Winter in silver
It’s been a slow winter for snowfall to date. Last week, however, we did have a brief storm and hung on to the snow long enough for a trip to the sled hill. It was a beautiful day and we had the hill to ourselves. It’s already evident that this winter is going to be a good for sledding with the kids. They are all old enough that the jitters are over and sledding is simply fun.
We spent an hour at the hill and I took a few photos. Once I had the pictures on the computer an urge struck me to convert them to black and white. I did, and I liked them that way. The sun and snow were giving everything a bright, washed out look and I was aiming for a contrasty look to the photos. By removing the color, I wanted to draw attention to the kids’ formation in the first image and the lines in the second image. The color images weren’t bad at all, but the color wasn’t necessary for my purposes. I still have the color versions and I may someday find that I prefer those for different reasons and purposes.
Looking at the work of fellow photographers it’s quite obvious that monochromatic work has not lost any of its popularity since the invent of photography. Do you prefer converting to black and white in your images? Why? I’d be interested to hear your reasons.
P.S.: I’m going to make a concerted effort this year to consolidate my photo posting to one site instead of multiple (Tumblr, Google+, Facebook, etc.) and it’s logical to make my website the primary location of photos.
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