Black & White Nature Shots

Black and white nature shots can be a bit tricky. You have to make sure the subject mater isn't something that the viewer will colorize in their own head. I try and stay away from b&w when shooting anything with blooms or wildlife in it. I have always loved shooting outdoors in the fall and winter in black and white because of the shorter days and longer shadows.

The image below is of a dried out seed head of a Wild Carrot plant. It expresses itself well in monochrome because it is very evidence that it is dried out and on the far side of its summer glory. This was taken at a focal length of 194mm, 1/12o sec., ƒ6.3 with a EF-S 55 - 250mm lens from a little over three feet ( 1.1m) away.