It’s Friday! There was no prompt last week because I sort of went into lurk mode - it’s a bad habit that I need to work on.
This week’s prompt is black and white.
Whether it’s a two-tone cat or something quite mundane made dramatic with filters, I want to see how the lack of colour can be a focus of your shot.
Usual rules apply: No NSFW and no shots you didn’t take yourself.
Okay, here’s one I found on my phone and desaturated just now.
Then here’s the version where I upped the contrast, decreased black point and shadows, and increased white point.
Colour version for reference
Thanks! I also am not vary familiar with Digikam, in terms of image editing. I opened it in GIMP and tried adjusting the things you suggested. Here’s a new version, it definitely looks more black/white but not sure if it’s an improvement:
It’s kind of up to you if you’re happy with it, but it does seem more stark now.
Yes, I guess each have their own good qualities.