well not MINE but ya know 😉
Take care!

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Sabina Ayne says:

June 25, 2015 at 18:21

I love the lighthouse – especially the lens – so beautiful! https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/the-house-of-donuts/

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 25, 2015 at 18:39
  
  Me too…. 😀
  
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Carol Carlisle says:

June 25, 2015 at 17:30

Cee, Love the way you turned the fire truck red 😀

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 25, 2015 at 18:39
  
  Thanks for commenting 😀
  
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loisajay says:

June 25, 2015 at 16:23

I love the birdhouse! Here is my entry, Cee:
https://loisajay1213.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-houses/

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Marilyn Armstrong says:

June 25, 2015 at 15:27

Before I read your caption, I looked at the house on stilts and thought “Flooding?” It seemed the only reason why anyone would build a house that way. Of course, there IS moving upland away from the river …

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 25, 2015 at 18:40
  
  I agree with the upland from the river. I wouldn’t be that close 😀
  
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Seattle Park Lover says:

June 25, 2015 at 15:12

The reflector in the lighthouse looks like a giant diamond in the sepia.

Here’s my entry: https://parkpreview.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/november-in-mukilteo/

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Kat says:

June 25, 2015 at 14:37

Thank you for featuring my “Ground” photos from last week! I really like the firehouse- I have a fondness for them, having a firefighter son. 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  July 2, 2015 at 07:55
  
  Ahhh thanks for the comment.
  
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PonderTheIrrelevant says:

June 25, 2015 at 10:51

Love the color of the lighthouse photo! It’s different yet so vibrant. Inspiration to play around more with sepia 🙂
(http://pondertheirrelevant.com/2015/06/25/cees-bwpc-houses/)

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lavendermoongirlblog says:

June 25, 2015 at 10:08

Love your photos Cee. Here’s my contribution. I hope everyone enjoys it.
http://moonramblings.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/black-white-challenge-houses

Thanks for suggesting this topic forvtge challenge. It wasfun! 🙂

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Debbie Smyth says:

June 25, 2015 at 09:37

I love the one on stilts Cee. There are parts of England that could do with houses like that these days.
Here is my entry: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/06/25/where-the-guardians-live/

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  June 25, 2015 at 09:38
  
  Thanks Debbie. 😀
  
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Hannah says:

June 25, 2015 at 08:19

Hey Cee, this is my entry for the weekly photo challenge;
https://viewthrumywindow.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/bw-photo-challenge/
Thanks,
Hannah 🙂

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Lena says:

June 25, 2015 at 07:58

Those birdhouses is so cute Cee. Liked all contributions for the challenge.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 25, 2015 at 08:18
  
  Thanks Lena 😀
  
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Hannah says:

June 25, 2015 at 07:48

Hey Cee, I’d like to take part in your challenges. To do so, do I submit my entry link on this post? I’m new to it…

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  June 25, 2015 at 07:50
  
  HI Hannah, I would love to you play with all of us on the challenges. Yes, all you need to do is link your post right here on my post. 😀
  
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    June 25, 2015 at 07:53
    
    Thanks a ton! I shall get into it right away! 🙂
    
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