It’s Friday! There was no prompt last week because I sort of went into lurk mode - it’s a bad habit that I need to work on.

This week’s prompt is black and white.

Whether it’s a two-tone cat or something quite mundane made dramatic with filters, I want to see how the lack of colour can be a focus of your shot.

Usual rules apply: No NSFW and no shots you didn’t take yourself.

  • Ozymati
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    8 months ago

    Okay, here’s one I found on my phone and desaturated just now.

    Then here’s the version where I upped the contrast, decreased black point and shadows, and increased white point.

    Colour version for reference

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      8 months ago

      Thanks! I also am not very familiar with Digikam, in terms of image editing. I opened it in GIMP and tried adjusting the things you suggested. Here’s a new version, it definitely looks more black/white but not sure if it’s an improvement:

      black and white tree/sky image, attempt 2

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        8 months ago

        It’s kind of up to you if you’re happy with it, but it does seem more stark now.

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          8 months ago

          Yes, I guess each have their own good qualities.