This week’s task for the Gallery is black and white.
I absolutely adore black and white photography so this was an easy one for me because I immediately thought of Whitby’s famous photographic artist Frank Sutcliffe.
His black and white images of the Whitby area and its people are stunning and to think he took them with all that cumbersome Victorian photography equipment is very humbling indeed.
Anyhoo, no matter — I was inspired to turn these shots I took of my boys near one of the piers in to black and whites. If only I’d had more time to try and actually recreate one of his more famous photos like Water Rats. On second thoughts, perhaps not.
Enjoy!
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And, just as a matter of curiosity I’m wondering how many folk … Yorkshire or not … have a Sutcliffe print or two hanging somewhere in their home.
Tags: black and white, children, frank sutcliffe, life, Meme, photography, the gallery, Thoughts
Fantastic photos, you can almost see the impending doom we’re getting now in the weather – wall to wall snow – who ordered this????
How fabulous & so clever!
Those are gorgeous!
Great interpretation
I always wonder how you do the slideshow… @Kahanka
Lovely picture, really atmospheric
I love them, the boys look great. How do you do the slide show?
What a fabulous slide show!
Awww loverly!xx Miss my boys!
Amazing pics. Haven’t heard of that artist (hangs Yorkshire head in shame), but I bet my dad has.
Beautiful photos..I love the sea.
Those photos look stunning in B&W. I love B&W and sepia effects.
Nope – don’t have any of his work but will go off and google him now . . . .
Loving these pics! I do love the sea, just a shame that for me, one of the nearest is Blackpool.
Really must pay a trip over your way sometime.
I’m sorry – I read
“And, just as a matter of curiosity I’m wondering how many folk … Yorkshire or not … have a Sutcliffe print or two hanging somewhere in their home.”
and immediately wondered why you’d want to know why any person would have a picture of Peter Sutcliffe – aka The Yorkshire Ripper – in their house.
I’ll get me coat……
Ah you can’t beat a taste of Yorkshire (god’s own country). Look at the sheer power of the sea – I love the chaos of the sea behind your son. Great set of pics