monochrome monday

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This is a bit of a cheat.
I took a 35mm photo of these swans and their cygnets in Central Park's lake a few years ago.
Recently I joined Paintbox Pictures and learned a bit about Photoshop Elements (#6 for Mac)
I applied the Posterize Effect and this is what I got.