Saturday, February 23, 2013

Focusing on Life - Week 8



“This week look deeper through the lens to the story your photo captures...be daring and shoot in black & white.”

I had no real plan or idea what I was going to do when I grabbed my camera and went over to the Mill Pond Park in town this week. I was, however, wondering how a black & white photo could tell a story better than a colour photo.

I took a few shots of inanimate objects and some of trees. Then from the corner of my eye, I saw something that I simply had to snap a photo of. It wasn’t until I got home, downloaded all the photos from my camera and modified them from colour to B&W that this one particular photo stood out among them.

It was an unplanned photo, the scene that had captured my attention from the corner of my eye. At that moment, I understood how powerful a monochromatic photo could be. This one picture speaks volumes with its simplicity. It makes a powerful statement in B&W. The colour version did not have the same kind of impact. See for yourself.

Enduring Love


An elderly couple

Hand in hand

Walking down the path of life

Together still

In the winter of their lives.


P.S. I purchased a book at the thrift store last year and inside of it were two old B&W photographs, forgotten by the person who donated the book. I wrote about them here.

14 comments:

  1. What a lovely photo. I spent the week in transit so edited old photos rather than try and take something new! The contrast between the white beaches of Costa Rica and the white snow of home was too depressing to want to photograph it anyway!

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  2. a very evocative image... and lovely words :)

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  3. Your photo speaks for itself as you said. Great eye you have. Old photos of strangers have fallen into my life at different times and I wonder about these people and make up stories about them to assuage my curiosity,

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  4. I adore your shot! Such love and devotion. Black and white is perfect for them.

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  5. A great moment captured...and love the way this was processed. Great 'corner of the eye' shot!!

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  6. It's a beautiful photo. I love the imagery and feelings it evokes.

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  7. Well worth the effort of turning around to grab one last shot!

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  8. what a beautiful post in so many ways. love that lasts a lifetime, still holding each other up. Really beautiful

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  9. WOW Bonnie you hit the nail on the head. I thought all week about my pic too. I didn't care much for the black & white pics but this challenge has changed my mind. You described it perfectly.

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  10. What a beautiful and lucky capture! And you described it so well. This photo made me think of the week we had to feel the love!

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  11. That's a great shot and a moving image.

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