January 2025 Competition - Black & White

[Tim Mayo]

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So our first monthly competition of 2025! You'll find the monthly themes for the next 12 months at the bottom of this post. There are some repeats from last year but also some new themes to mix it up a little.

This Month's Theme
For January our theme will be black & white which was one of our most popular themes of 2024. Please try not to simply convert a color photo into B&W, the best B&W photos have typically been given some consideration before pressing the shutter button to how they will look without color. If you need some inspiration then see these examples from Sony's World Photography Awards.

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: January 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: January 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: January 28th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid it's just the joy of taking part but I will be adding badges to winners profiles.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full image not thumbnail.
2. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
4. Only one photo entry per member.
5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
7. You are free to change your image during the entry period.

How to Vote (when voting opens)

1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own

Upcoming Themes for 2025
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• Jan: Black & White
• Feb: Natural World and Wildlife
• Mar: Creative
• Apr: Action
• May: Mechanized Machines
• Jun: Land and City Scapes
• Jul: At Home
• August: Close Up / Macro
• Sep: Long Exposure
• Oct: Street
• Nov: After Dark
• Dec: Your Favorite Shot of 2025

Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in our Feedback Forum.

Thank you for taking part and good luck!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Please note the rules folks:

1. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
2. Camera metadata must be embedded with images to verify.
3. Only one photo entry per member.
4. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
5. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
6. You are free to change your image during the entry period.
7. Not essential but it would be nice if you added a little background information on your entry.

Thank you!

 

[thejudge]

Taken in Chattanooga Tennessee in the early morning light. My goal was to capture both the black smoke from the coal fire and the white steam pouring from the engine.

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[Hali]

Continuing my floral theme here is a Dahlia I worked up for the workshop I'm teaching later this month. (All about the wonders of layers in photoshop!)

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[PKM-UK]

View across Loch Linnie in the Scottish Highlands.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite/ Nik Collection, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil

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[RedCobra]

Das Hunda...

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[AOC]

Terran

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[ctitanic]

Water plants

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[lawrence]

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[NGauger101010]

B&W image of my friend's B&W Cocker Spaniel, Oreo

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[Mytmoss]

Female African Cape buffalo, Sabi Sands, South Africa - Canon R5, Canon 100-500L @ 451mm, ISO 2500, f/10, 1/640 sec

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[Nick L]

The View from Stokksnes, looking towards Vestrahorn.

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[dgphoto8]

A European Starling in our backyard. I photographed at a high angle to use the new fallen snow as a high key background. Starlings are dark and iridescent in the summer and dark with interesting white-edged feathers during the winter, making a nice B&W subject.

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[Dean Wilson]

Meanwhile, somewhere in Oregon... (Five shot horizontal panorama) Resized from the original 132MB JPG/1.40GB .psd file.

"The community of Rome in Malheur County received its name from the imposing nearby formations of fossil-bearing clay that look like Roman ruins. The 100-foot high formations, which are also known as the “Pillars of Rome,” measure about five miles long and two miles wide." ~Travel Oregon

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[Kamoshika]

Downtown Nagoya on a Clear Night

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[miuzi]

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[Zombo]

Had a different picture entered, but since then I got a new RF 70-200 2.8 Absolutely love this lens. My first pic with it was my favorite subject.

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