This week the topic is Houses: big, small, lighthouses, birdhouse, firehouse, toys etc. This topic is fairly self-explanatory. Let’s see how creative you can get with this topic. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.
Upcoming Topics
For a list of upcoming topics, please see the list below. Be creative and challenge yourself. For a great black and white photo look for contrast or highly textured subjects to photograph.
- Abandoned or Alone
- Arches, Domes, Half Circles (Creative cropping allowed)
- Water
- Toys for Children or Adults
- Corners
- Walls – Indoors or Outdoors
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
- Desaturated – very little color tone left in your photo
I hope you have FUN a lot of fun with this challenge.
For more information on this challenge, please visit the Black & White Challengepage.
If you adore challenges as much as I do, please check out WordPress’s Blog Event Listing for other challenges.
CB&W CHALLENGE POST
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- To make it easy for others to check out your photos and post, title your blog post “Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge” or (CB&W) tag.
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CB&W BADGE
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MY ENTRY THIS WEEK
Bird houses (feeders) on a front yard step. Photo taken in Canby, Oregon.
An old mansion that is need of some repair. They are actually working on it last time I drove by.
Modern day outhouse.
A house that needs a lot of help. Photo taken at the iris festival.
Qi (energy) hugs
Cee
Cee's Photo Challenges 
Not sure which one I like best this week – they’re all great. Here’s mine https://highwaysandbywaysofmylife.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/cees-black-white-challenge-houses/
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That last one looks a bit sad….
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It does look sad. 😀
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A great mix Cee. I love the iris shot
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That’s a photo I found in my archives. I’ve never used it before. 😀
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I love the photo of the old mansion. It looks grand (used to) but still is dwarfed by the trees and the huge sky! My houses are mostly from town, i.e. they have direct neighbours: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/walls-and-beams/
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I like the photo of the old mansion, but my favorite photo is the last one with the lonely house.
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Thanks for your comment. 😀 😀
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Love the bird houses.
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/cees-black-white-challenge-houses/
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Any old house that is abandoned catches my attention, and if its from the late 1800’s, well that is even better. I found this Gem in Central Oregon Near Dufur.
https://rawphotographyadventures.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/a-house-by-the-creek-cees-bw-challenge/
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great mix as usual.
https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2017/12/houses.html
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Yes this brings a great reflection and each has its own meaningful….
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Thanks for your comment. 😀
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The photo of the old mansion says, November. I love the bare trees and slash of clouds.
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Glad you like that photo Allan,
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hi cee really very interesting pictures on the challenge theme, here’s contribution for this week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-2CK.
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Great photos, especially the cute bird houses. https://amoralegria.com/2017/12/07/cbwpc-big-and-little-houses/
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A lovely selection of houses Cee
I like the house that needs some help
Here are my Australian houses
https://bushboy.blog/2017/12/08/houses-past-and-present/
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I definitely vote outhouse. Just the perfect house 🙂
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It’s a necessity that is for sure. 😀
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Love the birds’ houses!
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Thanks Elizabeth. 😀
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Love the mansion and the last one!
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Those are probably my favorites too.
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Great pictures – here is my contribution for this week:
http://sallys-scribbles.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/cees-black-and-white-photo.html
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Cee – I adore the touches of whimsy you’ve captured in each picture – the chicken in the first, small garden house in the second, flowers on the outhouse, and the touch of purple to class up the old house in the last! Great job as usual. Here’s my entry for the week: http://www.quaintrevival.com/a-gorge-of-sorts-oh-and-some-houses/
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Love your photos, Cee. Here’s mine https://theabjectmuse.me/2017/12/08/cees-bw-photo-challenge-12-7-2017/
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The mansion contrast very nicely with the sky, Cee. Love that one especially. And the bird houses are cute!
For this week’s challenge I chose the stately old houses of Mechelen in Belgium: https://figmentsofadutchess.com/2017/12/08/cbw-houses/
Have a great weekend. *hugs*
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Love your mansion, I have one like that, but can’t find it. I do have a doozy for next time though. This is a barn/house we once built for an artist. Abject Muse was my muse today, after seeing this prompt on their blog.
https://tedstrutz.com/2017/12/08/barn-house/
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Hi Ted, I fixed your link. Great barn house. 😀
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Thanks, Cee… that building was a lot of fun to build. (It’s red, btw) After, I found the house I couldn’t find, so I’m going to do one with that too… here it is… on Orcas Island near Eastsound. https://tedstrutz.com/2017/12/08/haunted-house-on-orcas/
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Hi Cee. Here’s mine. https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/cees-b-w-photo-challenge-houses/
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Love your variety, Cee. Here are some more: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2017/12/09/four-houses-cees-b-and-w-challenge/
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Cute bird houses with the lovely addition of a chicken. Love the hint of colour in the photo taken at the iris festival.
Here is my entry: https://wp.me/p5EX8j-JC
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You’re sharing a post this week Cee 🙂 https://2e0mca.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/seven-day-challenge-day-2/
Love your old mansion – not dissimilar to my first shot!
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Has anyone else got this kind of house?
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/fun-house/
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Hi Cee! I love the birdhouses! They are so cute! Here is my contribution https://digitaldiary101.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-houses/ . Thanks for giving me an opportunity to share 😊
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Here’s my entry for the week: lifeinminutes.com/2017/12/11/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-houses/
It’s a Japanese dollhouse model that I completed this weekend 🙂
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Cute bird houses since we don’t have much around here.
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Here is my entry: https://wp.me/pSlDL-gdP
Thank you, Cee! I love you house series in BnW. 🙂
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This is my first entry here. I’m a little nervous and have no idea what I’m doing, but I hope you like my picture!
https://queenann3.wordpress.com/
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Don’t be nervous, we are just having fun. 😀
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Love the second pic! What a great house!! Beautiful pix as always.
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Thanks so much for commenting. 😀
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