WHEN TO CHOOSE Black & White

Black and white is a powerful tool for nature and wildlife photography. It magnifies focus on the subject by eliminating the distractions of color and excels in those instances where the subject lacks color naturally, creating interest through shades of gray.

The human eye can distinguish more than 500 shades of gray. As for the digital image, it’s limited to 256 different shades of gray, including pure white and pure black. By way of comparison, the human eye can perceive and distinguish around a million colors—considerably more than 256 shades of gray.

I feel that the best way to understand how to compose black-and-white images successfully is to actually look at captures where