I have been busy on the blog this week, so this post is short and sweet as I share my black and white version of this woodpecker.
Back in early 2017, with my new Lumix camera in tow, I strode along the American River Bike Trail hoping for some good photo ops! Although it was late January, it was a sunny day and birds were out. I was so excited to see Mr. Woodpecker here.
Cee’s challenge accepts black and white photos with these elements: I chose the third one to highlight the pop of red on his little birdy head.
- Black and white photography
- Sepia tones (browns)
- Selective color with the majority of the photo being in black and white
- Desaturated – very little color tone left in your photo
Here he is in full color with minimal post-editing. I zoomed in on him quite a bit, and was pleased with the clarity.
Feel free to join Cee’s Black and White Photography Challenge every Thursday where she provides a new theme.
If you are on Instagram and enjoy challenges, check out the Instagram Summer Photo Challenge that begins July 1st.
Sunday Stills themes for July are ready for planning purposes, too!
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Nice selection of color, Terri!
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Yay, a comment! Thanks, Janis…somehow the comments on my last two posts were disabled!
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I noticed that. Also it seems that the comment area is hard to find… you have to click on the Comment link at the top, right, under your header in order to activate the comment box. It seems different… did you make some changes? Normally you get lots of comments so maybe others are having trouble too.
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I didn’t do anything, I spent a few frantic moments with the WordPress folks trying to figure it all out. Weird.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
AND THIS RDHEAD WAS SO ENCOURAGING BY STANDING STILL FOR YOU—A LOT OF REDS i KNOW (INCLUDING MYSELF) WON’T STOP FOR THE CAMERA! 🙂 GRET PHOTOS!
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Tell me what program or app you use to get one color in a b/w shot, please. I love the red head highlighted. Thanks.
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I use premium PicMonkey to for post editing. Thank you!
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Is she named Lucy? or if male, Prince Harry?
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He could be! 😉
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Amazing shot of the woodpecker, Terri. Love the BW version too – it accentuates the woodpecker so much more, making it the star of the photo 🙂 He looked like he was enjoying the sunshine and warmth, and hope you are too 🙂
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Thank you so much, Mabel!
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He looks as if he’s wearing a little woolly hat, but it was January after all, Terri. Love the photo. It has so many details and texture in it.
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Thanks, Hugh, this was one of the earlier shots with my new camera then and I was really pleased with the quality!
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Gorgeous bird beautifully captured. Your almost black and white version made his crown colors pop
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I was pleased with the outcome! Thanks, Lisa!
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