WELCOME TO BLACK & WHITE FORTNIGHT : NO1 GARDENS

May 18th, 2014
Hello and welcome Black & White Fortnight. This is a new challenge for those of you who are interested in black & white photography. The challenge will work as follows........

Each fortnight I will announce the new theme for the fortnight and the tag to use for it. You can also upload images to the thread if you want to share your work with a wider audience. At the end of each fortnight to end the theme I will start a thread "Your favourite Fav of another 365er from the fortnight" to share the work created over the fortnight. I have some ideas for themes, we will see how people take to this new challenge. If people enjoy it I will ask at some point for any themes people would like to be challenged with.

So let's kick it off this week with Gardens....Why Gardens? Gardens are probably more associated with colour photography, all the amazing colours in the trees, flowers and wildlife. I'd like us to have a look at how that beautiful colourful world can also look stunning in black and white. It could be your garden, a friends, family or a public garden. Don't just look at the nature in it, look at all there is to be found, the flower pots, the kids playing, dogs playing, garden furniture, bikes.... Get outside and look anew at gardens anew.

The tag will bw-fn-1 The fortnight will run Monday 19th May - Sunday 1st June.

Hope you all enjoy it. If this isn't a theme you like please do pop by next fortnight, I aim to have a wide variety of themes to keep us inspired, interested and interacting with the world around us and our cameras.

Newbank Lass

@gigiflower @cazla @judithdeacon @ridley @gardencat @kathyboyles @redpants @justaspark @gozoinklings @linnypinny @andrewkru @nikkilee @polarvrtx @northy @dh @darylo @bristolrose @quietpurplehaze @mukeshpapd @stevied @radiogirl @joansmor @frankhymus @yrhenwr @seanoneill @lichtecht @oopsadaisy @nookie72 @graemestevens @cimes1 @d_lopes @lleo @snaphappi @annied @salsa
@paulam @redpants @dibzgreasley @pitasmum @obmcreations @barbtatum @froggie0628 @swilde @egad @awsadler68 @brigette @genealogygenie @mathilde22cat @shawnasays @stimuloog @mara19500 @rachelwithey @my_photofun @kjbadger @mzzhope @barrowlane @paulty @jocasta @northy @pennyp @soseema
May 18th, 2014
You forgot to tag me :) im in.
May 18th, 2014
@zosimasy sorry, lost track of where I got to. Will add to list for next time. Enjoy.
May 18th, 2014
I am in! Please tag me too!
May 18th, 2014
@transatlantic99 will add you to list. Enjoy.
May 18th, 2014
Brilliant topic, will have to get my thinking cap on
May 18th, 2014
If you can, tag me too! That sounds interesting.
May 18th, 2014
Ooh, perfect! I just planted my vegetable garden today :)
May 18th, 2014
get thinking! @cazla
May 18th, 2014
@espyetta I will tag you for next one.
May 18th, 2014
@newbank Thanks!
May 18th, 2014
@newbank I don't think the tagging system likes the '&' symbol for searches except when it is on its own. It may be better to omit the &...?
May 18th, 2014
I hope you can add me to it too - will probably not do all fortnight but will be joining in from time to time.
May 18th, 2014
@la_photographic @obmcreations @polarvrtx @espyetta @cazla @transatlantic99 @zosimasy please note tag changed to bw-fn-1 thanks for pointing it out obm creations.
May 18th, 2014
I have a pile of rubbish waiting to go to the dump, I knew it might come in handy!
May 18th, 2014
Excellent choice Ruth, I say that very selfishly because I am off to Chelsea Flower Show on thursday!
May 18th, 2014
@newbank Sounds great . Thanks for setting this new challenge up.
May 19th, 2014
Yay! Sounds fun!!
May 19th, 2014
This sounds wonderful...It may be a wonderful opportunity to practice some of what we learned from the b /w book club...
May 19th, 2014
I like this theme and it should be a very doable and fun one!!
May 19th, 2014
I think I will join this challenge, the first one for me.
May 19th, 2014
Will probably try a few, you're right, I usually associate gardens with color.
May 19th, 2014
This sounds like so much fun and the first theme is especially perfect since I am a passionate - but I seldom have time for - gardener.
Please add me to the list.
May 19th, 2014
Awesome!
May 19th, 2014
love this idea - am tagging a friend in in case she wants to include a few photos
@onewing thought you might like this
May 19th, 2014
I'm new to 365 Project and would love to be take part in the Black and White Fortnight challenge. @newbank thanks
May 19th, 2014
I would like to be added. Many thanks! :)
May 19th, 2014
I would like to be added as well. Thanks!
May 19th, 2014
........... add me too, please, and thanks!
May 19th, 2014
@lynnilou @fjmom @voiceprintz @rebecka @annied @farmreporter @rangerxenos @ukandie1 @gratefulness @cindyloo enjoy the challenge. Will add you to list those who have asked.
May 19th, 2014
@seanoneill good. Enjoy your day. Hope it inspires you and tempts you back....
May 19th, 2014
@newbank love to be added to this one please :)











