Wild Weekly Photo Challenge #22: Black and White

I’m participating in the onlineadventure travel and photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Black and White!

At first I thought black & white?  Do I really have photos that would be suitable?

Then I thought – well, my beloved Fattee Cattee is black, & fluffy & rather photogenic:

 

 

& flowers, even roses, minus their glowing colours are then plays of light and shadow, as are creamy magnolia, simple daisies and the fluffy native flowers:

 

 

 

Finally, minus its colour, a Grevillea flower with raindrops:

Birds are rather striking: black & white brings out the startling white of the gulls and the power of the raven:

 

The straight lines and angularity of city architecture is perfect for black and white:

 

 

 

& objects (these are Christmas ornaments) are revealed in a manner which both simplifies their presence in a photo and intensifies the interaction of light and shadow:

 

Some things are just perfect for black and white: a yacht with a pure white sail on a dull day:

And trees: their varied shapes and shadows.  These first 2 are paperbark – wild and almost scary.

 

They have wonderful flowers:

Black & white is great for details: a cedar trunk and the trunk of a massive moreton bay fig:

 

it’s also wonderful for the amazing shapes of trees: a peppermint tree and – well – I don’t know 🙂

 

   

These are Jacaranda trees in flower in Hyde Park, Perth, WA:

& the marvellous shapes of, the light and striping shades on, towering conifers:

I have enjoyed this challenge – probably more than I should have.  I hope I haven’t overdone it!!

I love playing with colour in my photos, but this has been a rewarding & truly a learning experience.  I am looking forward to visiting other entries.