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meso
Jun 14, 2013
This thread is intended to be used to share any of your black and white (including toned B&W) photographs. These images can be of any subject.


View Lead Me Away on Flickr


View Out to the Fog on Flickr


View To The Point on Flickr


View In A World of Grey on Flickr


View Still Waters on Flickr


View Wading Waters on Flickr

meso fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Jul 30, 2013

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atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
share any black and white photos? fine


Corgg. by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


High and Dry by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Morning Light by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Transition by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Turbine Mast by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Drew (Mirror) by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Granny by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Midnight, Open Space Preserve by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Onward and Upward by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Lady with Dog by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Bolinas Afternoon, Fog Retreating by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Ghosts by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Coyote's Land, Fog Sea by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Chaparral Plains by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


East Bay, North Bay by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Hendrix by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Recede by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Nothing by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Break by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


A Home by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Leaving by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Fade by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


The Noble Bird by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Vert by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Town by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Sea by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


The Boat Shack by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


4683 by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


The Long Way Home by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Shadows by atomicthumbs, on Flickr


Morning at the End by atomicthumbs, on Flickr

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...
Ah, the thread for me... I take a lot of black and white photos/do a lot of black and white conversions. I have a feeling I'll end up posting here a lot.


Still by alcedocristata


Fragile by alcedocristata


Shape and Form by alcedocristata


Blind Sensitive Sensations by alcedocristata


Denial by alcedocristata

Edit: Added links.

Sparowe fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Jul 30, 2013

8th-snype
Aug 28, 2005

My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012


Young Orc
Hey 2/3rds of the posters in here, stop stealth linking your flickr poo poo. It's against the TOS and sometimes I would like to favorite things.

Musket
Mar 19, 2008

DSCF0818-Edit.jpg by Ashade76, on Flickr


DSCF1247-Edit.jpg by Ashade76, on Flickr


_DSF2694-Edit.jpg by Ashade76, on Flickr


_DSF2726-Edit.jpg by Ashade76, on Flickr

McMadCow
Jan 19, 2005

With our rifles and grenades and some help from God.
Agreed, I'd like to check out some of these Flickr galleries.

B&W is cool. Here's some darkroom prints.


Saint by McMadCow, on Flickr


Karen by McMadCow, on Flickr


Amelia by McMadCow, on Flickr


The Cadet by McMadCow, on Flickr


Gwen by McMadCow, on Flickr


Jimmy Again by McMadCow, on Flickr


DeSalle by McMadCow, on Flickr


Another Lindsay! by McMadCow, on Flickr

:nws:

Karen in the Swan by McMadCow, on Flickr

:nws:

The Water by McMadCow, on Flickr

:nws:

Saint Again by McMadCow, on Flickr

LargeHadron
May 19, 2009

They say, "you mean it's just sounds?" thinking that for something to just be a sound is to be useless, whereas I love sounds just as they are, and I have no need for them to be anything more than what they are.
I do faces mostly.


DSC03642 by LargeHadron, on Flickr


DSC03644 by LargeHadron, on Flickr


DSC03657 by LargeHadron, on Flickr


DSC03661 by LargeHadron, on Flickr


DSC03578 by LargeHadron, on Flickr


DSC03592 by LargeHadron, on Flickr

MrBlandAverage
Jul 2, 2003

GNNAAAARRRR

Ford LTD by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr


Levels by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr


Near Clatskanie, Oregon by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr


SW 5th & Columbia by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr


Amtrak Cascades by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr


Cloud Gate by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr

voodoorootbeer
Nov 8, 2004

We may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or later we push up flowers.
goddamnit

GIVE ME BACK MY FACE by voodoorootbeer, on Flickr


Untitled by voodoorootbeer, on Flickr


Christa by voodoorootbeer, on Flickr

Whitezombi
Apr 26, 2006

With these Zombie Eyes he rendered her powerless - With this Zombie Grip he made her perform his every desire!
Awesome images everyone. I have a few B&W photos.


Silver by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_2253 by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_2257 by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_37593759 by natebol, on Flickr


_MG_4363 by natebol, on Flickr


Steve by natebol, on Flickr


Harold by natebol, on Flickr


Perfect Hair Forever 2 by natebol, on Flickr


Pull the strings... by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_06750675 by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_3013-2 by natebol, on Flickr


Frozen by natebol, on Flickr


Web of Ferris by natebol, on Flickr


IMG_8253 by natebol, on Flickr


Coy Koi 2 by natebol, on Flickr

I'll post some landscapes at some point.

Ramms+ein
Nov 11, 2003
Henshin-a-go-go, baby!
Hey atomicthumbs, how'd you push the film like that with your Olympus Stylus? Thanks!

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Ramms+ein posted:

Hey atomicthumbs, how'd you push the film like that with your Olympus Stylus? Thanks!

