blacknblue was the winner of the 38th NAM monthly photo contest with the topic "black."

Congratulations and very nicely done editing on the photo.

 

Congrats! Beautiful photo.

 

Very nice photo Juan.

Congratulations!

Lori and Don

 

Congratulations Juan!
Always a fan!

 

Big pat-on-the-back Juan! Well done.

 

For this photograph, I knew I wanted a wall with plenty of ivy in the background. I also knew that that foilage would only serve as a texture backdrop.

I decided to use a 50mm at f/1.8 because I wanted a shallow depth of field.

Here is the original file:


This is the next incarnation, where I desaturate blue, cyan, and red channels.

Obviously, I also darkened the blue and cyan channels for a richer black.

For the final version, which I submitted, I simply touched up some dirt specs on my door.

Thanks again for the votes.

 

Very slick. You received my vote Another job well done.

 

Though off-topic, I like the original much better.

 

Beautiful job!