Weekly Photo Challenge – Monochromatic

This week, Jen H. asks us to share monochromatic images. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are devoid of color. You can see Jen’s examples here. The image above is a sunrise taken from behind a grove of trees that border the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota. I have several examples to share, and you will find them in the included gallery. As Jen says in the challenge post, the emphasis of a monochromatic image is on texture and composition. Click on one of the images below to enlarge and to scroll through the gallery of images. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of Monochromatic.

In the shadows along a trail in Arches National Park, the red rocks are reminiscent a sepia tone.

The limited light and monochromatic colors are plentiful in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

This challenge gives me the opportunity to share one of my favorite images. The image is color, but it is lighted by street lights in the parking lot of the mall across the street.

The water reflects the blue-gray clouds above.

John Steiner

6 comments

All the images were good but I particularly liked the tones and sweeping lines of the oil tanks.

photobyjohnbo says:
September 12, 2015 at 12:06 pm
Thanks. It is one of my favorites.
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Love the colors in the North Dakota shot. They’re all quite nice. Good interpretation of the theme.

photobyjohnbo says:
September 13, 2015 at 1:03 pm
Thanks! This theme was fun to search for in my library.
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Uninhibited photography and the voraciously monochromatic wanderings of a world traveler. Well played as always!

photobyjohnbo says:
September 14, 2015 at 3:14 pm
I signed up for a WordPress class this week. I will be spending even more “quality time” reading and responding to blog comments this week. Thanks for the positive feedback (prejudiced though it may be. 🙂 )
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