Acros 100 and underexposure by virtue of dusk :ssh:

real nap shit
Feb 2, 2008

Whitezombi your pics all own.


IMG_4095 by s-bothun, on Flickr

IMG_3964 by s-bothun, on Flickr

IMG_3528 by s-bothun, on Flickr

fireflies by s-bothun, on Flickr

Ric
Nov 18, 2005

Apocalypse dude








Chill Callahan
Nov 14, 2012




alkanphel
Mar 24, 2004


Stamford by alkanphel, on Flickr


Bras Brasah by alkanphel, on Flickr


Marina Bay by alkanphel, on Flickr


Telok Ayer by alkanphel, on Flickr


Saint Andrew's Cathedral by alkanphel, on Flickr


Keppel by alkanphel, on Flickr


Stamford 2 by alkanphel, on Flickr

TomR
Apr 1, 2003
I both own and operate a pirate ship.

2013-14 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2013-8 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2012-401 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2012-300 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2012-109 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2011-825 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2011-688 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr


2011-684 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

Infrared is basically black and white, just with some fake color added in.


P7150495-Edit.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

meso
Jun 14, 2013
I'm definitely not attempting to modsass or anything, but I'm a bit confused by this thread now. I originally created this thread to be dedicated to all black and white photography, not another "Life with Photographs" thread. I'm unsure why the thread title was changed, to something very different than was intended. Perhaps it was my fault for using the word 'life' at the beginning of my original thread title, but that was just coincidence. The intent for this thread and the title don't seem to match now, and instead we're left with two duplicate thread titles in the Dorkroom. If perhaps the original intent got lost in the phrasing I used, I apologize - but this thread isn't related to sharing your everyday life and was intended for all types, professional or amateur, of black and white photography.

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
"black and white" isn't really a genre and we already have threads for mediums. for yours, try the landscape thread, or if it's a new kind of camera you're taking your B&W pics with, make a thread for that

meso
Jun 14, 2013
I understand the idea behind that approach, but I must respectfully disagree that Black and White isn't a genre. In the world of photography, black and white is often seen as more than just style of image. Having studied black and white specifically, it stretches beyond just a desaturation of colour. The approach to black and white photography is completely different and requires one to shoot in a completely different manner as to how they would in colour. Focusing far more on textures and harsh contrast in lighting. And I think that fact is what separates it into it's own genre. While one could argue that black and white is not a genre because you can take any image and desaturate it, while that much is true - the approach one is taught to take on B&W makes it specific enough to warrant its own genre in my opinion.

You will find that it's often recognized as a genre. Here for example.

While I acknowledge that many people see B&W as merely a style of a photograph. I would certainly argue that it's a genre on it's own, primarily because of the approach used when one shoots with the intent of it being a black and white photograph. Should I be shooting the same subject, the way I shoot it would depend entirely on whether I was shooting it in black or white or colour.

While my originally uploaded images were all landscapes, my plan was/is to span several types of photography with my posts here. The posts that would be posted here are any shots that were taken with black and white in mind. Where unique B&W aspects were focused on. I would be able to post majority into other threads, but for the most part they don't belong there as much as they would in a dedicated B&W thread, because they had a different approach.


Malachite Flight by Bryn De Kocks, on Flickr


Rigormortem by Bryn De Kocks, on Flickr

meso fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Jul 31, 2013

SoundMonkey
Apr 22, 2006

I just push buttons.


meso posted:

I'm definitely not attempting to modsass or anything, but I'm a bit confused by this thread now. I originally created this thread to be dedicated to all black and white photography, not another "Life with Photographs" thread. I'm unsure why the thread title was changed, to something very different than was intended. Perhaps it was my fault for using the word 'life' at the beginning of my original thread title, but that was just coincidence. The intent for this thread and the title don't seem to match now, and instead we're left with two duplicate thread titles in the Dorkroom. If perhaps the original intent got lost in the phrasing I used, I apologize - but this thread isn't related to sharing your everyday life and was intended for all types, professional or amateur, of black and white photography.

It was either that or gas it :v:

I'm just being silly, I'll change it back when I wake up tomorrow.

There are just SO MANY other places to post photos, like half our threads are probably for that or a similar purpose.

Fake edit: Or maybe I'll change it back now.

Real edit: I'd also like to point out that Wikipedia lists "Lolcat" as a genre of photography. Although I guess we have the Best Thread for that.

SoundMonkey fucked around with this message at 10:16 on Jul 31, 2013

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...
To avoid a derail into discussing genres... Photos! Black and white/toned photos!


