Black & White Shots

[GRONK]

Recently I've been experimenting a bit with black and white photography which I feel is often underrated because many people are drawn to the vibrancy of colour images. However, black and white photography has a timeless quality that I feel strips away distractions, allowing viewers to focus more on composition, contrast, and texture whilst being able to evoke a sense of nostalgia and emotion in a way that colour sometimes can't. It is with this in mind that I was a little surprised to see we didn't already have a thread dedicated to it.

[1] - Basford Brook Culvert, Crewe

[2] - Argyll and Bute Hospital, Lochgilphead

[3] - St Peter's Seminary, Cardross

[4] - Torpantau Tunnel, Brecon Beacons​

 

[Mikeymutt]

I like black and white and would like to do more. I often use a vintage prime lens on an adaptor. Then use a Fuji black and white recipe in the camera which is quite contrasty and grainy.

 

[HughieD]

Spot on there about B+W @GRONK
Used to develop and print my own B+W and miss that now. Need to reevaluate some of my colour shots now!

 

[Lenston]

A few recent ones.

 

[Guernica03]

The shot of the rubber belt inside the big metal shed is properly cool

 

[HughieD]

OK - here's 5 shots from me from recent explores, reinterpreted in black and white: