This week’s topic is Trees. Trees come in all shapes and sizes. Some of have leaves that fall in autumn and others have needles and pinecones. 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 Flowers. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Upcoming Topics
- Reflections and Shadows
- What is Beautiful to You
- Public transportation (no cars or trucks)
- Perspective
- Backs of Things
- Any kind of Camera or Photos of Photographers
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
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MY ENTRY THIS WEEK
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
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Nice collection, Cee. I especially like the second one!
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That tree is known as the Octopus tree. Thanks.
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I went browsing through my files, and came up with one for your challenge: https://gottatakemorepix.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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My favorite photo subject 🙂
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Thanks Andy 😀
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Cheers! looking forward to your future posts of these beautiful trees 🙂
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As always, a great challenge! I love your entries! Here is mine!
https://themomhood.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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Nice challenge. I really love the frozen trees in Norway during winter, but this shot is not a winter shot: http://wp.me/s3gqMf-solitude
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Octopus tree at Ecola? I went looking for it the last time I was at the coast, but the trail was blocked. Hope that’s not permanent. Great photos!
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I know they have one and so does Capes Meares Lighthouse have an Octopus tree. Although this one is in Canby in the town I live. I was so excited to find it.
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hi cee great selection of trees, here is my week contribution for black & white challenge trees http://wp.me/p2AvI7-1wE.
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Ohhhhhhh!! Love your entries!!!!!
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Thanks so much for your comment. 😀
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some majestic trees you have, Cee.
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/08/cees-bw-challenge-trees.html
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Your trees are gorgeous! Here’s mine. I sort of cheated just a teeny-tiny bit because I got into experimentation mode.
https://sandraconner.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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One of the pictures is naturally monochrome with a few small highlights. I decided to let it go as is. Because winter in this region IS black and white. It’s one of the things we miss the most during the snowy months.
You’ve got some wonderful pictures in here. Bark and sky and shadows. Great stuff.
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Actually my weep cheery without leaves I could have gone b&w too because it was winter against a gray sky. 😀 Thanks Marilyn 😀
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Oh, gorgeous, gorgeous Cee! I just have to give it a try!
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Beautiful collection! Love the closeup (well, second from bottom) 🙂 Trees are definitely one of my favorite subjects! (http://wp.me/p2LPv4-1df)
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Check out my Fairy/Wishing Tree from Ireland! http://bulldogtravels.com/2015/08/27/cees-black-and-white-challenge-irish-fairy-tree-hill-of-tara/
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Amazing tree. Lovely photographs.
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Thanks Indira 😀
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Dreams from New Zealand ! http://wp.me/p1hCI2-4D6
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Here’s my contribution! https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/crepe-myrtle/
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Trees can be beautiful in black and white https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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Fun challenge and really cool shots! Here is mine: https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/cees-black-white-challenge-trees/
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Beautiful tree post, Cee! Here is my entry https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/grows-higher-than-soul-can-hope/
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Wow. For some reason this was the hardest challenge ever. It took the longest to both find and edit images. Perhaps it is because tof the amount of detail in trees. Finally, it came together, though, and I’m happy with the results. Your first picture of the mammoth tree…wow. I think perhaps the simpler pictures are the best with trees. They have so much detail in the bark itself. It was an education working on these images.
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I find trees hard to capture well. But I like the clear and sharp and trees unless a close is not made for that. Take down your clarity or sharpness you will probably like your photos of trees in general better. You are right the simpler the better, since we tend to like the same kind of photography for the most part. You did awesome.
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I posted two B&W challenges, but only one shows up. Oh well.
I love trees and clouds, both are Majestic. I guess that means the last photo is my favorite.
Have a great day.
Phyllis ;0)
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You only needed and photo and it is a wonderful beach photo.
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Thanks.
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You have some lovely shots here. My entry: https://gwhphotos.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/cees-b-w-photo-challenge-trees/
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Tolle Bilder! Am meisten gefällt mir das erste mit der Bank.
Hier sind meine Bilder
http://honeyani85.blogspot.de/2015/08/cees-black-white-challenge-trees.html
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Lovely shots Cee. I especially like the sepia one.
The perfect theme this week – just back from a walk along the coast in Salcombe where I found ome gorgeous windswept trees: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/08/28/windswept/
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Some terrific shots here. But I’ll submit mine anyway.
https://n7net.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/an-alligator-juniper/
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These are my local trees:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/trees-and-birds/
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Hi Cee, I loved your magnificent trees. First one is really huge.
Here is my entry. http://soulnspiritblog.com/2015/08/29/trees-in-natural-black-and-white/
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Here is my entry this week http://reginamartins.com/2015/08/29/cees-black-and-white-trees/
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Thanks for the challenge. I love your photos! Here is my entry: https://underapileofphotos.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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I just love your tree pics with the beauty of the trunk & bark. Here’s my humble contribution to this Black & White Photo Challenge. http://temasekgarden.com/2015/08/29/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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I really like your tree photos.
Each tree has its own personality. Here is my entry.
https://treerabold.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-trees/
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Great shots Cee. I really like the second one. It looks like there are trees growing out of trees. Here’s my entry. One love 😉
https://damiology.wordpress.com/2015/08/30/cees-black-white-challenge-trees/
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What great shots! here is my entry for the challenge. the Lone Survivor.
https://rawphotographyadventures.wordpress.com/2015/08/30/another-black-white-picture-and-cees-black-white-challenge/
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Here is my contribution for the week http://wp.me/p2BDQm-1Ui
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It’s fun letting your imagination wander. Here’s my entry. https://thepathlesstraveledtravelblog.wpcomstaging.com/2020/08/17/cees-photo-challenges-black-white-photo-challenge/
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