Dahlia
This week’s topic is Flowers. Here is a tip to help you select a flower which will turn into a stunning black and white or sepia toned photo. Use a flower that has some contrasts in color. That will help your petals of the flower stand out more. Or flowers like hibiscus and iris that have a lot of veins in them. They will also make your photo pop. For non macros looks for flowers have more than one shape or type in them, like a bouquet or small garden with several colors and shapes. Have fun and use your imagination and creativity with this 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.
Featured Bloggers
Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for the challenge last week. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from the Things with Engines or Motors. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
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Upcoming Topics
- Trees
- Reflections and Shadows
- What is Beautiful to You
- Public transportation (no cars or trucks)
- Perspective
- Backs of Things
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.
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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
This is a sepia of the tulips I used for today’s Flower of the Day post.
Columbine
Sunflower
Primerose.
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
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The textures and details come out so perfectly, beautiful! 😊
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Hi Andy, thanks for your comment 😀
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Love the macro!
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Thanks for commenting Dawn. 😀
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I love the sunflower shot – especially the perspective! A fun twist on a beautiful subject 🙂
http://pondertheirrelevant.com/2015/08/20/cees-bwpc-flowers-2/
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I really like the sunflowers, really great picture Cee, and the columbine is also really nice.
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Thanks Lena.
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I love flowers so I knew I had to join in on this challenge! Thank You for the opportunity! Your photo is absolutely stunning!
Here is my entry!
https://themomhood.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/black-and-white-photo-challenge-flower/
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hi cee interesting Flowers selection, here is my entry for this week challenge http://wp.me/p2AvI7-1w3.
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Beautiful b&w flowers, Cee! Thank you for featuring my post, I’m honoured. Car photos are not peculiar to me 😀
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You are so very welcome. 😀
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I usually think flowers MUST be in color. But they don’t have to- so much detail in B&W. The last one – primroses with water drops – are so beautiful (so are the others as well 🙂 )
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/08/cees-bw-challenge-flowers.html
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I like the sepia one!
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-flowers/
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They are so beautiful in b&W!
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Thanks Amy 😀
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Love the columbine. Black and white really brings out their unique shape.
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It does pull out their shape better. Thanks Maggie for commenting.
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This was a challenge for sure Cee! Yours are stunners. Here’s my try t it https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/cees-black-and-white-challenge-flowers/
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That dahlia is the perfect example of how to show a flower in black and white. Very nice Cee.
Here is mine: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/08/20/flower-arranging-shangri-la-singapore/
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Beautiful columbine!!!!! http://wp.me/p2lA2n-cd
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Sunflowers are calling me lately. They seem very magestic because of their size. Your photo is spectacular.
I’ve been able to squeeze in a little energy for another post.
Enjoy
Isadora 😄
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I’m thrilled you could pull in another post!!! Thanks for playing.
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Your very welcome, Cee. 😊
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https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/in-my-mothers-garden/
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Love the textures that your images depict. Here is my feeble attempt.
https://nelkumi.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/the-beauty-within/
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Lovely photos!!
Here’s my contribution 🙂
https://idleandboredtwo.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/cees-bw-flowers/
Have a good one!
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You are truly a master of this – and that Dahlia is my favourite!
Flowers – I just had to try it myself http://wp.me/p1hCI2-4Bi
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Hi Cee, I’m not sure of this is a protea, but it is a flower!
http://movingtowardsthelight.com/2015/08/22/protea/
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I missed last week but I am back for this one. Here is my post http://ourshadowswillremain.com/2015/08/22/summer-skiing/
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here’s my contribution
https://traveller2006.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/cees-black-and-white-challenge-flowers/
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https://toweararainbow.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-flowers/
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My try: https://mazeepuran.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-flowers/
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Gorgeous macro work and everything just pops in black and white. I’ll be late with this one, but I just got back from vacation and it’s going to take me a little while to catch up!
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Take your time catching up. I look forward to your photos.
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These are all beautiful in black and white! The detail you captured on the sunflower is amazing!
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Thanks so much Trisha. 😀
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https://stephensaj.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-picture-a-day-1530/
Great photos–my favorite is the sunflower. 🙂
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Awesome contest Cee! Challenging too… I loved the Sunflower 🙂
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Thanks so much for commenting. 😀
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I love the sunflowers! Here’s the link to my black and white flowers: https://thestorytellersabode.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/cees-black-and-white-challenge-flowers/
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Thanks for the mention, Cee! It was much appreciated.
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You are welcome Sue. 😀
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Hi Cee 🙂 ? How’s your week coming along. The Sunflower is so perfect for this with its well lit details.
Here’s my submission for your awesome challenge this week
– https://rubyspolaroid.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/flower-of-june-monochrome/
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I’m doing well. Thanks.
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Here’s my submission: https://motleymissions.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-flowers/
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Sorry I’m late on this one! I took the photos but haven’t had time to post. Loved doing this challenge, btw!
http://abstractlucidity.com/2015/08/27/black-and-white-photo-challenge-flowers/
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Hi Cee – next Tuesday i am posting some pictures with Georgi O’keeffe mention and your primose reminded me of some of her work.
Is it okay If I share them 9and link you) in that upcoming post?
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Of course you can. It would be an honor. 😀 😀 I’ve actually had a lot of people say my photography looks like her artistry. 😀
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well Cee, I can understand folks would say that. However, because your work is so varied – I find that so MANY artists come to mind when I see your varied work.
It just depends on your theme…
very good stuff here (as you know…)
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Thanks for such a sweet comment. 😀
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🙂
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