Thanks to Tamia, I have the honor of hosting this edition of the Weekly Challenge. Colorful images or b/w or sepia monochromes are quite common. I am thinking of Color Monochromes - preferably without the use of post processing.

There are many light situations that can be used for this kind of picture, so just open your eyes and you will be surprised.

New participants are more than welcome to join in, by the way. The more the better. Make my job difficult!

This challenge is open NOW and closes at 0700 GMT+1 on 14th of May.

Have fun!

Michael


The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread. If it's no obvious, explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme.
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge closes after 7 days, then allows for a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera will do.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, the winner will PM the #2 winner and pass the baton to that person to be the judge.

Previous Challenge Subjects: 1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68-Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 - Lonely, 81 - Holidays, 82 - Toys 'n Games, 83 - Machines, 84 - Ice, 85 - Cats, 86 - Stories, 87 - Cultures, 88 - Absence, 89 - Weather, 90 - Old roads, 91 - The River, 92 - The Seventies, 93 - Beautiful Bokeh, 94 - Balance, 95 - Crop a miniature landscape, 96 - Opposing gravity, 97- Feet, 98 - Sacred Grounds, 99 - Extraordinarily Ordinary, 100-added textures, 101-still life, 102-bicycles, 103 - Broken, 104- Flowers (B&W), 105 Backlighting, 106-Water. 107-Wind, 108-Parent/Child candids, 109-Passion, 110-Events, 111-Streets, 112-The Aged, 113-Fire and Heat, 114-Nature vs. Culture, 115 - Letters or Numbers, 116 - Self-Portrait, 117 - The Tree, 118 - Minimalism, 119 - Rust, 120 - Before & After, 121 - Negative Space, 122 - Decay & Dereliction, 123 - Cold, 124 - Melancholy, 125 - The Element of Time, 126 - Public Transportation, 127 - Yin Yang, 128 - Sepia or Dual Tone, 129 - Hand Coloring, 130 - Light Trails, 131-Once in a lifetime, 132 - Moms & Motherhood, 133 - Beautiful Blur, 134 - B&W Abstract, 135 - History, 136 - In and around the kitchen, 137 - Habit, 138 - Perspective: From the Ground Up, 139- Mist/fog, 140 No faces, 141-Bubbly, 142- The 'hood, 143-Green, 144-Garbage, 145-Emotion, 146 - Events, 147-Seasons. 148-Building and/or Construction 149-Chiarouscuro, 150-A Day In The Life, 151 - Religion, 152 - Home, 153 - The Decisive Moment, 154 - People in uniform, 155 - Sound, 156 - Hope, 157 - Weather, 158 - Cliches, 159 - Colorful Landscapes, 160 - Schrooms, 161 - Weathered, 162 - Where Angels Fear to Tread.., 163 - Incongruity, 164 The Monochrome Landscape, 165-Trick Photography, 166-Alleyways, 167-Monuments, 168-A View From Above, 169-The Moon, 170-Logo, 171-Thorns, 172-Tree Study 173-Tools, 174 - Cornucopia, 175 - Steps, 176 - Night streetshots, 177 - Tropical Paradise, 178 - Ceremonies, 179 - Takeoff/Landing, 180 - Street Corner, 181- Let's Get Wide, 182 - Boundaries, 183 - Distant, 184 - A life on the Edge, 185-Photos suggesting song titles, 186-Passion, 187-Engine, 188-Center Composition, 189-Long Exposure, 190-Holes,191-Roadside Discovery, 192 Opposite Life, 193-One of these things is not like the other (or, standing out from the crowd),194-From the Farm, 195-Art in Public, 196-Through Glass, 197-Happy Together, 198-Stolen Moment, 199-From Front On, 200-Point, 201-Signs, 202-Band Names, 203 - Two of a Kind, 204 - Beyond the Beauty Strip, 205 - Color Monochromes.

[Rense]

Lisa, that is a surreal, and beautiful shot..... Awesome!

[ramseybuckeye]

I seem to have several landscapes that somewhat fit this category so it's hard to pick.

[Rense]

I seem to have several landscapes that somewhat fit this category so it's hard to pick.

That´s clear!

[daacon]

All I can say Dave is you've sure got the mustard!
NaCl(the truck delivering the 7000 kilos of hot dogs was delayed in traffic?)H2O

Ha good one Salty ....this was of course Costco where the smallest thing you can buy is your membership

[NaClH2O]

@ daacon
I figured it was something like that. I belong to BJ's, same idea.

NaCl(the place to go when you need 36 rolls of paper towels...just the thing in case you drop and break one of those plastic jugs of mustard!)H2O

[MSL]

Ha good one Salty ....this was of course Costco where the smallest thing you can buy is your membership

I thought it was the only thing you didn't need a pickup truck to haul away ... at least out west. You find a few more Corolas and Civics in Tawana.

[jmschrei]

Decided to go for greenery

[Clou]

This challenge is closed now.

I will have to choose a winner today.

This will not be easy...

Michael

[Xandr]

Winter 2008, Frankfurt, Germany

[Xandr]

Damn, time diffenrence...
Just now I saw your post, Clou

[bdparker]

Celosia Cristata - Tokina 100-300 f5 close focusing zoom hanging

Edit: Bloody time difference, can never understand US time varations to work out the difference it's still the 14th here