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A day for greys, shadows and black

So is this the day when it seems like I have the idea of a month of colour all wrong? Today we’re going to focus on shades of grey and black.

Sometimes you can find shades of grey just by pointing the camera down to the ground rather than up where the brighter colours live.

Or maybe keep your camera clicking once the sun has gone down so you can capture the places you see by daylight in the shadows instead of the sun.

Or silhouette the subject of your photo with plenty of back lighting.
Or of course you could convert a photo from colour to black and white to see how the look changes.

So today, keep your eyes open for interesting shadows and the places without the bright colours today. Upload somewhere and share a link in the comments today for a chance at today’s prize—each day this week has an art print as a prize, in a colour to match the day’s theme.

Happy snapping!

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20 Comments for A day for greys, shadows and black

1. Tinkersdamn Says:
   10 June 2009, 12:38

   Grey matter
   This photo, or series of photos, was the first thing that jumped to my mind… where I’m from spends about 6 mos of the year in shades of grey, occasionally cut with blinding sun. This last winter was particularly harsh.

2. Julie Says:
   10 June 2009, 12:46

   Well, so far I’m managing to keep up with your colours and my self-imposed flower theme. My grey photo is here.

3. Mole Says:
   10 June 2009, 13:45

   Here mine!

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4. Mole Says:
   10 June 2009, 13:48

   Sorry, that didn’t work. You can find my pic at http://molescreations.blogspot.com/ if you care to cut and paste the URL!

5. Kathy Says:
   10 June 2009, 15:24

   This one was hard for me but I managed it. I’m so pleased I’m keeping up with you, usually I start falling behind.
   http://kathyisshopping.blogspot.com/2009/06/greys-shadows-and-blacks.html_

6. Linda Pierce Says:
   10 June 2009, 19:28

   Here’s mine:

   http://linda-lindasphotoblog.blogspot.com/

7. Scrappycarrie Says:
   10 June 2009, 19:54

   Added grey/black photos to the Flickr Group

8. Lisa Says:
   10 June 2009, 20:59

   Added my black and grey photos to my flickr set
   http://www.flickr.com/photos/21446162@N02/sets/72157619360988101/
   Thanks for looking :)

9. loumaroo Says:
   11 June 2009, 00:33

   My photo is here. Tfl.

10. Anso Says:
    11 June 2009, 09:04

    Here are my blacks & greys:

    http://glitteradventure.blogspot.com/2009/06/blacks-greys.html

11. Kerry Says:
    11 June 2009, 11:39

    Mine is here

12. Brenda Anderson Says:
    11 June 2009, 15:16

    http://picasaweb.google.com/Lilsis57/TripToSealRock#5345482116410118178

    Sea and sky of gray…

13. Anne Says:
    11 June 2009, 16:42

    Blogged!

    http://ultraviolet-baby.blogspot.com/2009/06/blacks-greys-and-shadows.html

14. Alison Says:
    11 June 2009, 18:51

    Here are my shots.

15. Lynn Says:
    11 June 2009, 23:28

    Here are my black, and grey images for a dull day.

16. Scarymary555 Says:
    16 June 2009, 08:33

    Here’s my grey photo.

17. Nathalie Says:
    17 June 2009, 18:11

    Just added my grey photo to the flickr group HERE
    Thanks again for the inspiration!

18. Nathalie Says:
    21 June 2009, 15:26

    Just added another “Grey” shot from yesterday in the Flickr group:
    HERE :) Thank you for continuing to inspire me!

19. Wendy Says:
    27 June 2009, 20:10

    Here’s mine .. Palm shadow

20. Rebekah Says:
    30 June 2009, 22:40

    Here is mine :)