China – mostly in black and white (with a little colour now and then)
China – mostly in black and white (with a little colour now and then)
The thing about using black and white rather than colour is that it adds a vintage quality to the photos. I did not do this on purpose. I visited what was billed as an “Ancient Village” and as usual found it greatly commercialized for tourists. Most of my photos of China are fairly colourful, but when we look past the attractiveness of bright colours there are other factors of interest to be found. What happened is that soon after starting to take photos they all came out in a purple tone – something happened either in my adjustment of the camera, or else it is a technical problem that developed. Some photos now and then did come out with proper colours, but mostly they were tainted. Anyway, here is the result. As what seems to be usual when I go out on a trip, it was an overcast day.
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2. Wherever you go in China, even in North American Chinatowns, you will find elaborate and usually highly decorated gates leading into areas.
3. This is actually a different gate leading into the same area, but you can see the comparison between B&W and colour.
4. Just hangin' around and enjoying the day.
5. Looking up inside one of the gates
6. The building walls are decorated as well
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9. I have no idea who this is supposed to represent, or if it's just there as a joke.
10. All of a sudden, the camera worked to show natural colours.
11. Spring flowers in February - it's warmer in Chengdu than where I lived previously farther north.
12. An ancient stage - it had been transported from a different town and rebuilt in this spot. Wish the colours of the eaves could have been captured here.
13. A pavilion on the middle of a bridge over the river - sat on a bench and ate lunch here.
14. Mah Jhong - a favourite pastime here. When I was a little kid my mother taught me how to play it, but I've since forgotten.
15. An extended family dinner by the river
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17. There were huge fields of these yellow flowers, that top off a plant that is edible when it is younger.
18. In some cases colour would certainly be better.
19. We then went to another village, that was a museum village. I was born and grew up in a city in Ontario that had street cars (trams?) similar to this.
20. This picture, and the next (last) one are the last two photos I was able to take because the camera battery ran out. I will buy another one so I can have two charged up, so this doesn't happen again. It was unfortunate because this particular museum village was the most fascinating one I ever encountered in China. Perhaps I will return one day.
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