A quick swipe of a hue/saturation level in Photoshop turns a color photo into a black and white one. Cee Neuner give us an opportunity to give our close-up pictures another shot at stardom in her black and white challenge.
You can see the tracker on the back of this mama monk seal lounging on the beach at Poipu in Kauai, HI.
This Avila Beach, California beach comber looked almost as big as the monk seal. Very friendly, he and his owner allowed me to get closer than I expected.
I love all his wrinkles including those lines on his tongue.
The other Avila Beach-lover that surprised me by letting me get so close for a picture was my husband. This is one of my favorite pictures because of the little spots of light on his hand.
To join Cee’s Black and White Challenge click here.
Marsha, you have some wonderful close ups for this week . Thanks so much for adding to the fun 😀
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Thanks, Cee. They were old photos, but they made sense together. Have a great weekend. 🙂
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Great photos, Marsha. The close-up of the seal reminds me of many years ago when I visited the wharf in San Francisco and both watched and listened to the many seals in the water. They are so much fun!
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And noisy! This one was not noisy! 🙂
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These are great pics Marsha!!! Oh and now I want to be back in Hawaii and Avala! Love poipu too!!! ❤️❤️👏👏👏 Cindy
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There’s nothing like the beach, right? I will definitely miss that living in Prescott, but the mountain and rocky views here are stunning.
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Oh totally agree!!! such a gift to have both!!! we want it all.. .lol!
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Sounds like a reasonable plan! 😄
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Great shots of black and white subjects, Marsha! Hope you had a wonderful and warm Thanksgiving in your new place!
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We even had snow last night. It was gorgeous. Cold and sunny this morning with a dusting of snow on everything.
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I like the one of your husband the most.
There was a photo just like this that I had and adored. Years ago. And then the computer disk failed and I think the photo was lost with it. No matter how hard I try, I can’t get it to turn out as magical as that one.
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I hate when that happens. I have photos all over the cyber world, and when I want them, it takes me a long time to find them. I try to be organized, but so far I have failed.
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