Hmmm. Inscrutable. I don’t shoot monochrome very often, though I envy the many fine monochromaticists amongst us.
I did shoot some monochromes last November near the old mining town of Victor, Colorado. There once was a lot of gold in them thar’ hills. Shadows, but no reflections other than philosophical, in this spartan, high-altitude countryside:
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Well done John! Snow scenes in color often come out looking black and white, and that’s great. All your monochromes look awesome. My favorite is the New Orleans shot. It almost looks like you put an infrared filter on it.
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Thank you kindly Anne. Yes, black and white snow shots, natura. No infrared, just a bit of post- tweaking.
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Great pics. I love the Louisianan shot. Is that some kind of mausoleum?
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Cemetery. They are mostly above ground due to the water table.
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Aaahhh yes, makes sense.
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So interesting to see these old mining towns. The shadows must have been so welcome during that hard work in the hot sun. Very interesting set of photos.
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Thank you.
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N’Orleans street a stand out photo.
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🙏 Thank you kindly.
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Love that N’orleans shot, and the sleeping lion! Nice work in black-and-white.
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Thank you John.
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Love that first image from Victor
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Thank you sue.
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Pleasure!
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I loved your opening images of the nearly-gone building John – a great subject for the week. But my favorite this week is your snowy scene. It looks so beautiful and so frightfully cold!
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Thank you Tina.
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Great selections, John! I really like the b&w images of the old mining town. Beautiful snow scene in mono. 🙂
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Thank you.
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Old tumbled-down wooden structures have always drawn me. Not sure why! Your photos of the mines are my favorites, and the heron shot too!
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Thank you Lindy.
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I also like that New Orleans shot, John. I think it’s challenging to find monochrome subjects (like the lion and snow scene –what is wrong with natural monochrome? Nicely done!
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Thank you Terri.
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The mining town is so expressive in monochrome. The texture of the wood really stands out. I love the heron and the image from New Orleans. Beautiful, John!
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Thank you kindly, Patti.
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Interesting! The first ones look like Nimis, the artwork by Lars Wilks.
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Hmmm. Life copies art copies life… copies art… copies…
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We’re all copies, aren’t we, but unique!
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😂😱🤷♂️
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Wonderful indeed
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Some superb shadows in the old mining structures 😃
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Thank you.
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Loved the Colorado pictures. They look great in black and white, John!
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Thank you kindly.
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