Most people think of monochrome photography as being solely black and white, but the definition also includes photos containing varying tones of one colour. After browsing through a monochrome photography exhibit earlier this week, I went looking through my travel shots for photos containing one predominant colour. It turned out to be a lot of fun and I was surprised at how many shots I’ve taken that have one main colour. Here are the red halls of Seattle’s Central Library.
Getting artsy with raindrops on leaves at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island.
Sizzling hot California sunset just south of the Oregon border.
Pearly white M&M overload at the flagship store in Manhattan.
Fluffy pink cherry blossom season in Seattle.
It’s hard to find a Holi photo with just one colour in it, but this is the closest I got to monochrome in this frenzy of colour.
So do you think you can limit yourself to only one colour? If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: One Colour
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS!
xxx Ailsa
There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against the other. – Edouard Manet
Where's my backpack? 
White M & M’s, Ailsa! I thought you were on pills for a minute there 🙂 Happy weekend!
Happy weekend to you too, Jo!
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Lovely theme, Ailsa! All of your photo’s are special, they draw me in.
Here’s my take on ‘One colour’: https://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/travel-theme-one-color/
I adore your interpretaton, Marion, beautiful photo. xxx
Thanks so much, Ailsa. Have a sunny Sunday, dear x
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Lovely pictures! I can not pick a favorite! Here are mine: https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/one-colour/
Fabulous photos, all so different in both colour and texture. 🙂
Thank you!
Grey for Ireland… oh sorry, that should be green for Ireland! 😉
Haha, grey is usually more fitting, AJ, mind you, the last week or so has been amazing, hasn’t it? Here’s hoping it’s here to stay.
It’s here to stay allright… in our dreams!! 😉
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One colour? approximately!
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My hat is off to you, Cubus, that is a stunning series of photos, absolutely mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing them! xxx Ailsa
Awesome photographs you have this week.
Here is my entry.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/04/10/travel-theme-challenge-one-color/
Wow, Cee, these are so gorgeous, that ramshackle house is amazing, so evocative, I could stare at it for hours, what a great photo. xxx
Very interesting photographs!
That sunset is amazing and the MM’s makes me want some right now.
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A great theme – again, Ailsa! Cannot pick a favourite, because they are all favourites! Here’s mine http://wp.me/p1hCI2-4hg
I love your shots, Leya, that blue one with just the slightest suggestion of red is wonderful! xxx Ailsa
A beautiful part of the country.
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Me encantan tus fotos Asa. Esta es mi entrada:
https://viaja2photography.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/travel-theme-one-color/
Me gusta mucho tus photos. Ahora quiero uvas. 🙂
Ailsa Hello , I love the fruit and would love to invite you to grapes . Not if you have them in your city this season , I guess if because here we come from Peru or South America even when there are none in our vines.
Greetings .
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I chose shades of grey (not exactly 50 of them, though): https://beautyalongtheroad.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/just-one-color/
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A winter entry for me
https://regionalcognisance.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/travel-theme-one-colour/
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Perfect theme for me right now…I took this shot during my Easter holiday, and was pretty happy with it. http://aglasshalf-full.com/2015/04/11/a-village-in-monochrome/
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I thought this would be a lot harder for me to find something. Like you, I was surprised how many I had. Here’s the one I chose. https://jennysotherstuff.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/travel-theme-one-colour-i-guess-thats-why-they-call-it-the-blues/
Love the photo!
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love the red walls! Here’s my entry: https://aquamarineeyes.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/where-does-the-paper-end-the-cat-begin/
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I looked around but kept coming back to this picture – so, here goes: http://wp.me/p3CFsE-1mG
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And another one featuring endless shades of green: https://beautyalongtheroad.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/how-many-shades-of-green/
Lovely shots, especially the blossoms 🙂
I vote for the sunlight and cherry blossoms!!! gorgeous!!!
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Nice photos.
A difficult theme for me, I most often do landscapes. I do have some black&white photos, but I don’t have many of one-coloured photos. Looking through my photos is not an option. My travel shots are over 10k photos. 😀 I’ll try to dig a bit. Unfortunately, I already posted recent photos with one colour dominant in my Easter walk post. ><
Cheers.
I have found something… in Indonesia.
https://thetravellersnotes.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/travel-theme-one-colour/
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https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/travel-theme-one-colour/
Thanks for the inspiration. Great theme and I surprised myself with this one: http://wrightouttanowhere.com/2015/04/11/monochromatic/
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YUM … I love me some M & M’s All color and lots and lots of them.
Love the raindrops on the leaves.
Here’s my attempt at one color. Hope you enjoy and have a nice weekend.
Isadora
http://isadoraartandphotography.com/2015/04/11/travel-theme-one-colour/
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Lovely monochrome colours you came up with. Not an easy theme because what do I have, except white snow:-)
https://cocoaupnorth.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/one-colour/
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Neat theme! Here’s mine: http://brain.queenkv.org/2015/04/11/travel-theme-one-colour/