It’s the last day for Paula’s black and white challenge of ‘Passage’, tomorrow there will be a new theme.
This was originally a very colourful image, bright yellow, orange and majorelle blue, but I didn’t notice the shadows until I monochromed it.
Thanks Paula, for making me think more about black and white photos!
Lucid Gypsy 
Amazing. “…I didn’t notice the shadows until I monochromed it.” Interesting observation. Who would have thought? 🙂
🙂 I am so very glad you liked your result, that’s what matters most. I like it a lot of course, but I am so very pleased when I see that people like their results. I’ll let you in on a secret. When I discovered digital photography in 2012 and especially the endless possibilities in post processing I was like a kid with crayons, and I exaggerated my colours too much – I still do, even though I can tell that it has significantly normalised since a few years ago. And then that same year I discovered how easy it is to render the image in black and white in post processing, and I felt freedom – cause I did not have to think of colours so much, just contrast and in monochrome I was better able to see if my photo was any decent or not. Well, that explains my fascination with monochrome which is still so great that I have to publish a black and white photo every week, and then there is selective colouring which is my third obsession – keeping an element in colour in a black and white image. Ugh, sorry for taking so much space here, but I felt like opening up after seeing how much joy and effort you put into this post 🙂 Thank you, Gilly. Are these the gardens from Morocco?
Lol, I discovered photo shop in 2005 and was addicted to saturating colour for a while and fiddling around with all sorts of effects. I tend to keep it simple now but my camera had some things of its own and I like the free Nik software. Colour popping is much easier now than it was when I began. Your photos are fabulous 💕 yes this is in Marrakesh.
I love this such a beautiful photo x
This is such a pleasing image in monochrome – gentle shadows.
Love it, Gilly….I am getting intrigued by Marrakesh, first through Wivi’s images, and now yours here!
One of my favourite photos ever was taken in Marrakesh, in my ‘Seven super shots’ post if you have a minute. Marrakech is an amazing place, one of few places I’ve been twice, you’d love it 🙂
Now I need to search for your Seven Super Shots….
Just been over to your site, and I can’t find a search facility….
Oops sorry I can’t get that right!
Oh dear’
https://lucidgypsy.com/2012/07/13/7-super-shots/
Thanks! Lovely set of shots…the kids in Ghana are great, and I love those silhouettes in Marrakesh – excellent!
A peacefully quiet image in this photograph, Gilly. I can just imagine the vibrant colors of the flowers and leaves. Nicely done …. Have a super weekend.
Isadora 😎
lovely–like walking onto a dream world
Thanks Akuokuo, does Akwelle have a blog?
Hi there Lucid Gypsy– Best blog name ever!!! Yes, Akwelle’s blog is findtheflower.wordpress.com. 🙂
It’s such an inviting passage, Gilly! I thought at first that it was lit by Christmas lights but then I realised it was just the light filtering in. Hope you’ve had a good week, sweetheart. 🙂
Love the shadows, but now I am intrigued to see the colour version. I am very envious of you having been to the Majorelle Gardens…
Hope you are feeling less tired now.
Ooooooh, it looks so mysterious in black and white.
And it’s the shadows that immediately caught my eye. A lovely atmospheric shot, my friend.
Love the shadow and lights you captured here. A beautiful mono photo, Gilly!