Apples

One more textural shot- but this time taking the smooth route. I also liked how the different colored apples changed significantly when converted to black and white. The bright greens became very light and the reds went much darker.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[summerfield]

and this reminds me, i have a pear to eat! :-)

[👑 AnaZad]

Fantastic capture of these apples..they look so appetizing.

[mzbull]

Interesting.

[Lee-Ann]

Brilliant capture...nice shades of b&w.

[Tammy]

Love the contrast of the different colors, great capture!

[Maggiemae]

... and the black stem was a great contrast!

[Wendy Bowden]

Wonderful focus & composition

[Nicole Campbell]

Even in black and white they look very juicy

[Marta]

I like how the colours of the apples are reflected in the black and white.

[Joyce]

I really like this in B&W Ann

[alia_801]

Great shot - interesting contrasts in B&W :)

[Graham Thresher]

Love this capture

[Margaret Obey]

This works so well in b&w. It really shows the wonderful light making it a fav for me.

[Sandi]

A nice close-up. How neat to think of including red and green apples together in the same shot. Intriguing to see the differences. I think I might have an apple for breakfast now! :)

[Nicole]

Beautiful contrast between the two types of apples!! and great textures!!

[Vesna]

Beautiful.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Very nicely done, Ann.

[Francoise]

oh, of course! smooth is a texture too. the color stuff is so fascinating.

[Miley]

Cool shot

[James_Nicholas]

Good contrasts. Happy valentines day!

[Linda]

Looks great! Nice shot.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Sally Ings]

It has a ying and yang feel to it. Lovely in black and white

[Islandgirl]

Love the shapes and textures Ann!

[Joan Robillard]

Works well in bw.

[Susan Golding]

Nice in b&w!

[Daisy Miller]

Great BW shot. I like how the BW tones change according to the apple color.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@thresheg @ceilidh @ianplimmer Thank you Graham, Margaret and Ian for the favs!

@kerristephens @summerfield @anazad511 @mzbull @leestevo @maggiemae @tabarlett @wenbow @nicolecampbell @whimsicalgrateful @thistle @alia_801 @gratefulness @nicoleterheide @vesna0210 @aikimomm @francoise @miley89 @nicholas @pippie @bkbinthecity @salza @radiogirl @joansmor @windridge @daisymiller

And thanks to all of you for your views and comments!

@nicholas Thank you James! I hope yours was a happy one too!

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

really nice lighting on the gloss of the apples in black and white

[Bill Fenske]

Hmm, I could see red here. :)

[☠northy]

nice composition... if you are using LR or PS, you'll have colour sliders that will let you play around with how the colours convert to black and white :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@fugitivemoments Thank you Linda!
@bill_fe Thanks Bill! I should have saved it for my flash of red shot. I think the one I'm about to post is a little silly!
@northy Thanks Northy! I don't have LR or PS, but I think I can do that in the program I have- I just haven't figured it out yet. Someday... Right now I'm more interested in figuring out the T3i!

[Carole Imes]

Excellent contrasts and lighting.... I like how the display fills the frame.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@cimes1 Thank you Carole! It's just a close up of our fruit basket, which is usually filled with apples.

[Rick Schies]

Ann as I scrolled down the page somehow I knew this was your image. Very well done

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@digitalrn Thank you Rick! You are the second person who has said that about one of my pictures! I guess I have a style and I don't even know it!

[Bev]

Very nice shot, Ann. I like how the different colors appear in black and white as well.

[Allison Williams]

Very interesting exercise. It is amazing what shifting to B&W can do.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues Thank you Bev!
@allie912 Thank you Allison!

[Pyrrhula]

Love the shine on the apple`s. Great close up.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pyrrhula Thank you Pyrrhula!