Expressive Black & White

Challenge #14 in the Let the Image Speak series. Hosted by onlooker.

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Show us your best expressive black & white photo (definition: "Expressive - Effectively conveying meaning, feeling, or mood"). Per series' theme, let the image speak: *NO TITLES OR DESCRIPTIONS* (put a single dash "-" in place of title). PLEASE READ ADDITIONAL RULES (pay attention to image size rules). To preserve anonymity, please no visible copyright with author's name. -- Voters: Please vote in a slideshow.

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Announced:

Monday, 12th December, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 19th December, 2011 – Sunday, 25th December, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 26th December, 2011 – Sunday, 1st January, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Black and White only. No toning or tinting. Please do the best you can to support the mood of your photo. Just "desaturating" a color original is rarely an optimal post-processing method. Be proud of what you submit.
No composites.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Submitted photograph must fit into a rectangle of 1000 px horizontal and 750 px vertical, with one of its dimensions being exactly that of the rectangle (1000 px horizontal or 750 px vertical). Photos that do not comply will be disqualified.
Submitted photograph must not be larger than 500 KB (saving at 80% should provide room to spare).
No embedded copyright notices or watermarks with author's name.
No titles or descriptions (put a single dash "-" in place of title).
Absolutely no snapshots of homeless people or street snapshot portraits of third-world children staring into the lens.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

200

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by caucho

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Camera:	Kodak EasyShare Z915
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Submitted:	Friday, 23rd December, 2011 20:06 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 20th November, 2011
Focal length:	7.5 mm
Shutter speed:	1 sec
Aperture:	F3.5
ISO:	100
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Views:	59
Galleries:	View this photo in caucho's gallery

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