As I looked through my photos this month, I noticed that many of them are monochromatic (grays and blues and whites).  Maybe this is a side effect of winter–a time when flowers are less likely to bloom, people wear dark colors, and the sun may be muted by cloudy skies.

And although my photo-a-day prompt for today was black and white, I went out in search of color when I stopped to walk after school.  I walked along the beach for a while, watching the extra large waves crash onto the shore (we’re expecting a storm this weekend).  I noticed this bright plastic piece among the rocks and bent down to investigate.  After taking a photo, I picked up the electronic chip to dispose of (in the spirit of #litterati) and continued on my way.

After watching kids playing tag with the waves, I headed up some stairs in search of a different view.  As I neared the top these orange plants came into view…along with the view of the ocean behind them.

As I continued my walk back through an alley, I spied a bouquet of balloons in the park that overlooks the beach.  They were tied to the top of a small doll house…and they glowed in the sun.  I did play around with some editing apps to see what I could create…and here is one version.

Yesterday I also did some filter play…enhancing the sunset that was already irresistible. The colors in the sky were inspiring!  (I do wish you could see the paddle boarder out there, silhouetted in the sunset.

I take lots and lots of photos of this tree near my driveway…especially when the sky calls out to me.  We’ve had lots of pink and orange skies lately…like this one I snapped earlier this week.

Last weekend I had my zoom lens out on the beach (you can read more about that here), and noticed this girl laying in the warmer, shallow waters of the tide pool.  I wasn’t quite quick enough to catch her laying down, but I did catch her brightly colored wetsuit as she flipped her hair forward and sat up.

And I love playing around with night photography–and the full moon offered a great opportunity over the weekend.  I love the bright red and yellow colors of In and Out Burger foregrounding the full moon.

So, even though it’s still winter and colors are harder to find, search out some color to feature this week.  Or you might do like I did, and experiment with some editing apps to deepen or brighten the colors you do find.

You can post your photo alone or along with some words: commentary, a story, a poem…maybe even a song! I love to study the photographs that others’ take and think about how I can use a technique, an angle, or their inspiration to try something new in my own photography. (I love a great mentor text…or mentor photo, in this case!) I share my photography and writing on social media. You can find me on Instagram and Twitter using @kd0602. If you share your photos and writing on social media too, please let me know so I can follow and see what you are doing. To help our Weekly Photo community find each other, use the hashtag #color for this week and include @nwpianthology in your post.

So go out in search of color.  What will you find when you search for color through your lens?