May 19th, 2014
tag me in too please
May 19th, 2014
May 19th, 2014
I've copied this here to get your advice asap
May 19th, 2014
Please tag me too :)
May 19th, 2014
@whatsfordessert @ceilidh @winshez Will add to list for next fortnight.
May 19th, 2014
Really cool challenge series! Please add me to your list!
May 19th, 2014
@kjbadger will do. Hope you enjoy it.
May 19th, 2014
Can you tag me as well please. This sounds like fun.
May 19th, 2014
@livealittle will do. Enjoy.
May 19th, 2014
Great theme, I'd love to take part. Can't wait to get started!
May 19th, 2014
I would like to take part
May 19th, 2014
@anne_k @denisefuller enjoy. Will add to list for next fortnight.
May 19th, 2014
In honor of the first challenge I decided to finally start my garden.
May 19th, 2014




I couldn't decide which one I liked better so here are two pics for the Black and White Fortnight! Let me know if you want me to delete one, thanks
May 20th, 2014
May 20th, 2014
@rebecka IMHO keep the water one :)
May 20th, 2014
@zosimasy Thanks Charles, will do!
May 20th, 2014
@newbank Can we post a new photo every day during the each fortnight theme or just one photo for the week? Sorry, I'm new here!
May 20th, 2014
@rebecka post as many as you like! No rules! Experiment, have fun, learn, see things differently is the aim so keeping going.
May 20th, 2014
May 20th, 2014
Well you know me and my fight with black and white, well I've had a go and that is all I will say, more is on the actual photo in my project.
May 20th, 2014
Raspberries from my garden

May 20th, 2014
May 20th, 2014
Count me in please - here's my first submission:

May 20th, 2014
This is my idea of looking out at the night from the garden. Was shot mid morning .
May 20th, 2014
Annie asked me if I would be interested in this theme because I love b&w photography. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it at the moment, but I will give it a go today. Will post later this afternoon. Thanks for the invite @annied
May 21st, 2014
My first submission, which for some reason I'm not happy with, so critiques are welcome. This just may not be a good subject matter for B&W though.

May 21st, 2014
I'm in. This may be quite a challenge for me as I "see" gardens in color. Do I need to post my photos here or just on "my page"? Oop! I just discovered that I don't know how to place a photo into this thread.
May 21st, 2014
My submission, Day two. I'm not sure I like this one, it's a little dark.

May 21st, 2014
Please tag me -- thanks!
May 21st, 2014
I would to join in this challenge. Please tag me too.
May 21st, 2014
@newbank here is an attempt at a B&W garden shot!

May 21st, 2014
@zosimasy Looks like a bit of contrast would make this flower pop out more. Plants , flowers and landscapes look awesome in b&w
May 21st, 2014
Great idea. You could tag me, too, I might try to do some.
May 21st, 2014
I tried a couple of these today and discovered that I don't seem to be very good at figuring out what will make a good black and white photo.



May 21st, 2014
@daisymiller There's a drop down menu right next to the Post Reply menu, "How can I format my reply?' There are several choices to add URL links, img URL etc.

