![]() ![]() Pure black → grey → white has no colour, so should strictly be called "achrome" though it is universally included as one example of monochrome. yellow/brown in sepia) still qualifies as monochrome provided the intermediate tones are consistent throughout the picture. based on only a single colour channel) – so whether black → white through grey or other shade(s) ( e.g. You have right the only ting is that misinterpretations of definitions are increasingly used and not only with this term, you will see many groups called black white those monochrome and partial color-containing accept and call it so black and white and not only here on flickr, the change of the name here will the wrong abuse not changeĪ useful definition of monochrome is a picture with no colour information from the original scene ( i.e. Unless of course you want to change the world (of Flickr). The issue of the mutual exclusivity of either term seems to be ignored everywhere. Best wishes.īased on my experience here on Flickr, in general monochrome and black & white seem to be interchangeable terms. The word "Monochrome" is derived from the Greek for "single colour". InnAtElmwood edited this topic 72 months ago. ![]() ![]() Towner Images: and so since we're not going to change the world as Patrick says above, we should update the name of this group, BUT neither of the Admins of this group have uploaded a pic to their pages since 2012, so. Since a long time and I mean decades is monochrome associated with black and white, indeed monochrome means 1 color and black, white, and gray we have learned are no colors, sepia tone picture are monochrome, but why change you must change the world I submit that monochrome's definition has morphed to mean black and white I agree that an all pink image would logically be called monochrome. It does NOT mean "black and white".įor that reason It would be less confusing for people this group was renamed "Monochrome Madness b&w only" or something similar. In the English language, "monochrome" means a composition made up of tones of the same colour. ![]()
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