kasblue

Wow thank you I have never been called a master of this medium, and I never call myself an artist .....well not much anyway so this is a great compliment thank you very much!!!!!!  I am glad you found things you liked in my images!!


The reason I like the medium of black and white so much is that it can be manipulated and controlled far beyond that of color.  Color can only be pushed to a point but go beyond that point and to the human brain it looks unrealistic, bordering on the outer-worldly and strange; which can detract from the intended message of the image. But black and white can be pushed to the point where even parts of the sky are black as onix and the brain will still accept it as normal reality without giving it much thought allowing me to express moods and feelings that with color would be close to impossible.   Color is great for scenic value and used correctly is very aesthetically pleasing. But the wow factor of color oftentimes distracts us for the detail and mood of the image; in the absence of color we a forced to look and the detail, the shadows, sharpness of line, motion created by objects and more. I have never been a world class photographer, heck I am currently using an eight dollar camera, but I have to make sure in black and white that I try each time to make at least a clear image with the message or feeling up front because without the distraction of color there no mask for the details to hide behind.