This week’s theme, “Markets” in Monochrome Madness comes to us from Sarah and her blog, Travel With Me.
I haven’t been to markets recently, and so I am relieved to say the colorful Goa market provided me with loads of images to work with. The vibrant atmosphere, filled with vendors and chatter, made the experience memorable. As the people in India dress colorfully and the fruits and flowers at the marketplace offer many different colors, just converting to B/W was not an option. Each photograph presented a unique palette, with bright fabrics and eye-catching arrangements that seemed to come alive under the warm sun so to be able to bring them all present in the images, well, it required a bit of editing to get the results I am happy enough to be able to share them with you.
The array of bright fabrics, fruits, and flowers necessitated careful editing to preserve the essence of the original colors. I hope the monochrome images of daily life in the bustling market capture this richness despite transitioning to black-and-white photography.
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
I’m so glad you worked on these edits as they really bring the market to life! I especially like your people shots – the top one for instance is excellent as is the one of the bored-looking woman resting her head on her hand. Thank you for joining in 🙂
Thanks Sarah, we seem to like similar shots in our posts 😀
The photos converted very well Ritva. I reckon I could even smell the markets. I like the bored woman as well.
I did put time into the bored woman, she is in two photos with different crop
It was well worth the time spent
Great Selection Ritva
Thank you Alison.