That's One Big Tomato!

Saturday Self-Challenge: Try to show "redness" in black and white

This was quite a challenging topic to tackle; how do you show a color in black and white? There were several ways to approach this. I tried color filters and wound up using the "super black and white" feature on PicMonkey modified. In the notes I have the color version of this image and a black and white photo that I used the light blue filter in PicMonkey's B&W settiing, which makes the image look amazingly different. All in all a very interesting challenge; I hope that I successfully conveyed the color red in the image above. ;-)

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Marie-claire Gallet

AWWW lovely capture, Val !! Love the photographer too !!! Happy Saturday, my friensd !!!!!!

6 years ago.

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6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thanks so much, Marie-claire, most appreciated! Have a wonderful week ahead! :-))

6 years ago.

Xata ^club

As in a Andy Warhol's mug dialog "you are so little... you are so big"

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Xata ^club

My little photographer thanks you, Isabel! ;-))

6 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

Excellent !! je trouve que le 2eme PIP rend mieux le rouge , effectivement le travail sur ce thème a donné des résultats étonnants de variété

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to neira-Dan ^club

Merci beaucoup, Dan! Oui, des résultats surprenants ! ;-)

6 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Originale avec un bel effet. Bon weekend.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik; bonne semaine! :-)

6 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

Lovely work Valerie,eddie,xx

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Edward Bowthorpe

Thank you so very much, Eddie! :-)) xx

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

I like your setting, it's original and funny:-) Well done with the b&w, the one with the filter is also very striking.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Thank you so much, Gudrun, very appreciated! It has been an interesting challenge for me!

6 years ago.

Annaig56 ^club

excellente,, j'adore le minimalisme ,,

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Annaig56 ^club

Merci beaucoup, annaig! :-))

6 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Ha ha ha! Funny shot! =D

Yes, a good example to test how different filters change the outcome. I think I like the dark red PiP on right the most. But both B/W pics work really well!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Thank you so very much, Sami, this has been a most interesting study in B&W tones! ;-)

6 years ago.

Heide ^club

Eine Riesentomate- sehr schön sie im Vergleich mit dem Fotografen zu sehen.
Wunderbar gemacht.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Vielen danke, Heide! :-)

6 years ago.

Zulma

Well...I tell you, the color is suggestive for the tomato, since we know what its color is, so it is difficult for me to judge, but not with the little fellow's hair, and I think, You conveyed it Perfectly well. Bravo...and then, I go back to all the pips again, I think I am wrong...red is conveyed all so clearly, the darker tone on the tomato is my fave. and it is a great sho my friend.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Zulma

Thank you so very much for your assessment, Zulma! It has been a most interesting challenge for the study of grayscale tones! :-)

6 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

lovely fun picture

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks so much, Wierd, very appreciated! :-)

6 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Great capture Val, well done. Love those beef tomatoes.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you so much, June! They are good tomatoes that's for sure! :-)

6 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wow ! Super composition and idea, Val ! Very nice for the topic this week !

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you so very much, Ulrich, most appreciated! :-)

6 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Très jolie composition. Nicole.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Merci beaucoup, Nicole! :-))

6 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Oh, how cute!! Fantastic focus and detail, Val. I like all 3 pics but I think I like your main b/w the most. Great job!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thank you so very much, Karen, most appreciated! I have indeed learned a lot from this challenge! :-)

6 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

Thanks, Val. I did too. :)

6 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Challenge réussi !! une belle idée.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Hélène Lombard

Merci beaucoup, Helene! :-))

6 years ago.

Josiane Dirickx ^club

J'aime beaucoup !

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Josiane Dirickx ^club

Merci beaucoup, Josiane! :-)

6 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

hahaaahhaha awesome

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Thank you so much, Mario, so glad this picture makes you smile! :-))

6 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

Ich mag, dass Dein Legomännchen sich extra auch etwas rotes angezogen hat!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Haha, vielen danke, Chrissy! Ja, Rot ist die Farbe der Wahl!

6 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Lovely tones in this main shot, Val.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you so much, Gillian, very appreciated :-))

6 years ago.

Marta Wojtkowska ^club

Monster Tomato LOL

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marta Wojtkowska ^club

Haha, yes indeed! Thanks for visiting, Marta! :-)

6 years ago.

Jan

great photography Val!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jan

Thank you so very much, Jan, most appreciated! :-)

6 years ago.

Gisela Plewe ^club

:-))

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gisela Plewe ^club

Thank you, Gisela, so glad you like! :-)

6 years ago.

Eunice Perkins ^club

Very well done!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Eunice Perkins ^club

Thank you so very much, Eunice, most appreciated! :-)

6 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

Such well arranged subjects. Love the little figure :-) Most definitely red! :-) A perfect response to the challenge, Val.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Thank you so much, Roger, very appreciated! :-)

6 years ago.

klaus 040 ^club

The tomato is the biggest - you have prooved it well and in a funny way. But is it red or perhaps green or violet? No one can know! Customarily you think red, when you think at tomato. But in Germany today you can buy tomatoes on the markets in each colour you ever want...
Luckily, there is the PiP that shows the truth.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to klaus 040 ^club

Thank you so very much, Klaus! You are right, there are tomatoes of so many different colors, I see them here where I live, too! It has been a most interesting challenge, that is for sure! :-)

6 years ago.

Marek Ewjan Stachows…

attractive work → lovely picture :)
sincere greetings → Marek-Ewjan

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marek Ewjan Stachows…

Thank you so very much, Marek, have a wonderful week ahead! :-))

6 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

I found playing with contrast, shadow or saturation would make a whole scale of differences. It was a good B&W challenge to get the effect one wants.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

I agree 100%! I have definitely learned something about tone in B&W!

6 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12…

Excellent! Congrats on explore. Have a nice week ahead.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Cheryl Kelly (cher12…

Thank you so very much, Cheryl, very nice to see you again! Have a great week, my friend. :-)

6 years ago.

Ruebenkraut ^club

Funny variation for the tomato-pool in black/white!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ruebenkraut ^club

Haha, thanks so much, Henning, very glad I gave you a smile this week! :-)

6 years ago.

uwschu ^club

Super!
Ich muss bei meinen Kindern auch mal schauen, die haben so viele Lego Figuren

6 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Val,

As always, you take the time, you think it out, and you get a really great picture. I like the composition with the little guy very much!
I suppose by choosing something we know to be red, you have given us the suggestion.. What if it were a colored ball (eg a pool ball) would it have worked?

Best Wishes
Peter

6 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

toooooo lovely !

6 years ago.

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