Photography Mondays: Black & White Kittens

Yesterday was photography Monday, so on my train ride back from work I experimented with the technique that converting a photo to black and white makes its noise and grain appear more pleasing and less distracting. I ran a metadata search for ISO 3200 on my photos to find the noisiest ones and picked a wide sample. The following are actually among the first photos I took when I converted over to Pentax with the K100D:

Yes, all that is ISO 3200, and I like them a lot better as black and white. I could post the original colors ones, but I’m just too lazy right now. My best friend’s wedding was on Sunday and as much as I had fun I’m glad that it’s over with, and I am still recovering from it. Actually, it’s somewhat significant that I post these photos since since my best friend and his now wife used to foster kittens for the SPCA, and these adorable little ones were part of a batch that they were caring for.

I’ll post more photos in the coming days, including ones where I desaturated (but did not convert completely to black and white) for a similar effect.