What does 'monochrome' mean?

[Mark]

Re: What does 'monochrome' mean?

4 monochrome images, anyone who disagrees is just WRONG and should buy a dictionary



From the people that know The Oxford English Dictionary

noun
a photograph or picture developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.
[mass noun] representation or reproduction in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.

adjective
(of a photograph or picture, or a television screen) consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.

[ax2010@eircom.net]

Re: What does 'monochrome' mean?

Mark, that seems to be a definitive end to the discussion. Thanks to all for your responses.

[EOS_Jim]

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I was about to post but Mark's image says it all :)

[MX5]

Re: What does 'monochrome' mean?

I was going to put my pedantic hat on again (Dictionaries aren't always precise in areas such as science and technology) ... But I#ll leave the desciption alone. I assume camera clubs don't use a Zeiss Colorimeter to check a monochrome picture really is just one colour But what about tones, chroma, shades or hues.

[ax2010@eircom.net]

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Why don't we keep it nice and simple? B&W for black and white and monochrome for the whole range encompassed in Mark's answer; hues for colours and tones for variations in dark/light. I don't know what, other than these basic properties, shade or chroma means.

[mammarazzi]

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I would just like to say what a great thread - interesting, thought provoking and educational. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Joanne

[DeeGee]

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Ditto.