Moonlight Shadow...

The trees that whisper in the evening
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
(Mike & Sally Oldfield)

This is another entry for the first B&W Fortnight challenge - B&W Gardens.

[Joan Robillard]

Your black and whites are so dramatic.

[Islandgirl]

Very atmospheric!
Love how the clouds are lite up.

[Laetitia Petrussa]

This is a wonderful photo! Loys of black and a few highlights. Lovely!

[Graeme Stevens]

Beautifully done and a great choice of lyrics too - a classic song

[Kevin Wallace]

So detailed, sharp and multi shaded, Richard. Love this and great lyric choice. Fav

[Jocasta]

Super fantastic - love this and FAV - is it infra red? I had the chip on my first DSLR converted for infra red - haven't used it for years. You've inspired me to dig it out.

[judith deacon]

Fantastic! My favourite song too so I have to FAV this!

[Gwenllian]

Ooh, I feel I am an intruder! Stunning night shot.

[Alice Burghart]

wow, very dramatic shot. Nicely done.

[Debs Stott]

I agree with others, very dramatic. And on the Trending page, well done.
I'm not sure if the garden feels friendly or scary. Whichever, a great shot and I'm glad that you are playing in the b&w challenge too!

[Margaret Obey]

What a great shot, love the link to the song!

[Pete Roberts]

Nice effect Richard gives it a bit of a mysterious look

[Fisher Family]

A lovely moody atmospheric shot!

Ian

[Frank Hymus]

Beautiful. Love the night time mood of the image Richard.

[David]

Fabulous composition, light, tonal range, mood …. love it! Fav!

[Alison Roberts]

Really atmospheric.......and love your title (one of my all time favourite songs)

[Trinda Love]

Super drama on a subject that is familiar, a home! But in this, more than that, wonderful sky

[GazBadger]

Very nice.... love the fantastic contrast in this. Great shot :-)

[Richard Sayer]

@jocasta Hi Joy - no, not IR (although it's something I would like to try)... in fact, if you check the Exif Data you will see that this was taken in bright afternoon sun and therefore owes most of its 'look' to Adobe rather than the moonlight in its title! Interestingly, I first tried processing this in Silver Efex Pro; then I tried it in PS cc and finally I tried an edit in LR5 and it's the LR5 version that you see here. I'm constantly amazed what can be done with that programme... but then again, I know it much better than the other two.

Sorry if this 'confession' disappoints anyone ;-)

[Rachel]

Fabulous dramatic shot, fantastic b&w

[Joey]

Love that song and your image!!

[Keith Porteous]

Fantastic drama here, wonderful!

[Krista Marson]

love the dark brooding tones.