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[Wicked Dark]

um, do you guys know that monotone has nothing to do with color or lack of it? It refers to sound. Monochrome is the word you want. That refers to hues.
Just thought you would want to know.

[Mad Aussie]

Really? I wasn't aware of that. But it makes sence. If a photo had a 'monotone' ... a single tone of colour ... it would be a completely black (for example) shot.

[Wicked Dark]

Well, actually no. Tone in no way refers to anything visual. It's aural only. Chrome is a b astardization of chroma which means an intensity of color. Monochrome doesn't really mean black and white or absence of color, but has been twisted to fit. I understand language has to evolve, but we've already shoehorned one word into this meaning, no need to do it to innocent old monotone. : )

yeah yeah...who thought you'd be back in school, right? Language precision is what conveys meaning and I'm kind of a nut about it and stuff like this just smacks me in the head every time I look at it and I couldn't let this go.

[Mad Aussie]

Well, actually no. Tone in no way refers to anything visual. It's aural only.

I don't agree.
Colour has tones. Even the dictionary agrees with that.

However, a single (mono) tone of colour is not necessarily a black, grey or white.

However, I agree it shouldn't be used to describe Black and White because a black and white photo shows at least two tones of colour and usually many more. Therefore, 'mono' tone doesn't fit.

[Wicked Dark]

That's true in a sense and is a much later accepted definition of tone - get an old enough dictionary and it's not there. It came from misapplication. The word monotone has nothing to do with color, however. Monochrome does. But whatever. If it stays wrong, it stays wrong, I just thought someone might want to know.

[Mad Aussie]

I'll make sure Marko realizes the correction that is needed