I live in Greenbelt, Maryland, US, which is a little suburb of DC that was built as a social project by the FDR administration in the late 1930s. Perhaps it has to do with the period-distinct architechture of the town, or perhaps it's just how I see it, but I find that almost every photo I take of it works better either desaturated or in black and white.

Here are some of my favorite B&W (or almost B&W) pictures of my hometown; please share your favorites of where you live.

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Nice post - I like #1, 2 and 3 the best ...

Stephen

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Nice composition + tones, well done++

Excellent theme for a thread, Laserguy, thank you.

Love the play of light, especially, in that first one of yours - really nice. And the selective use of color in your second works wonderfully!

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I like your home town theme idea. I enjoy looking at the family albums from 40, 50, 60 years ago. At the time they were just everyday snapshots, but they can't be replaced nor duplicated. Nice photos.

Here's a few from Caguas, Puerto Rico.



















Regards,

Antonio

Wow, I love the clouds in that shot, Glenn! Was that a long exposure? Where was it taken?

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Thanks Laserguy, it's an IR shot, taken with a 720nm IR filter fitted to my GF1, on a 40 second exposure. It's in Uphall in West Lothian, Scotland and is about one minute from my back door.

Crikey Glenn, we're practically neighbours! I'm just one hop, skip and a jump away from you. Its a beautiful shot.

Cheers, Briar