Your favourite Black & White image for February 2006

[davidclunas]

Today is the end of Gary Winters' Black & White February challenge.
Join in the fun by posting your favourite BLACK & WHITE shot taken in February 2006.

Medium sized images only please.

Below is a list of people who took up the challenge.

Gary Winters: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/digitalgee/feb2006">http://www.pbase.com/digitalgee/feb2006</A>
James Church: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/jachurch/picture_a_day">http://www.pbase.com/jachurch/picture_a_day</A>
Donna Lear: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/donna_lear/photo_a_day">http://www.pbase.com/donna_lear/photo_a_day</A>
Bob Townsend: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/bobt54/old_pad">http://www.pbase.com/bobt54/old_pad</A>
David Clunas: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/davidclunas/february2006">http://www.pbase.com/davidclunas/february2006</A>
Peter Eklof: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/pse/recent">http://www.pbase.com/pse/recent</A>
CJ Burianek: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/cjburianek/photoaday">http://www.pbase.com/cjburianek/photoaday</A>
Ed Goodnight: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/ed154/pad_february_2006">http://www.pbase.com/ed154/pad_february_2006</A>
Di: (dirox) <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/dirox/february_06">http://www.pbase.com/dirox/february_06</A>
Laine: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/laine82/padfebruary2006">http://www.pbase.com/laine82/padfebruary2006</A>
JF: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/bleuciel_usa/pad16">http://www.pbase.com/bleuciel_usa/pad16</A>
Purpod: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/purpod/profile">http://www.pbase.com/purpod/profile</A>
Valeska: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/pieval/2006">http://www.pbase.com/pieval/2006</A>
John Waine: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/johnwaine/pad">http://www.pbase.com/johnwaine/pad</A>
Fran: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/magickdrumz/pad_year_2">http://www.pbase.com/magickdrumz/pad_year_2</A>
Josy: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/jjpics/diario">http://www.pbase.com/jjpics/diario</A>
Annette Worley: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/nomadicdragon/febbw">http://www.pbase.com/nomadicdragon/febbw</A>
Bob Floyd: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/bobfloyd/pad">http://www.pbase.com/bobfloyd/pad</A>
Colleen Perilloux Landry: <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/septembermorn/picture_a_day">http://www.pbase.com/septembermorn/picture_a_day</A>
Alexander: (BAS) <A HREF="http://www.pbase.com/alderbald/black_and_white">http://www.pbase.com/alderbald/black_and_white</A>

[pse]

http://www.pbase.com/pse/image/55821349/medium

[woodmist]

Well done to all those who completed the challenge.

I missed it, but a lot of my images ended up to be black and white anyway.

Here's one of my daughter on her birthday (had to be my favourite! )



http://www.pbase.com/woodmist/image/55821884

[boegheim]

For me this was a hard challenge....Normaly I'm almost exclusively color.

I found out that B/W photography is a lot different than color.
I had to compose the photo in a other way in my mind.
things that look excellent in color are boring in monochrome and visa versa...

This is my best shot...... the B/W made this photo 'rock'



http://www.pbase.com/boegheim/image/55872325

[bobt54]

http://www.pbase.com/image/56068681

[davidclunas]

http://www.pbase.com/davidclunas/february2006

For me it has to be this one, taken on February 3rd.

For those who have not seen it before, you may need to go large on it, but if you look very carefully you can see the peaks of Goat Fell behind the tall tree [ hope your monitors are calibrated ]

[1designguy]

OK... I did not participate in the challenge but I did follow it



http://www.pbase.com/1designguy/image/56645464/original

[cbpersel]

http://www.pbase.com/cbpersel/image/55925483

Craig Persel

[johnwaine]

This one helped me understand best where B&W 'fits in':-


http://www.pbase.com/johnwaine/image/56548774

[clickaway]

My hats off to those of you did the challenge, but I wanted my flexibility and freedom.

Anyhow, this was my fave from my B and W's from February.



http://www.pbase.com/clickaway/image/55857336

Ray

[bobfloyd]

Tough decision for me. I guess I will go with "Engarde" from the 2nd of the month although I am just as happy with "Leaky" from the 23rd and think they are easily the two strongest images I had this month.




http://www.pbase.com/bobfloyd/image/55618952

[wuthecleaner]

Gary Winters - February Fourteenth

http://www.pbase.com/digitalgee/feb2006

I just feel like the photo captures the moment and it feels like the people are still running round in circles with the clouds above beautifully striped across.

I'm a novice myself so pics like this could only inspire me

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52427179@N00/

M

[agroni]

Until now, there were some exellent B&W photos, well done!!!
Here is my picture:

[cjburianek]

The B/W February was such a great idea Gary! Thank you very much for bringing it up!



http://www.pbase.com/cjburianek/image/55864011

[s_barbour]

I did not participate in the challenge, however, I too followed all the exceptional work that was submitted. Bravo to those who took part in the challenge and came up with some outstanding images.

This is a shot I took in February that I am particularly fond of, I hope you enjoy it.