Round Robin Challenge: Black and White Landscape

"Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography."

-George Eastman

Marie, who authors the blog, Photographs and Memories Too, submitted the challenge, "Black and White Landscape, during out recent submission round up. I love photographing subjects in black and white, but I had a bit of trouble with taking it on this time around. See, I have been fighting a nasty head cold for about a week. I am winning for the most part, but the body aches and lack of concentration have been a distraction, but when have I ever let a little cold get me down? So, I bundled up, and went to Tilden park and took a few new photographs. I wasn't very pleased with the results, so I also revisited some photos from my archive, which I had taken in color mode, and worked a little Photoshop magic on them, transforming them into black and white.

As I said, I love doing black and white photography, but it seems I don't take many landscape photos in this mode. I tend to do portraits in black and white almost exclusively, so I really enjoyed putting myself to the test and expanding how I think about my photography. I need a lot more practice when it comes to landscapes, and with using the black and white settings. I think I might actually give myself a personal challenge to post one full week in black and white. That might be a great way to start the New Year, by giving myself a reasonable goal. Yes, it's a plan. Thank you Marie, for the inspiration. :)

And there you have it! Now, be sure to pay a visit to all the participating Round Robin players for this challenge, by simply clicking the links below. If you would like to join us, don't worry you aren't too late, just visit the Round Robin blog and leave us your information and we will add you to the Linking List. :) If you need to post your entry late, again no problem, you have up to one week from today, just let us know when you plan to play. You can find all of the information at the Round Robin blog. And don't forget to visit the RR blog tomorrow, to find out what the next challenge will be.


Linking List

1. Marie... Photographs and Memories Too
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2. Carly... Ellipsis
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3. Steven... (sometimes) photoblog
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4. Sandra... Strong Chemistry ***Welcome New Member***
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5. Vicki... Maraca
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6. Tammie Jean... Long Drives To Nowhere
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7. Karen... Outpost Mavarin
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8. Celeste... C's Life
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9. Lisa... Lisa's Chaos ***Welcome New Member***
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10. Chrissie... Chris-seas Corner***Welcome New Member***
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11. Nancy... Nancy Luvs Pix
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12. Nekked Lizards... Nekked Lizards Adventures***Welcome New Member***
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13. Gattina... Keyhole Pictures
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-OndineMonet
"Landscape In Black and White"
Mt. Hamilton, California
March, 2007
Afternoon