John Holbrook
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Thursday’s Task: Black and white landscapes.
My examples below:
Custer State Park, SD
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Thursday’s Task: Black and white landscapes.
My examples below:
Custer State Park, SD
AlanLichty
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I have never seen a color vacuum before but I have seen the results - always happens when I am anticipating a nice coastal sunset and marine layer clouds wipe out my color show 
High desert deadwood in Kodachrome Basin:
Lewis Lodge in Arch Canyon, Utah:
Old barn in Washington's Palouse:
Old railroad turnstile on the Lewis River, Washington:
Dodge City (Gunsmoke) TV series film set:
High desert deadwood in Kodachrome Basin:
Lewis Lodge in Arch Canyon, Utah:
Old barn in Washington's Palouse:
Old railroad turnstile on the Lewis River, Washington:
Dodge City (Gunsmoke) TV series film set:
John Holbrook
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Alan, thank you for sharing these exceptional black and white images–– I especially favor the old Lewis Lodge and the old barn in Palouse images––really, really nice! And the image from the old Gunsmoke TV show is a beautiful image and takes me back to the days of yesteryear!I have never seen a color vacuum before but I have seen the results - always happens when I am anticipating a nice coastal sunset and marine layer clouds wipe out my color show
High desert deadwood in Kodachrome Basin:
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Lewis Lodge in Arch Canyon, Utah:
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Old barn in Washington's Palouse:
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Old railroad turnstile on the Lewis River, Washington:
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Dodge City (Gunsmoke) TV series film set:
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Ken Rennie
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Glen Orchy
Bowling Harbour
Castle Stalker
Borrowdale, English Lake District
Bowling Harbour
Castle Stalker
Borrowdale, English Lake District
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John Holbrook
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Ken, a very beautiful series of images you’ve shared (thank you!) and a nice variety as well. I absolutely love your first image—my favorite. Also snow featured in black and white images is always a welcome sight as in your Borrowdale landscape. The castle stalker image is another beautiful image with the nice reflection of castle and sky.
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
Larry, nice snow accumulation on the parked cars in your first image—looks beautiful on the trees! Love all your images, especially the Great Sand Dunes landscape—my favorite with its perfect composition and tonal gradations. I also like your Cottonwood tree and the Utah afternoon scene—very nice! Thank you for sharing of these great images too.Here are a few from my archive!
Winter City Scape
Great Sand Dunes
Red Rocks in Winter
Late Afternoon in Utah
Fall Cottonwood (B&W simulating Infared)
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
Beautiful black and white landscape you’ve shared Murali—very nice composition as well. Welcome to FocalWorld and thank you for sharing.
I like that color vacuum graphic. Very creative John.
A few for this task.
A couple from Arches NP
Grand Canyon, AZ
Bryce, UT
And one in IR, converted to B&W from Wenatchee, WA
A few for this task.
A couple from Arches NP
Grand Canyon, AZ
Bryce, UT
And one in IR, converted to B&W from Wenatchee, WA
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John Holbrook
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Jameel, excellent monochromes! It’s nice to see these familiar parks edited in black & white—I especially favor the Grand Canyon and Bryce images! The Wenatchee IR edit is also very interesting as well. Thank you for sharing each of these beautiful landscapes.
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
Wow! Jeffrey, very beautiful monochromes you’ve created—and shared (thank you!). Yes, an all black and white showing would yield all positive responses I’m sure! My personal favorites would be the 3rd, 4th, and 6th…at the moment. All the images are well composed and edited. Again, thank you for sharing!
Jordan Marsh
Well-Known Member
Where do I get one of those Colorvacs 
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
Jordan, very beautiful B&W landscapes you’ve shared—I especially love your last image, the foreground is so intriguing and creates a very dramatic image. Nice! Another favorite is the waterfall. The second image’s composition is noteworthy—excellent placement of the distant structure on the far bank! Perfect! Thank you for sharing all these images!Where do I get one of those Colorvacs
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Douglas Sherman
Staff
Nice tonal ranges on these images, Alan.I have never seen a color vacuum before but I have seen the results - always happens when I am anticipating a nice coastal sunset and marine layer clouds wipe out my color show
High desert deadwood in Kodachrome Basin:
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Lewis Lodge in Arch Canyon, Utah:
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Old barn in Washington's Palouse:
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Old railroad turnstile on the Lewis River, Washington:
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Dodge City (Gunsmoke) TV series film set:
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Douglas Sherman
Staff
Nice work, Jordan.Where do I get one of those Colorvacs
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Douglas Sherman
Staff
Beautiful work, Jeffrey.
Douglas Sherman
Staff
Very nice work as usual, Jameel.
Douglas Sherman
Staff
I know slightly more than nothing about creating good B&W photographs. Any I have are conversions from color images. Here are three of my attempts.
Monument Valley
Cainville Mesa
Mesquite Flat Dunes
Monument Valley
Cainville Mesa
Mesquite Flat Dunes