Oahu, Hawaii, 19 to 22 February 2015
Selected monochrome conversions from a surfing photography workshop with Michael Clark and Brian Bielmann.
This is of course a very different effect to the colour versions.
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Part of the reason I converted these is that there is something of a traditional ethos to monochrome surfing images. In the 60s and 70s probably most of the images were black and white.
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As always, you can click on any of the images for a larger view.
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Murray Foote 
I take your point about the 60’s and 70’s but I personally prefer the colour 🙂
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Yes, you’re probably right.
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Superb Murray,
I think this interpretation brings out far more of the drama & energy in the images.
No9 & No13 are my particular favourites.
David.
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Ah, thanks very much David!
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I can definitely relate to the monochrome prints Murray. Love the foot! 🙂
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Thanks very much Kerry!
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I’m a black & white kind of guy…love these. Not that I like B&W better than color. Color, after all, is color and vivid. But these possess a certain ethereal quality that I love in B&W.
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Thanks very much Badfish. Yes, it’s usually a mistake to compare colour and b&w version because the colour can overpower in the comparison whereas the mono by itself can have power from special graphic qualities.
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Absolutely! And I love both.
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I really enjoyed the series. I am going to agree with David A Lockwood’s comment regarding the drama and energy you conveyed with B&W. I also suspect you already know I do like B&W.
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Thanks very much John. I find that coming back after a few days away and looking at them having forgotten the colour versions, they do look good.
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Awesome photos – like almost all of them.
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Thanks heaps!
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