Guardian by alcedocristata, on Flickr


The Vibrations of Sound 3 by alcedocristata, on Flickr


Tiptoe. by alcedocristata, on Flickr


Hide. by alcedocristata, on Flickr


Simplicity by alcedocristata, on Flickr

Sludge Tank
Jul 31, 2007

by Azathoth

Me & Molly by Alex Gard, on Flickr

This was among the first few photos I took on my new MF. lovely Shanghai GP3 100 film. I flew interstate to be with my dog because she was going downhill really fast of old age. I wanted to take some photos of her before we put her to sleep. Such a sad few days. A bit overexposed, I was metering from a greycard with iphone app. Metering is something I really need to learn properly.

Looten Plunder
Jul 11, 2006
Grimey Drawer

The lines in this make me feel ill. The whole picture moves when I scroll :wth:

MrBlandAverage
Jul 2, 2003

GNNAAAARRRR

xcore posted:

The lines in this make me feel ill. The whole picture moves when I scroll :wth:

Good :hehe:

meso posted:

You will find that it's often recognized as a genre. Here for example.

While I acknowledge that many people see B&W as merely a style of a photograph. I would certainly argue that it's a genre on it's own, primarily because of the approach used when one shoots with the intent of it being a black and white photograph. Should I be shooting the same subject, the way I shoot it would depend entirely on whether I was shooting it in black or white or colour.

:lol: using a Wikipedia category index as a source :lol:

I would shoot something differently if I were using slide film or color negative film - that doesn't mean they're different genres. It means the medium is different.

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...
Oh look, more B&W photos, which were taken with them being converted to black and white in mind, which had me focus on different lighting and textures as opposed to if I were keeping them in colour.

Different things mean other things for different folks and all that. Can't we just have a nice thread where we post our black and white photographs, that isn't riddled with arguments about the content when there actually isn't anything to argue about?


The Face by alcedocristata, on Flickr


The Prayer by alcedocristata, on Flickr

MrBlandAverage
Jul 2, 2003

GNNAAAARRRR

Sparowe posted:

Oh look, more B&W photos, which were taken with them being converted to black and white in mind, which had me focus on different lighting and textures as opposed to if I were keeping them in colour.

Different things mean other things for different folks and all that. Can't we just have a nice thread where we post our black and white photographs, that isn't riddled with arguments about the content when there actually isn't anything to argue about?

You might have missed the part where the OP got mad about other people posting black and white pictures in his thread. You also seem to have missed the part where, you know, I posted black and white pictures.

meso posted:

I originally created this thread to be dedicated to all black and white photography, not another "Life with Photographs" thread.

What does this even mean, anyway?

ohrwurm
Jun 25, 2003

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

Black and white is pretty fun.

This one I shot with Portra 400. Good solid film for b/w use.


img145.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

This was Polaroid High Definition. Not great, I don't think it aged well myself.


img015.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

Fuji superia 1600. Nice if you want a grainy, roughshod look.


1600superhg043.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr


1600superhg051.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

Fuji quality 100. Cheap, respectable.


img017.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

I also did some kodachrome, developed it black and white using HC110. Trippy results.


kodachrome024.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr


kodachrome038.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

real nap shit
Feb 2, 2008


IMG_4144 by s-bothun, on Flickr

meso
Jun 14, 2013

MrBlandAverage posted:

You might have missed the part where the OP got mad about other people posting black and white pictures in his thread. You also seem to have missed the part where, you know, I posted black and white pictures.

You must have come in late or something... I didn't get mad over the posting of any pictures. A mod changed the title of the thread to "Life in photographs: post your photography". Which I felt didn't match the intention of the thread - and was confusing because there was already a thread with that title in the Dorkroom. I just voiced my opinion on why I thought the thread title should be changed back to reflect the intention of the thread content.


MrBlandAverage posted:

What does this even mean, anyway?

As above.

Anyway, enough of this bullshittery. Let's share and enjoy photos.

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

meso posted:

Anyway, enough of this bullshittery. Let's share and enjoy photos.



enjoy

Dynastocles
May 29, 2009

"If you'll excuse me, my dinner time is six o'clock. Only gangsters eat at 9 o'clock, after some bootlegging and a hot game of craps."






Sludge Tank
Jul 31, 2007

by Azathoth

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Oppressive Silence off Ridgecrest Blvd. by atomicthumbs, on Flickr

voodoorootbeer
Nov 8, 2004

We may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or later we push up flowers.

Is this shot on that sprouted Ezekiel grain horseshit?

SpaceGoatFarts
Jan 5, 2010

sic transit gloria mundi


Nap Ghost

DSC02289 par GoatG, sur Flickr


DSC00586 par GoatG, sur Flickr

Cacator
Aug 6, 2005

You're quite good at turning me on.


Rotterdam Centraal by Cacator, on Flickr

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pootiebigwang
Jun 26, 2008

Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Untitled by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Nick by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Jon by Dev Luns, on Flickr


Haints by Dev Luns, on Flickr

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