This week’s Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge (CB&W) topic is Older than 50 Years. This week we get to look to the past. I only want to see photos of things that are 50 years old or older. Old building, cars, bridges, trees, relics, rusty and crusty items are always allowed as long as I can still tell what it was. Have a lot of fun with this topic. Sepia tones and selective color are always allowed in this challenge. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.
For a list of upcoming topics, please see the list at below. Be creative and challenge yourself. For a great black and white photo look for contrast or highly textured subjects to photograph.
Featured Bloggers
Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for the challenge last week. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from the topic of Locks and Clocks. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Upcoming Topics
- Large Subjects
- Things with Engines or Motors (cars, planes, trains, fans, air conditioners, lawn mowers, etc)
- Table and Chairs, any kind of seating
- Bathrooms or Outhouses
- Trees
- Isolated Subjects
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
ENJOY and have FUN.
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CB&W CHALLENGE POST
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MY ENTRY THIS WEEK
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Cee
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This theme was just too fun, I had to give it a last minute try! https://trishapearson.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/old-trucks-and-stuff/
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these are just the kind of image sI love looking at again and again..and again …and again…and…..
Here’s my last minute post for this week:
http://helenbushe.com/bandstand-stanley-park/
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Nice choices Cee. I like your treatment of that first train shot.
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Thanks Lynne. 😀
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Great pictures, Cee – I love the final picture of the car. 🙂 Here’s my post: https://thestorytellersabode.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/c-bw-older-than-50-years/
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Hi Cee, here is my entry: http://wp.me/p3Edfn-Gv6
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https://mytravellife5.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/cees-black-white-challenge/
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love your older than 50 pics CEe. Such fun to see what people came up with. Here’s mine https://dailymusing57.com/2016/07/25/cees-black-white-challenge-older-than-50-years-2/
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Hi Cee! Here is my entry
https://mecyme.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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Dear Cee thank you again for your challenge. Here is my entry https://thesleepingreadingbeauty.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/concrete-memories-of-my-family/
Now I go and visit the others! 🙂
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Love the truck Cee 🙂 Here’s a single subject entry from me – https://2e0mca.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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the lamp is my favorite!! here’s mine: https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/tramp-art/
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Great finds for the challenge, Cee. That old truck looks like it’s been there for ever. 🙂 Here’s my entry: https://anotherday2paradise.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/ancient-stones-for-cees-bw-challenge/
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I just found your blog. I love the photographs and challenges. Keep up the good work. This is my entry for the CB&W Challenge: https://renegadeexpressions.com/2016/07/23/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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I love old steam locos but I think my favourite shot here is the old car. I love the tonal patterns in it – wonderful 🙂
Here is my entry for this week’s challenge:
https://oaktreesstudio.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/old-shed-treasures-for-cees-black-white-photo-challenge/
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OK, here you go: https://suejudd.com/2016/07/22/older-than-50-years/
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https://chava61.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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Everything in Europe is over 50 years old. Thanks for the challenge! https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/cees-black-white-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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Great photos! And I like this theme.
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Thanks Maggie. 😀
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I like all of your photos. Here’s mine: https://gwhphotos.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
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I really like the lamp, the textures are fab on that photo. Here are my entries for the week https://storki.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/cees-bw-challenge-things-that-are-older-than-50-years/
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great pics as usual Cee…..here are mine https://juliepowell2014.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/cees-black-and-white-challenge-older-than-50/
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Love your photos. Made me laugh at first when I saw the requirements because I was thinking well I’m older than 50 years and I’m sepia toned!!! LOL!! 😀 🙂
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You are too funny. There are people who add themselves or friends in as being over 50. We both qualify on that, but you have the sepia tones I don’t. 😀
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Thank you for featuring WoollyMuses this week , Cee. The old truck reminds me of many hours carting hay in Dad’s truck of similar vintage…but it was just the best when he bought it. Not so good when it stalled in hot weather.
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Heat is the worst for stalling out the old vehicles. It was a pleasure, as always, to feature you.
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Nice theme. Here is my b&w contribution: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-wS
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Oh wow! That train photograph is just beautiful! All of the photos are great, but that one is the best. 🙂 The truck reminds me of one that my daddy had years ago.
Here is the link to my McClendon Villa post. The same photos are also posted at PS Annie! (not a WP blog). https://mcclendonvilla.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years/
Have a great day!
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I’m enjoying your photographs of trains very much, Cee. There are no trains here where I live. There is one about 2 hours from here.
Thanks for posting them for my enjoyment. Enjoy my selection … 😎
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I’m surrounded by trains and tracks. 😀
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Are they passenger trains or mostly cargo?
I used to ride the subways in New York. Haven’t done that in 30 years. Fun challenge … 😎
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Some great pld things you picked out this week. My favourite must be the lamp…it has such a great texture. And thank you very much for selecting my post to be featured. I am very honored.
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You are so very welcome Lena. 😀
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This one was an easy one for me. I hope you enjoy it.
https://idahobluebird50.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-50-years-or-older-2/
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My submission is a few years older than 50
http://n7net.me/2016/07/21/photo-bw-of-something-50-or-older/
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Hi Cee, nice ones from your side, here is my contribution: https://joesfotowelten.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/zeit-vergeht-time-goes-by/ greetings Joe
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Really love the old trains. I wish we have some around here, just for the memories!
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Thanks Marilyn. That train is actually used in the summer months.
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Hi Cee!
I love the old truck – great character.
https://syllabubsea.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/much-older-than-50-years/
Marie
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https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/cbw-older-than-50-years/
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I love the tractors! You do have the best tractor photos 🙂
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Thanks for your comment. 😀
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Everyone in the Stats seems to have an old rusting car somewhere, usually in the garden. Love the photo. Trains like that we only find in the transport museum today. Wonderful photographic memories shown there.
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There are a couple of small outdoor museums that have old steam engines. Although the one I have pictured here actually is still in use and runs tourists on part of the Oregon Coast.
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I like your photos of old things, Cee. Of course, living in Europe it’s almost impossible not to find old stuff of which to take pictures. I really had to limit myself and decided to stay in one area rather than sticking to one subject matter. https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/black-white-and-old/
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Great photos! Love the truck especially. 🙂
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The truck just really spoke to me today. 😀
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oh wow!! a steampunk’s dream! these are so cool 🙂
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It would be a steampunk’s dream. 😀 😀
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It’s got me searching about these in Wikipedia 😄
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I love all of these photos so much! With the editing you did, they look like old photos, only sharper and less faded. Well done!
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Thanks Trisha, glad you like this photos. 😀
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Great photos! And as usual great topic for the upcoming week 🙂
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Thanks Dom. 😀
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Hi cee my favorit is the first and the last one, here is entry for this week challenge. https://robert20359.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-older-than-50-years
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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/subway-aparna-tandon.html
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Lovely… 🙂
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Thanks for your comment. 😀
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Love these, Cee…I need to find some old stuff for you.
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Oh I so hope you play along Sue. Thanks 😀
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I’m thinking!
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