an old pickup along Route 93 in Nevada, USA, near a once-upon-a-time Pony Express station …
August 4, 2017 | Categories: Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature, Planes/Trains/Automobiles | Tags: black and white, monochrome, Nevada, Pony Express, Route 93, truck | 3 Comments
… north of Winnemucca, Nevada, on Route 95. To the west is the Black Rock Desert, home of Burning Man. [embiggen]
August 3, 2017 | Categories: Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature, Travel | Tags: black and white, Black Rock Desert, Bloody Run Hills, Burning Man, clouds, dunes, monochrome, Route 95, sky, Winnemucca Nevada | Leave a comment
… one of the first images I shot after buying my first digital camera.
August 1, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, People | Tags: black and white, cemetery, monochrome | 2 Comments
… well, shredded wood, at least.
July 28, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Macro, Nature | Tags: black and white, Bob's Woods, log, logging, monochrome, St. Bonaventure University, wood | Leave a comment
… on an oak log in the forest at my university.
July 23, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Macro, Nature | Tags: Bob's Woods, forest, logging, macrophotography, monochrome, oak, St. Bonaventure University, tree | Leave a comment
… in the woods near my office.
July 17, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Macro, Nature | Tags: black and white, Bob's Woods, grass, macrophotography, monochrome, plant, St. Bonaventure University | Leave a comment
an image from years ago re-edited much better … [embiggen]
July 12, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: black and white, Cisco Utah, clouds, landscape, monochrome, road trip, Route 128, sky | Leave a comment
… in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. [larger image]
July 8, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: Badlands National Park, black and white, erosion, monochrome, road trip 2015, stratigraphy | Leave a comment
… in the back country of Wind Cave National Park in Wyoming, USA.
June 24, 2017 | Categories: Animals, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: bison, black and white, black hills, monochrome, road trip 2016, Wind Cave National Park | 1 Comment
… in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA.
June 21, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: Badlands National Park, black and white, erosion, monochrome, road trip 2015, stratigraphy | 2 Comments
In Wyoming, the state fines you for littering … and then sends a storm after you.
June 18, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama | Tags: black and white, clouds, I-80, monochrome, road trip 2015, sky, southern Wyoming, storm | 1 Comment
… a small cabin high above a valley near my university.
June 12, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: black and white, cabin, clouds, monochrome, Pfeiffer Nature Center, sky, texture, valley | Leave a comment
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I felt the solemnity of the location, the near-sacred aura of Ground Zero, coupled with the somewhat lacy reflections of nearby buildings juxtaposed with the strong lines of the memorial structure was poorly served by a riot of tourist color. The gathered crowds retreat into the background when rendered in black and white, while the names stand starkly front and center.
I’m glad to have shot this after Moab. I feel I did it much more justice than I might have otherwise.
June 10, 2017 | Categories: 5280 Lens Mafia, Architecture/Design, Black & White, Personal Narrative, Urban/Street/Industrial | Tags: Ground Zero, monochrome, New York City, World Trade Center Memorial | Leave a comment
… in northern Nevada. See larger image.
June 9, 2017 | Categories: Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Cameras/Gear/Software/Technique, Landscape/Panorama, Nature | Tags: Basin and Range, black and white, geology, monochrome, Nevada, road trip 2016 | Leave a comment
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One of the classic shots in the Palouse (eastern Washington’s grain region) is color and shadow from the top of Steptoe Butte. Rather than explore the shades of green and/or brown, I chose to explore the textural contrasts and patterns in this scene.
June 9, 2017 | Categories: 5280 Lens Mafia, Abstract/Texture, Black & White, Landscape/Panorama, Nature, Personal Narrative | Tags: monochrome, Palouse, Steptoe Butte | Leave a comment
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Faux Falls is just outside Moab, UT. It’s “Faux” because the water is pumped from an adjacent canyon through a ridge to move the water closer to town, cascading down into a lake.
During the Moab Photography Symposium I shot Faux Falls on two separate occasions, once coming down on the falls from above, once from below. Acutely aware of some errors (er, suboptimal decisions) in the first session, I set out to create a better image during the second. Part of that was seeing in black & white, part framing, part clearing excess material from the image field itself. I’m happy with the result, at least for now.
I should point out that during this second shooting session, I lost a lens step-up ring into the stream and was soaked to halfway between my ankles and knees. At least I didn’t hurt myself. That was a different shoot :-).
June 8, 2017 | Categories: 5280 Lens Mafia, Black & White, Landscape/Panorama, Nature, Personal Narrative | Tags: Faux Falls, Moab Utah, monochrome, Waterfall | Leave a comment
