Monochrome
Always a popular subject where the photographer doesn’t have colour but contends with light and dark in their purest form. Monochrome can also include sepia and colour casts.
Len Downes - The Zig Zag Breakwater - Built by Robert Stevenson to protect the harbour of St Monans. Success relies on timing so that the tide is right, the wind is blowing the spray and the tripod is sturdy. Canon R6 Mkii 0.5sec, f22, 8000 ISO.
Rozalia Szatanik - White dove - Taken while exploring the old city of Dubrovnik. Settings: focal length 48mm, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO400.
Clive Beake - No Phones - Taken on the London underground 2018 I didn't realise that I had taken a bit of social history
Ian Beck - Otter Island, Derwentwater - Shot in the rain, 10 stop filter, 2 minute exposure, ISO 100, F11
George Marczak - Eye Eye - Knysna Elephant Park South Africa March 2026 Taken with Pixel 9a Phone 2.6 mtrs from the elephants. F1.7, 1/669 sec., ISO-28, 24mm focal length (35mm equivalent)
Steve Colbourne - The Engine Driver - Pickering steam fair July 2025. Sony A6700 Sony E70-350 , 1/1000, F6.3, iso 1250, 144mm
Ian Newall - Pedestrian Crossing - Lisbon, November '24. Fujifilm X - T30ii, 27mm, ISO 640, f16, 1/500 sec
Alistair How - Country House - Shot conventionally with a Nikon Z8 then edited in Fotor to create a mono line image
Steve Colbourne - Fountains Abbey - Sony Nex6 Full spectrum conversion E PZ 16-50mm lens with Hoya R72 infrared filter 1/250, F8 iso 200, 16mm. Custom white balance in camera
Mike Morley - Racehorse shape of Starlings over Ripon racecourse - It was pure luck that the murmuration of starlings flying over Ripon racecourse made this racehorse shape. No AI was used to create this, I just converted the image to black and white.
Fintan Healy - Head full of seed - Camera: Canon EOS R, with RF24-105 + Macro extension tubes, Exposure: 2/5 second, at f/16 and ISO 200, Post processing in Lightroom Classic
Len Downes - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Also known as Paddy's Wigwam and The Mersey Funnel. Designed by Frederick Gibberd, opened in 1967 but suffered problems in 2009 after refurbishment. Canon R6 Mkii, 1/500sec, f22, ISO 1250, 28mm, -1.5 stop.
Clive Beake - Abstract - this double exposure photo was taken at Leeds university. I was attracted to the shapes
Mike Gosling - Coastal Light - Early morning light on the Northumberland coast, late December.
Duncan Snell - The boys are back in town - Taken at Whitby Goth weekend in 2025 usng a Nikon Z6iii with a Nikon 24-70mm zoom. Camera set at 1/640 sec at f4.5 ISO 640.
Michael Gough - Bridge on the River Yangtzee - Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 24-105, f/5.6, 1/125 second, ISO 100
Steve Preston - Posts - Outside London King's Cross. The 3 on their phones, behind the posts, caught my eye An unmissable moment. Canon EOS R7, RF-S18-150mm,129mm, 1/800, f/7.1, ISO 1600
Fintan Healy - Just Arrived - The train station York. This image was shot and processed entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro. Exposure setting: 1/640 second, f1.8, at ISO 80. Software for processing- Lightroom for Mobile (IOS)
Robert Steemson - Replica Ship Nao 'Victoria', Seville
Robert Steemson - Southwold Pier
George Marczak - Brimham Moonshine - Night visit to Brimham Rocks with HPS Astro group April 2025, Eagle rock against moonshine. Canon EOS M6, F/2.8, 5 sec, ISO-400, 17mm wide angle
Michelle Bray - A Blast from the Past - Camera info and settings: OM 1 mk 2 with 12-100 lens; ss 1/125 F 7.1 ISO 80. The image was taken at Breighton Airfield which is the base for the Real Aeroplane club
Rozalia Szatanik - Brooklyn Bridge - Taken on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, 2023. Settings: focal length 35mm, f/6.3, 1/320sec, ISO100.
Alistair How - Neck and Neck - Nikon Z8, Nikon 70-200 f2.8, 200mm, 1/200, f2.8, ISO 3200. Dark hours shot of speedway race
Mike Hudson - Fab Four Phone Photography - Quayside, Liverpool. Pentax K-3 ii, Pentax 16-85 zoom
Ian Beck - Behind the Tate Modern, Liverpool - I liked the leading lines. It was a grey day so decided on monochrome. F11, auto ISO
Duncan Snell - Josephine - Taken at Whitby Goth weekend in 2024 usng a Nikon Z6iii with a Nikon 24-70mm zoom and camera set at 1/320 sec at f5 ISO 1600.
Jackie Martin - Crossing the River Skell at Studley Royal - OM1 with M.Zuiko 150-400 TC1.25x f4.5 PRO - 234mm f4.0 1/1600 ISO 200 Taken from the opposite high bank in the Deer Park in afternoon light on 04-10-2024
Tim Needham - Misty Trees - Nikon Z8 Nikkor 24-120mm, F20, 1/60s, ISO100
Ian Newall - The Dude - April '26, Cambridge Street, Harrogate. Fujifilm X- 100 vi, ISO 500, 23mm, f16, 1/100 sec
Alistair How - Masks - iPhone 15 shot in raw. 6.8mm, 1/80, f1.8, ISO 200. Street capture in Marrakech.
Robert Steemson - The House in the Woods, Conwy
Ian Newall - Orpheus and the leopard - Harewood House, April '26. ISO 500, 23mm, f16, 1/60 sec
Steve Preston - Arms and the man - He caught my eye outside Leeds Station. He chose the pose. Ricoh GRIII, 18.3mm, 2.8, fixed lens, f/8, 1/200, ISO 1000
Len Downes - The Cellarium, Fountains Abbey is a 100 metres long 12C undercroft. To attempt some originality, an infrared-converted camera was used and a silhouetted figure. Lumix GH3, 1/250sec, f5, ISO 25600, under-exposed by 2/3 stop, 29mm focal length equivalent.
Duncan Snell - Leading Lines - Taken at Beamish in 2024 usng a Nikon D500 with a Nikon 18-140mm zoom. Camera set at 1/400 sec at f8 ISO 250.
Ralph Woodhead - Stained glass - Pentax K5. Stained glass filter applied to a woodland scene. An interesting abstract.
Clive Beake - Line Abstract - This double exposure photo was taken at the railway station at Totness Devon, I just love the lines