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Where would be a great place to travel to to shoot only B&W

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platypus

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No, the moral of the story, as described in your first sentence, is that you need your brain and your eyes.

 

Monochrom optional.

 

Jeff

 

Monochrom optional?...so true....I go through life constantly taking brain/eye photographs (that is sans camera)....but ultimately they are impossible to print, wonder why, too ephemeral maybe?

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Monochrom optional?...so true....I go through life constantly taking brain/eye photographs (that is sans camera)....but ultimately they are impossible to print, wonder why, too ephemeral maybe?

 

Monochrom optional, not camera optional….although it could be as simple as a box with a hole.

 

But I also take pics in my mind sans camera….good practice.

 

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Oh, just thought of somewhere that's black and white heaven, though maybe a bit too far for your travel timeframe.....what about Iceland?

Naaa I dont like the cold................plus I hear Leica's don't like the cold either:)

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Naaa I dont like the cold................plus I hear Leica's don't like the cold either:)

Actually, one is obliged to dress accordingly in cold climates. As for Leicas not liking cold environments, that is not quite true. I travelled for three weeks in Antarctica, using two M8's, one M9 and one M7. They all performed superbly. Sensible caution needs to be exercised of course. Watch you batteries. They all don't last as long in the cold, whatever brand. Be careful moving from hot to cold and vice versa with cameras and lenses. Fogging of the glass elements can inhibit image quality severely. Allow time for the gear to acclimatise and all is well.

 

P.S. It is easy to think of the Antarctic as a B&W destination, but there is an amazing amount of colour there as well.

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Actually, one is obliged to dress accordingly in cold climates. As for Leicas not liking cold environments, that is not quite true. I travelled for three weeks in Antarctica, using two M8's, one M9 and one M7. They all performed superbly. Sensible caution needs to be exercised of course. Watch you batteries. They all don't last as long in the cold, whatever brand. Be careful moving from hot to cold and vice versa with cameras and lenses. Fogging of the glass elements can inhibit image quality severely. Allow time for the gear to acclimatise and all is well.
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Naaa I dont like the cold................plus I hear Leica's don't like the cold either:)

 

I see on the web that average daytime temperatures in Iceland from May to September are 10-12 C (50-55F) the same as (or higher than) our daytime temps here in the Snowy Mountains of Oz.

We also routinely enjoy quite nippy early morning temperatures with heavy frosts. I have frequently taken both my digital Leica cameras out in temperatures as low as -8 C (and kept them there for

at least an hour which is about all I can stand) without a problem. They certainly don't seize up and I haven't noticed any battery problems.

But (seriously) you can take black and white images anywhere, just look for the light.

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New York City is a great example of a gritty, contrasty photo environment often better served in monochrome. I have a Ricoh GR for my shots about town and probably convert 80% to B&W. There was a posting on Steve Huff by an MM shooter of his trip to India. The images just didn't sit right knowing the vivid colors all about (Hindu celebrations, street, etc.).

 

Some places are just 'Velvia', I suppose.

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No wait! You don't like the cold...remember :)

 

Dee I hate the cold but when I saw the pictures of the northern lights I had this warm fuzzy feeling that made me want to go and shoot them and being a young lad I feel I can learn something from this trip :D

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No wait! You don't like the cold...remember :)

 

Dee I hate the cold but when I saw the pictures of the northern lights I had this warm fuzzy feeling that made me want to go and shoot them and being a young lad I feel I can learn something from this trip :D

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Almost any heritage railway with steam traction - locomotives and the people who run them are a great subject.

 

Railways in BW

 

This is a selection shot with all sorts of cameras and lenses - M6, Minolta CLE, Leica CL, IIIg, SL2Mot, Contax RTS, Rollei 3003, Canon 300D and 20D, and probably quite a few others.

 

Here's some colour stuff as a comparison:

North York Moors Railway

 

Cheers

Douglas

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