more light

the light is captured here 

but, it seems like there is even more light here:

the smoky cast is gone and the black background is almost magic to me

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and then this photo has amazing color:

and didn't translate to b&w quite so well because of the blueness of the sky:

the two colors (blue and green) are too similar - so it's monochromatic in b&w

(a continuing series exploring color vs. black and white photography and what makes it work)

looking and seeing

 taking some pictures today and thinking about

the nature of color:

and the nature of tone:

it is definitely something to explore

not all color photos make good black and whites

(and vice versa of course)

but why is that?

tone

trying to see the tone of things