Welcome to Flower Hour #4! I really appreciate your comments and links! I’ve already met two new bloggers who also love flowers.
With Halloween approaching, I’m showcasing black-and-white sunflowers from my archives. Feel free to share ANY flower, no theme or requirements other than it’s your own!
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. ~ John Harrigan
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Striking!
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Thank you, Cindy!
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I squeezed in Flower Hour before the new post: Roberta Writes – d’Verse, Esther Chilton’s writing challenge & Flower Hour #poetry #photography #flowers
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Hooray!
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My contribution
https://philosophyvia.photos/2025/11/03/flower-of-the-day-copy/
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These are lovely in b&w. I must see if any of my pictures translate well.
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Thank you, Robbie. Yours don’t have to be b&w, that was my choice. It’s a fun challenge, though.
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Fab in black and white, Terri!
Flower bud, my fav.
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Thank you, Mr Philo! Glad to see you subscribed to my blog again 😉
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A pleasure, Terri.
Hope to post a few images.
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Black and white present light in a unique way. I enjoy the perspective it offers.
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Amazing photos, Terri! I can sense the transformation of the sunflowers with your macros capturing the very fibers of the flower at this stage. Superb and inspiring photography..
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Thank you so much, Suzette! Seems counterintuitive to change sunflowers to black and white.
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Terri, Beautiful photos showing the details. Here’s my contribution: https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2025/10/31/october-2025-highlights-and-favourites/
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Thank you, Natalie!
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[…] a gallery of October blooms for Terri’s The Flower Hour. From top left clockwise: White anemones, azure monkshood, purple dahlia, sunflowers, white dahlias […]
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Thanks, Terri, for the prompt…https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/10/30/one-days-crop-for-the-flower-hour/
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Your sunflower pictures work very well in black and white. I especially like “faded to Black.”
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Thank you, Janis! That one really lent itself to that title. It was a sad day when I cut down all my spent sunflowers last week. I saved most of the seeds.
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Beautiful photos, Terri. The details in black and white photos seem so crisp. 🌻
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I’m so glad these worked for B&W, Eugi, even though its a bit counterintuitive for sunflowers!
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A different perspective, Terri. 😊
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Dear Terri
Really lovely B&W pictures. Unusual perspective, well done 👍👍
Thanks for sharing
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you, KB, I’m glad you saw what I saw as they literally fade to black. Enjoy your week!
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Interesting seeing flowers up close and in black & white. Good way to do this for Halloween! Here’s my entry:
https://wp.me/p3RE1e-mXO
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Thank you, Barbara! I know it seems counterintuitive to show sunflowers in B&W, but yes, I was going for seasonal moody! I was quite pleased with the giant seedhead.
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I like flowers in monochrome. They can work so well. Fabulous Terri 😀
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Thank you, Brian! These seemed to work in B&W! I tried a couple of others and they were just meh!
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These have great details, and sunflowers work so well in B&W due to textures. Here is mine:
https://sillarit.com/2025/10/29/shrubby-cinquefoil/
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Thank you, Ritva! I found great textures in these shots.
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John Harrigan’s quote perfectly fits your lovely photos, Terri. Happy Wednesday!
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Thank you, Hazel! Happy Wednesday!
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My pleasure always, Terri. Now it’s Thursday here. Very ahead.🤭
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I had to stick to colour, no pop without it.
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Of course! B&W was my choice.
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You can really see the shapes and textures this way, but I still prefer the yellow. 😁. Very seasonal, though.
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Thanks, Janet! These were the very few that worked in B&W.
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The details are impressive!
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Thank you, Egidio! High praise from you!
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There’s lots of details of the sunflowers in these black-and-white shots Terri!
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Thank you, Linda, I was so happy how these turned out!
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I have to do B&W pictures sometime, besides just the vintage shots of moi!
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I think you’d like the results.
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I think it would be fun and I will add it to my list of “things to do (other than declutter) over the Winter!”
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Absolutely love Faded to Black, Terri xx
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Thank you so much, Jo!
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Your photos are exquisite! You do Sunflowers better than anyone! My flowers are all in color.
Prettier in the Rain – Flowers at Point Defiance – Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Thank you so much, Susanne! I went with b&w because I already had two in my archives. I just cut down all my spent sunflowers, and I suppose I miss them already.
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My garden is pretty much devoid of any flowers!
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Sad! But our trees are alive with color!
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Yes, indeed!! Makes up for it and then some! 🙂
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Terri, I love these flowers in black and white!
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Thank you, Beth! The textures worked well for these in particular!
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something special about simple black and white pictures.
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I agree, thank you!
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my flowers https://threebylisa.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/red-spider-lilies/
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Very nice Terri. They work so well in B&W.
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Thank you, Graham! Sometimes they don’t 😉
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I rarely do b & w but man it makes these flowers so cool!
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Thank you, Bernie! I think the textures have to be just right to make it work.
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New challenge? I’ll play!
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Yes! Cee’s blog site is parked now. I wanted to start a Tuesday floral challenge to help fill the void. Hop in when you can, Dawn!
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Mine will post on Fridays, where I used to post Floral Friday, long before FOTD, although it will carry all those tags. I’ve already scheduled it. Best of luck with the new challenge!
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Thank you, Dawn!
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Wow! I loved all these black and white sunflowers today! Gorgeous! I linked my post to your fabulous new “The Flower Hour.” I also linked to Sunday Stills.
Happy Halloween!
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Thank you, Nancy! Thanks for linking to my challenges! Happy Halloween to you!
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Those pictures are very special.
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Thank you, Jacqui!
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Great captures of the lovely sunflowers. The last one is spectacular!
Mine this week: https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/october-roses-2/
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Thank you, Maria! I managed to grow 4 giant sunflowers this year. In the last Pic the seed head is the size of a dinner plate! I’m glad it translated nicely into black and white!
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Awesome images Terri! Loved the black and white sunnies.
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Thank you, Anne! Kind of the opposite of sun, right?
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