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20 January 2011

Friday My Town Shoot-Out: B & W


The idea of the My Town Shoot Out is to post photos of your community every Friday, and hopefully improve your photography skills. If you would like to see examples of this week's theme from other parts of the world, go here.


I really like black and white photos and wouldn't mind having this assignment every month. This is a great theme for the winter months in the northern hemisphere, because much of our world appears in shades of black, white, and gray at this time: I didn't even have to convert my photos to black and white.


There is a little shopping mall in town, built in the 1970's I suppose, that has undergone major renovations in the past year. One of the new places to open up is a small shop called Yogurt Extreme, and I thought it was nice of them to set up chairs and tables outdoors.

However they could re-name their place "Optimism Extreme" because seriously, who will sit out in the pouring rain all winter long?  The classy chairs and tables are dripping with rain water.



On the other hand, the rain drops on the glass table tops are really interesting and beautiful. And I still have months of rainy weather to enjoy them, lucky me!
Posted by Kerry at 3:45 PM
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18 comments:

  1. TaborJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    You do exceptionally well with B&W. I am not as much a fan as I tend to shoot busy photos and those do not lend themselves to B&W.

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  2. ~JarieLyn~January 20, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    I like raindrops too and I also really love black and white. I wouldn't mind doing this theme all the time either.

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  3. JamaJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    Amazing that a black and white photo can be as beautiful as these!

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  4. GingerVJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    YES, like the water on glass, great shots.

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  5. DawnTreaderJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:56 AM

    Like your rain drops photos! :)

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  6. Reya MellickerJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Of course you know I LOVE these pictures, and yes about monochromatic winter, yep.

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  7. In the eye of the beholderJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Great capture of the water drops, I'm a fan of black and whites also.

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  8. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    You are aright mostly black and white and them a nasty born. The photos are great.
    QMM

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  9. NanUJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Great shots, Kerry. Me too, I love b&w! no reason not to do it all the time, I just forget.

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  10. Carolina MountainsJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Great abstract shots of the drops!

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  11. Kim, USAJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    This is fantastic!! Love it!
    FTSO

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  12. shabby girlJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Water seems to always make for great photos, whether in B&W or color!
    Love the drops!

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  13. Sarah SullivanJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Oh oh oh hon....I do adore water shots..wow and you pegged them!! Beautiful shootout!! Hugs, Sarah

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  14. A ScatteringJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Excellent shots! Love the moodiness of rain.

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  15. Sarah SullivanJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Hi hon....I used Picnik.com and did a sepia action and faded it a bit..adds just that little bit of color to make it pop!! Hugs, Sarah

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  16. Suburban GirlJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    Cool. I like the interesting shots you have.

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  17. PaulineJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Love the raindrops! I would never have imagined they would look so great in black and white.

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  18. UnknownJanuary 23, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    I love your raindrop shots. very cool!

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