The power of black & white. Add your own before/afters!

[Elfin Yeti]

[Elfin Yeti]

1. I meant to add these two.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Everybody else's black and whites look better than mine

so I'm staying out of this one.

[Elfin Yeti]

9. Aw, c'mon! n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

12. How about this?

"Things on Linda's Desk" (apologies to Robb for stealing his idea)

[Mira]

3. I chose this one because it so needs the color....or does it?

And I want to say I very much notice the heart break of your sister's condition !!!

[Elfin Yeti]

11. Yep, needs color!

Thanks for the kind words Mira.

[urbanhermit]

4. My try

[Mira]

8. In this very case I am all in favor of the black and white. The lashes are ever

so more beautiful, and the skin color is completely suggested by the freckles already.
VERY special.

[intheflow]

21. I agree with Mira, this photo is improved by b&w.

In the color shot I notice his freckles and skin pigment, but in the black and white I notice the focal setting, his lashes, and the concentration hinted at by his eyebrows. :thumbsup:

[HappyCynic]

5. Removing distracting colours...

[Mz Pip]

6. I'll try

Mz Pip

[NOW tense]

7. My attempt.

I had to use a little sepia, so maybe it doesn't count.

[Tindalos]

10. Halloween Fun

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[JeffR]

13. Great idea for a thread! Your photo is emotionally rich, very poignant.

Here's my before/after, shot near the doors of the crematorium at St. James Cemetery.

[Dallas Dem]

14. Terrific idea & great shots.

[semillama]

15. Here's mine

haven't been able to take many non-baby pix lately, but I did happen to fool around with converting to grayscale for this massive flock of blackbirds in Holmes County, Ohio.

Original:


Black and white:


On reflection, I probably needed to fool around more with the B&W version - seems a little too dark.

[Elfin Yeti]

27. Bothe versions look great!! n/t

[alfredo]

38. The birds against the hill are more visible in the B&W.

[Adsos Letter]

16. Weather Station at 10,000 feet.

Before:




After:

[Elfin Yeti]

28. Love the b/w!

Those weather gizmos look great!

[wovenpaint]

17. Here's an interesting one

On a recent trip to NH I found a tree that was "hugging" another in an old cemetery.
The photos came out a touch blurry, so I believe that the removal of color minimizes the blur-and adds a touch of mystery.


...well, I actually made it more of a sepia tone to keep the scene "warm".

[Elfin Yeti]

29. I just love this photo!

I prefer the color version though. So now we know how trees are actually conceived... with obvious love here!!

[Mira]

18. This seems to have more punch in black and white

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[intheflow]

22. Cool!

That almost becomes 3-D in black and white! :applause:

[Elfin Yeti]

30. The b/w really comes alive here!

Who knew! Great composition!

[mth44sc]

19. I like this subject

[Mira]

20. Phenomenal as always. But the last photo, in color, almost stops my heart. N/T

[Elfin Yeti]

31. Oh my!!

These are drop-dead gorgeous in color and in b/w.

[intheflow]

23. This was the most eye-catching of the few I tried:

[HappyCynic]

24. Another set...

Colour version:




Changed exposure (to underexposed) as well as converting to black and white:

[Elfin Yeti]

34. That is cool!

I love the b/w version. I'd be inclined to crop it a bit more tightly but still include some of the more interesting cloud textures. Very nice!

[HappyCynic]

35. Cropped

You're definitely right about the crop. My excuse is that it was late and I was too tired to think about cropping so I posted them at full size. I don't know that the crop is optimal but here's a cropped set:

[Elfin Yeti]

36. Oh yeah, that's it! n/t

[Mira]

25. This set was an experiment I did not think would look this good

[Elfin Yeti]

32. I always thought in the weeds wasn't a good thing!

The b/w version is very interesting and appealing whereas the color version is nice but not terribly engaging IMHO.

[Adsos Letter]

26. Green & Black to Black & White

[Elfin Yeti]

33. Love 'em both! n/t

[alfredo]

37. Nicholasville Courthouse before and after desaturating and a lomo filter set to vintage

[Sacred Fire]

39. Sunset in St. Lucia

[Mira]

40. One of those huge cruise ships that advertise intimating dancing-haute cuisine and romance.

I have watched them unload the passengers for a visit on land, and they look a lot like the people at Walmart.
Except way way more than a third are in wheel chairs.

This one was at Mallory Square in Key West at the sunset festivities.