Fishing Boats at Sunderland Point

Fishing Boats at Sunderland Point, originally uploaded by Bay Photographic.

I used to like black and white photography in the old days because the paper was cheaper and I had more control over the process than colour developing and printing, which was complicated, difficult and a bit hit and miss. With digital there seems less difference in the process, but some images are still crying out to be monochrome. When I post black and white pictures on Flickr there is significantly less interest than in a comparable colour image. Perhaps black and white is just a thing of the past, and soon nobody will shoot, print or post monochromatic pictures any more.
If so, I can't help but feel that something will be lost.