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Black & White Challenge

I was challenged to post 5 black & white photos on 5 days by my good friend Dirk. So here goes... First are some of my favourite flowers: orchids - phalenopsis to be exact. These orchids are from Orchideen-Zentrum Wichmann in Celle, one of the largest orchid growers in Germany. - I will try to vary the subjects over the week. However, I will not challenge anyone because most of my photographer friends excell at this subject day in and out - challenge or not! #BnW #BlackandWhite #5Days #5Photos #Challenge #Flowers #Orchid #Phalenopsis #Wichmann #Celle #Orchideen #Züchter #Blumen #CNICELY #Photography #Contrast #Gradation #Nature #Exotic

Second post of 5 black & white photos on 5 days: Celle, Germany - My home town on a sunny but cloudy day. This photo has great significance for me because my late father had painted it from nearly the same spot when he was a young man and almost nothing had changed at first glance. #BW #BlackandWhite #5Days #5Photos #Challenge #Home #Town #Heimat #Celle #Landschaft #Landscape #River #Fluss #Aller #CNICELY #Photography #Contrast #Gradation #Nature #Boote #Bootsverleih #Boats #Clouds #Wolken

No, this is not how I feel. It's merely the 3rd of my 5 black & white photos on 5 days! When I saw it here in my area on a barn door it was basically already a b&w picture made up of various warm brown tones. #BW #BlackandWhite #5Days #5Photos #Challenge #Home #Village #Heimat #Bremen #Countryside #Farmland #River #Fluss #Wümme #CNICELY #Photography #Contrast #Gradation #Nature #Barn #Scheune #Herz #Heart #Kranz #Wreath

 
The fourth of my 5 black & white photos on 5 days! I was photographing the architecture in the Bremen Space Center - which is now called Waterfront - when I saw this encounter. #BW #BlackandWhite #5Days #5Photos #Challenge #Bremen #CNICELY #Photography #Contrast #Gradation #Space #Center #Encounter #Begegnung #Waterfront #River #Weser #Architecture #Architektur #StreetPhotography

The fifth of my 5 black & white photos on 5 days! It's one of the last good portraits I took of my late father in his element paintbrush in hand. #BW #BlackandWhite #5Days #5Photos #Challenge #CNICELY #Photography #Contrast #Gradation #Celle #Portrait #Photography #Father #RIP #Painting #Passion #Oil #Canvas #Home #MissingYou

One more black & white photo: Peony. Seeing it makes me miss the warm sunny spring days... It also reminds me of my dear friend Lizzy @eye_an_i #BlackandWhite #CNICELY #Photography #Macro #Contrast #Gradation #Portrait #Peony #Pfingstrose #Water #Droplets #Moody #Sunny #Sunshine #Delicate

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Reminder of Summer

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Hydrangea - Hortensie

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