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For my Black & White project I only took two lenses out, the Nikkor 35mm f2 prime and the Tokina 11-16 f2.8 wide angle. I found myself using the 35mm almost exclusively because the 35mm on a cropped sensor camera, the D300, is equivalent in its effective focal length as a 50mm prime would on a full frame camera (Nikon D3, D700 or a Canon 5D Mk II etc). That is its closest to what you see with your eyes. The 35mm is tack sharp and has great bokeh and has been on my camera a lot since I got it a couple of weeks ago. See post.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 400, f5, 1/500 sec

Abstract Photography

Some images lend themselves to be converted into black and white, most notably portraits and pets I think but, the effective use of isolated colour in monochrome images can be very eye catching and portray important information and emotions.

A minimalist approach seems to work best and although I've tried this with a number of images it never really worked until I was inspired by another photographers image of a dog I saw on one of the photographers blogs I read, I can't remember who? So while this technique is not new or especially clever I think it works for this one of Hermione.