Once again Tara has given me a wonderful excuse to share some pictures with you that I fully intended to blog earlier but never quite got around to it...This weeks theme is Black and White.
I LOVE black and white photographs!
The absence of colour to distract the eye brings details out to the fore and lends itself particularly well to architectural images.
Whilst on holiday in Yorkshire recently, we visited the magnificent ruins of Whitby Abbey. The weather was, well, changeable. Wet and windy when we arrived, clearing to warm sunshine by the time we had made our way back to the entrance and the welcome presence of a vintage land rover based ice-cream van. Of course, the plus side of the dodgy weather was that the exposed abbey was almost deserted when we got there which made getting some atmospheric (ie: not full of tourists!) shots much easier!
So here is a selection from my Whitby Abbey photo album. In black and white.
And don't forget to head over to Tara's blog to see all the other Gallery entries this week.
Oh you lucky thing not to have loads of school children in these. We visited the abbey a while ago but our photos are nothing like these fantastic ones!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous angles and contrast. Love the one of the windows taken through a window (top right)
ReplyDeleteEveryone was in the museum bit coz it was wet and windy! There was just us and one other couple floating about. Magic!
ReplyDeleteYes - that's my favourite too. Hoping to get it blown up a bit and framed :)
ReplyDeletewonderful pictures the black and white adds to the abandoment of the place
ReplyDeleteJust my sort of photo! I'm fascinated by architecture - and your images capture the lines so dramatically. Works for me every time in black and white. Turns a simple image into something captivating.
ReplyDeleteLove the third shot - nice angle and great contrast on the stonework. I want to go up and feel the walls.
ReplyDeleteI had to lay down on wet grass to get that shot! My dad thought I was mad but I think it was worth it!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Black and white really picks out the detail that can get lost in colour pictures
ReplyDeleteWe were very lucky to have the place virtually to ourselves too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I've seen those ruins and there is something so incredible about the spiritual energy around them. Thank you for reminding me and your photographs are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures of one of my favourite places.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Black and white really picks out the detail that can get lost in colour pictures
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