Photo Contest: Monotone

PhotographyPosted by Staaan

Imagine what it would look like to see our world in a single colour tone; the trees, the cars, mountain landscapes, a view of the city, the serene atmosphere of the rural areas, etc. Would it be boring, less complicated, or still beautiful? Let’s find out!

Black and white photography is also a form of monotone photography (called monochrome). Monotone, however, means a single tone of any colour.

This contest is designed to let us see what life would look like from a single colour perspective. Take your best shots of different scenes, objects, traffic, humans, or anything and show us the result in a single colour tone of your choice. You can use the built-in settings of your camera, or use post-editing software.

To get some inspiration, have a look at this monotone contest we held on Pxleyes, 3 years ago:

http://www.pxleyes.com/photography-contest/22386/monotone.html

Karaflazz won the contest with this entry:

by Karaflazz
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Good luck!

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1st placeTook first place in contestkyricom2nd placeTook second place in contestSidphoto3rd placeTook third place in contestOlga.Lmost entriesWayne-Cheah has the most entries in this contestWayne-Cheahmost commentsIEatRawEggs has the most comments in this contest.IEatRawEggs
kyricom avatarLevel 13
Rank: 1 out of 39 | 28 points

The Arrival created by kyricom

Some knights arrive to take their place for a charge across the field of battle! Taken on a Pentax K-3

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Sidphoto avatarLevel 7
Rank: 2 out of 39 | 19 points

Tanya created by Sidphoto

Photographed on a monotone Kodak film, it was a short lived film the CN400, which could be processed in color chemicals C41. The camera was a Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, with a 50mm Supertakumar lens.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Rank: 3 out of 39 | 16 points

Entry without name created by Olga.L

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L

Warm Monotones.....Datania Waterfall ...Da Lat , Vietnam

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Skyangel avatarLevel 15
Skyangel replied to Olga.L :

I am always in awe of photos of smooth flowing water because I know it is not easy to achieve without overexposing the water. You did a great job of the long exposure. The warm monotones tend to give it a hot feeling though. It makes me think it must have been a very hot day. I am curious about why you chose a warm tone and not a cool color to reflect the coolness of the water?

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17Bronze award
Olga.L replied to Skyangel :

Hi, well, I did try a variety of colours including a very light blue, yet the trials didn't warm the cockles of my heart....b/w just looked oh so ordinary, mauve was interesting but the detail of the rocks was lost, a hint of blue also looked washed out. Only this warm tone seemed to highlight the detail of the rocks causing the image to pop into life. Colour, as you know, pulls emotions out of viewers and so the warmth of this waterfall adds........ warm colours are active and are more emotionally charged, add that to flowing water and that was the thinking behind this process. It's subjective, I know and isn't that the very point that makes photography so much fun. Your erudite comments are ALWAYS appreciated and opens my mind to alternatives and for this, I Thank you.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to self:

By the way, it was a hot day !

Skyangel avatarLevel 15
Skyangel replied to Olga.L :

I agree it's always subjective and in the end color is always the artist's choice. It's amazing how different colors can create different moods.

Skyangel avatarLevel 15
Skyangel

Congratulations on 3rd place Olga.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to Skyangel :

Thank you Sweetie.

IEatRawEggs avatarLevel 16
IEatRawEggs

Congratulations with the third place Olga!

Merlin avatarLevel 16
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Some shadows created by Merlin

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Unspecified specimen created by iquraishi



Samsung Galaxy A5
IKEA, Abu Dhabi

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Nameless picture created by Wayne-Cheah

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Sidphoto avatarLevel 7
Rank: 7 out of 39 | 14 points

Adaline in Morjim, Goa created by Sidphoto

Camera: SONY a6000 Lens: 70-200mm, used somewhere on 90mm Lighting: 1 strobe plus daylight fill Aperture: f 6.3 ISO: 100mm Tonal separation created with the flash in the background, daylight used for the face. Further separation created using the color filters of Photoshop.

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Manor in Quiberon, Morbihan created by Zizounai

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Skyangel avatarLevel 15
Rank: 9 out of 39 | 13 points

Boat in Fog created by Skyangel

It was a crisp cool foggy morning at Lake Tinaroo Qld Australia.

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Diana created by Diamite

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Skyangel avatarLevel 15
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Aussie Kookaburra created by Skyangel

The laughing Kookaburra is the largest of the kingfishers. It is carnivorous, eats insects, frogs and reptiles.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Rank: 12 out of 39 | 12 points

Unspecified specimen created by Olga.L

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Some don't have cars created by Sonic3

photonut avatarLevel 12
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Billingford Windmill created by photonut

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kyricom avatarLevel 13
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Lone Tree in Winter created by kyricom

Lone Tree Pentax K-3

lolu69 avatarLevel 11
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Pink Folle created by lolu69

photonut avatarLevel 12
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Garlic created by photonut

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Unspecified specimen created by DarkIndigo

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Nameless picture created by manfredman

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Nameless picture created by Olga.L

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Zizounai avatarLevel 16
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Berlin cathedral created by Zizounai

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photonut avatarLevel 12
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CONTEMPLATING created by photonut

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Hope created by Diamite

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Lixouri Sunrise created by photonut

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The Himalayas created by Sidphoto

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Konkan beach created by Sidphoto

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Entry without name created by Wayne-Cheah

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Nantes, July 2020 created by Zizounai

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Nameless picture created by Wayne-Cheah

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Entry without name created by Wayne-Cheah

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Puzzle created by IEatRawEggs

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rijnko avatarLevel 7
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Nameless picture created by rijnko

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Entry without name created by rijnko

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Nameless picture created by rijnko

photonut avatarLevel 12
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ALL WORK AND NO PLAY created by photonut

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grasshopper1 avatarLevel 11
Rank: 36 out of 39 | 4 points

Infrared Shot of Palms created by grasshopper1

Shot with IR 85 filter,back yard, on a very bright cloudless day . Nikon D5300 55-300mm

grasshopper1 avatarLevel 11
Rank: 37 out of 39 | 4 points

Glades Pond Chicken created by grasshopper1

Shot in monochrome mode, on a cloudless early morning first light, in the glades. Nikon D5300 55-300mm

grasshopper1 avatarLevel 11
Rank: 38 out of 39 | 4 points

Monochromed Purple Gallinule created by grasshopper1

Shot in monochrome mode. Nikon D5300 55-300mm

Wayne-Cheah avatarLevel 12
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Unspecified specimen created by Wayne-Cheah

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