The Magic of Monochrome Challenge #9 in the Simon's Series series. Hosted by Simon Joinson. Challenge has finished We want to see your very best black and white digital shot - something that really shows the graphic power of greyscale. This is a challenge designed to show why after half a century of color photography black and white still exerts such as powerful hold over the creative photogapher. Show full rules Announced: Friday, 23rd January, 2009 (GMT) Submissions: Friday, 30th January, 2009 – Thursday, 5th February, 2009 (GMT) Voting: Friday, 6th February, 2009 – Thursday, 12th February, 2009 (GMT) Processing rules: Must be black and white (greyscale) - no toning, no selective desaturation. Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: – Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 500

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