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#WordlessWednesday: Gold in Monochrome

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For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.

Black and White Sunflower Bud
Monochrome Sunflower Bud
Tall Sungold Sunflower, TeddyBear
Monochrome Teddybear Sunflower
Valley of Fire Rocks
Monochrome Outcropping Valley of Fire

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~ Rumi.

Sharing for Cee’s FOTD, Cee’s CMMC, Denyse Whelan’s WW and Pics, Lens-Artists: Monochrome/BW, and Marsha’s WQ: Fire

Join me this Sunday, Sept 10 as we play with gold and orange, this month’s featured colors for the Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge. Hope you enjoyed this preview.

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61 responses to “#WordlessWednesday: Gold in Monochrome”

  1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Great photos, Terri. The Valley of Fire outcropping looks like chocolate ice cream to me. Lol.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Heehee, are you hungry? Thanks Diana!🤎

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
        D. Wallace Peach

        I must be. Doesn’t it though? A big helping of chocolate ice cream.

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  2. KymPossible Avatar
    KymPossible

    The Teddybear Sunflower is spectacular! Love it!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Kym. They are so unusual.

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  3. Leya Avatar
    Leya

    Beautiful, Terri!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Anne-Christine!

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  4. Denyse’s Words & Pics. Link Up #WWandPics Wednesdays. Avatar
    Denyse’s Words & Pics. Link Up #WWandPics Wednesdays.

    What a visual delight here Terri. Thanks so much for linking up and joining the community at Denyse’s Words and Pics. Join in next week if you can. No themes, just share a post! Warm wishes, Denyse

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Denyse! See you soon!

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  5. Eugi Avatar
    Eugi

    Beautiful photos, and the black and white one shows such detail – just stunning.💖

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Eugi! That is one of my favorite B&W images.

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      1. Eugi Avatar
        Eugi

        Color photos are beautiful but black and white photos seem so crisp.

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  6. Wind Kisses Avatar
    Wind Kisses

    To think a sunflower bud can be that stunning in black and white is amazing. Great contrasts, Terri. Enjoy your week too.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Donna! A sunflower in b&w seems the opposite of our expectations.

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  7. Toni Pike Avatar
    Toni Pike

    glorious, Terri x

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you Toni!

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  8. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
    Miriam Hurdle

    Lovely photos getting ready for your orange and gold this Sunday, Terri! I have to find them from my archives.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Miriam, I look forward to your post 🧡

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      1. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
        Miriam Hurdle

        Sure, Terri! ❤

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  9. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    These three beauties answered a lot of challenges, Terri. 🙂 Well done.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Janet! There was some fun inspiration this week!

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  10. Bernie Avatar
    Bernie

    Now I’ve had to look up Valley of Fire. Wow – spectacular.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      It really delivers, too, Bernie! A few years ago, we got snowed out of Sedona during the winter and my plans for visiting Antelope Canyon fizzled due to weather. We left and ended up in Las Vegas for a week and there we discovered VOF. It even had a small slot canyon to enjoy among other amazing attractions. It’s a state park so only $10 American dollars to enter.

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      1. Bernie Avatar
        Bernie

        It seems like a cool place. I’m not sure when travel will take us south to the USA, but that whole area with all those interesting landforms will be on the list. We’ve only done Joshua Tree National Park.

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  11. Bernie Avatar
    Bernie

    Great job of monochrome and why am I not surprised there is a sunflower in the group😉.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Bernie! You know me well! 🌻

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  12. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Terri, my favorite here is the Teddybear Sunflower as it’s so vibrant and you see the textures of the petals up close.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Linda! I grew that cutie from seeds. They weren’t very big but definitely lived up to their name.

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  13. Tina Schell Avatar
    Tina Schell

    How nice that our challenges were so well coordinated Terri. Beautiful images all!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you! Love when that happens!

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  14. JohnRH Avatar
    JohnRH

    GREAT photos. LOVE the Vally of Fire.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, John! VOF is a magical place isn’t it?

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      1. JohnRH Avatar
        JohnRH

        👍

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  15. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    Love the various gold Terri!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Debbie!

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  16. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com Avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    Lovely images, Terri. My neighbor’s sunflowers are sadly coming to their end. Maybe next year I’ll suggest that he plant a few Teddybears.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Janis! Yes the sunnies are drooping or have had their seeds completely eaten. Some are still blooming but by the end of September it can get cold at night, and that’s it. I was successful growing the teddies in Sacramento.

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  17. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    I love your Valley of Fire picture and your monochrome of the sunflower. Wow! You should see my beautiful sunflower now. It looks like someone beat it up! Thanks for linking.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Marsha! Yeah, I have a lot of weepy, drooping sunflowers, but still quite a few growing. At least the birds are feeding off the seeds. The Valley of Fire is such an awesome area, I knew I had a color monochrome I could sneak in 👍

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      1. Marsha Avatar
        Marsha

        Very well done!

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  18. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    Love your sunflowers for this week 😀 😀

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Cee! 🌻 Isn’t that Fluffy Teddybear a stunner? I might still have the seeds I harvested from it a few years ago.

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  19. Graham Avatar
    Graham

    Very nice Terri. Love the Valley of Fire.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thanks, Graham. Being surrounded by the red rock seems to be healing.

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  20. Anne Sandler Avatar
    Anne Sandler

    Great images Terri! You win the prize for blogging on the most challenges in a single post!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Lol, thank you, Anne! I really appreciated your description of monochrome using color. Another blogger told me it wasn’t true monochrome a while back. I think they make compelling images. Thanks for hosting!

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  21. Cathy Avatar
    Cathy

    A great precursor to Sunday, Terri. I love the monochrome sunflower bud too.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Cathy! See you Sunday!

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      1. Cathy Avatar
        Cathy

        Just sorting out some photos 😁

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  22. Jacqui Murray Avatar
    Jacqui Murray

    I like all of those, but mountains–with their horizon lines–always speak to me the loudest.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Jacqui! Those cliffs are everywhere in the Valley of Fire State park near Vegas.

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  23. Hammad Rais Avatar
    Hammad Rais

    The teddy bear sunflower looks so wonderful 🙂

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Aren’t they something? I still have the seeds, and I want to try to grow these next spring. Thank you, Hammad!

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  24. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen M. Chesebro

    Great images, Terri. The closeups of the flowers are poetic!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Colleen! I really love how the one b&w sunflower came out. 💛 🤍

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      1. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
        Colleen M. Chesebro

        I love the detail! It really shows you how lovely nature is!

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  25. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    Beautiful photos Terri 🙂

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Brian!

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  26. Tofino Photography Avatar
    Tofino Photography

    great shots Terri!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
      Terri Webster Schrandt

      Thank you, Wayne! Been missing your posts!

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      1. Tofino Photography Avatar
        Tofino Photography

        will try to get out soon,gets tougher as I get older.

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