I use the img src="URL" option. (the code has brackets but I had to delete then to save the code for you, be sure to copy the entire code including the brackets)

1. Save the photo on your profile, go to the thread/page you wish to post the photo
2. Open "Post A Reply" or "comment", choose the "How can I format my reply?", copy this code: img src="URL" and then paste it into the comments section.
3. Open another window for 365 and go to your profile, double click to enlarge the photo you wish to enter
4. Right click the image, choose copy the image URL
5. Return to the thread/page, and paste the code where the letters URL reside (you must delete the letters URL and paste the code there)

Clear as mud? Someone else may have an easier way to accomplish the task and explain it better.

You can post the photos here and on your profile, just remember to tag them with: bw-fn-1

Hope that helps
May 21st, 2014
Planning to do some more B&W today on my morning walk. If you know the variety of flower pictured here please let me know, thanks!

May 21st, 2014
May 21st, 2014
@crescentmoon86 This is absolutely beautiful B&W! love it!
May 21st, 2014
May 21st, 2014
I uploaded two today... so how are these?



May 21st, 2014
May 21st, 2014
@crescentmoon86 Amazing shot and processing Kimberly.
May 22nd, 2014
thanks for organizing this challenge
May 22nd, 2014
May 22nd, 2014
May 22nd, 2014
WoW! I'm LOVING these! Amazing photos!!! And the week had just begun!
May 22nd, 2014
@newbank Ah! Found it! Are we allowed more than 1 entry each?
May 22nd, 2014
@yrhenwr yes. Theme will change every fortnight but you can do as many or as few as you like. There is no voting intthis thread so post as many as you get inspired by.
May 22nd, 2014
Thanks
May 22nd, 2014
Please tag me in your bw fortnights. Thanks!
May 22nd, 2014
Sue
Please tag me in as well. I will see what I can do when it stops raining! Some great shots in here.
May 22nd, 2014
May 22nd, 2014
Please tag me in as well, thank you :-)
May 22nd, 2014
May 22nd, 2014
May 22nd, 2014
I'm not completely happy with this but I'm posting it because it's the start of a journey - I really want to get comfortable with B&W.

Faults aside, it reminds me of gardening in the sunshine, which can't be a bad thing.

May 22nd, 2014
@newbank oooh great challenge - please tag me too
May 23rd, 2014
May 23rd, 2014
I hope it is ok to just enter with asking to be added, I have tagged my pic :)
May 23rd, 2014
May 23rd, 2014
May 23rd, 2014
@newbank Please tag me in, thank you. Great theme idea!
May 23rd, 2014
Wasn't happy with yesterday's shot, so here is take two...

May 24th, 2014
May 24th, 2014
May 24th, 2014
May 24th, 2014
Just seen this challenge and I love the idea! Please add me in to the tag! @newbank
May 24th, 2014
I'm so enjoying the direction this is nudging me in ...
May 24th, 2014
Not sure if this qualifies - they are in my garden.

May 24th, 2014
Took me a while to get going but here are two:



May 24th, 2014
I joined in too this week -

May 25th, 2014
Here's another:

May 25th, 2014
May 25th, 2014
I'd love to be tagged in too, please.

May 25th, 2014
A Bird Poo Spider sitting on her eggs, in a Feijoa Tree in our back yard.

May 25th, 2014
May 25th, 2014
A grape tendril
May 26th, 2014
My last image from the series BW-FN1 .For the entire week I stayed only with this theme and had so much fun!I can't wait to see the BW-FN-2!
May 26th, 2014
May 26th, 2014


Our quiet place in the garden.
May 26th, 2014

Starting to sprout.
May 26th, 2014
A small flowerbud, just about to unfurl
May 26th, 2014
A view of a pomegranate
May 27th, 2014
@pamknowler Love them! Great B&W
May 27th, 2014
A sunflower that has moved beyond its prime
May 27th, 2014
A different view of a pomegranate
May 28th, 2014
This will be a fun challenge. Be sure to tag me for future. This is my contribution for the fortnight:
May 30th, 2014
First one:

May 30th, 2014
And two:

May 30th, 2014
And three!

May 31st, 2014
I like to be fashionably late :-) Here's my contribution to the challenge:

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