Black and White Challenge 23= Flora

January 23rd, 2018
Thankyou for selecting me as the the host for the black and white challenge #23 by voting for my loving bugs!

I have always loved photos of flowers done in black and white, so I have chosen FLORA as the subject for this round.


I wont be picky as to the definition of flora, officially there are three categories
Native flora.- The native and indigenous flora of an area.
Agricultural and horticultural flora (garden flora).- The plants that are deliberately grown by humans.
Weed flora.- Traditionally this classification was applied to plants regarded as undesirable

I know many of you in the Northern hemisphere are under snow and cant get outside so i will accept cut flowers or even faux ones if thats all you have!

For this challenge you can you can take your photos using black and white settings in-camera, or use software to convert to black and white in post processing., I will be looking for Form accentuated by whatever lighting you choose, either outdoor/natural light or indoor /studio lighting of your own making. so think about that technical aspect as well as selecting interesting specimens.. ,

tag your entries bw-23

photos must be taken between now and the 3rd of February 2018

enjoy!


January 23rd, 2018
here is a photo i took yesterday as an example , I enjoyed the contrast between the dark leaves and the light coloured bud, and also how the light made patterns on the leaves . I accentuated these aspects of the shot using post-processing. in silverefex software. . There are many other ways to convert to black and white, but I enjoy using silverefex. This is part of the Nik software set and i think it can still be downloaed free from here

https://www.google.com/nikcollection/

January 23rd, 2018
Congratulations on your win! I love the theme you chose and will definitely contribute.
January 23rd, 2018
@hrb73 looking forward to it Hydee, enjoy yourself
January 24th, 2018
Hmmm.... so... just to be clear... flora refers to things that grow, right? And not flowers exclusively? Just checking 🤓
January 24th, 2018
fabulous! I will do my best to partake :)
January 24th, 2018
@northy yeah if you are averse to flowers it can be any part of the plant! lol
January 24th, 2018
@annied you should have lots of subjects to choose from Annie
January 24th, 2018
@northy I actually thought of you when i didnt call it flowers....
January 24th, 2018
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January 24th, 2018
Good pick of theme! I bet there will be some answers! 🍀
January 24th, 2018
@kali66 Gland can use any part as not many flowers around where I live at moment and cut flowers too expensive
January 24th, 2018
@sarahlth agreed Sarah, even twigs will do!
January 24th, 2018
Immediately thought of Krista's @blueberry1222 monochrome flowers
January 24th, 2018
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January 25th, 2018
My effort an Amarillis.
January 29th, 2018

In Process
January 29th, 2018

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
January 29th, 2018
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February 2nd, 2018
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February 2nd, 2018
@portela thanks for participating, i love the retro processing
February 3rd, 2018
Thank you Kali
February 3rd, 2018
February 3rd, 2018
@caterina she looks like a drama queen in that spotlight :)
February 3rd, 2018
@kali66 She's an exhibitionist. She has been wearing her beautiful dresses for a month now...
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