This page explores the possibilities of black 'n' white (or nearly-so).
I hope you like the samples.
(Click on a picture to see it full screen; then select the cross in the top right corner to return to this page.)
Early morning in the gill
W ith my new, super "camera" in my "new" mobile telephone I took an early morning walk. Here is the Gill, just awakening. (Not quite b&w, but still.) The damp ground; the posts leading into the picture; the tree in the middle ground; the car providing one touch of distinctive colour; the bare space in the top right...
All these seem to create an atmosphere of the day's beginning.
Pigeon lurk
T
hese two were scanning the surroundings, hoping for the sight of a tasty morsel. (Or perhaps they were tuning in to a thrilling Netflicks fillum!)
Trees along gill banks
E
arly morning; dark, cloudy skies; family of trees hugging the foreground. The tonal variation between the trees suggests depth and the soft focus enhances the picture's atmosphere.