Wow, time flies when you’re not posting! I haven’t posted in a week mostly because I haven’t taken any photographs. A few snaps here and there but not much of any value. And I am not really sure if this photo is any value but I do like the scene. The colors in the original were all muted, basically a…
Tag: black and white
It was a day in September
I’ve been gradually cleaning my files out over the past week, getting rid of a lot of junk photos that were just taking up space. I do a lot of test shots when I get new gear and after using them for evaluation, they don’t really serve a need any longer, yet I always forget to delete them. So on occasion…
Glass
I find that glass, in the form of bottles and vases, always makes for interesting still lifes. The transparency, curves and reflections allow for an almost endless variety of compositions. Subtle changes in light or angle can take on a whole new look. I should make it a quest to collect old bottles when I find them and save them…
fence
I seriously cannot think of anything to talk about lately. I am sorry about that, although I don’t think anyone comes here to read anything. 😉 With that, I present a couple wire fence shots. Careful, don’t get pricked.
Lay dying
A few of the old broken tombstones at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral located in downtown Pittsburgh. I decided to keep them simple with a straightforward black and white conversion. Nothing fancy today.
Hello my ragtime gal
I was in Wheeling the other evening and was heading out of town as night fell. The colorful neon lights of the Victoria, enhanced by the snowfall, caught my eye and I thought I would grab a quick pic. Fortunately there weren’t any vehicles parked in front of the theater, as there normally is, and I had a clear shot.…
Animal planet
The suburban wildlife just seems happy to pose for me lately. In this case I swung by the local cemetery to try out some of my manual focus lenses but I took along my telephoto zoom also, just in case. I was really there to test my ability to use my manual lenses in a speedy manner. I love my old…
Testing tires
I purchased a used Toyota Rav4 at the end of December to use as a second utility vehicle. It is perfect for my needs and I liked it a lot with one exception. The day after I bought it I drove it to the park to test out the four-wheel drive system in winter conditions. The park roads were still icy…
You got to moo(ve) it
Another rural portrait of a willing subject. I seem to be hitting the livestock jackpot lately. Shooting a black bull (cow?) against a white landscape and sky certainly presents its own set of problems. Fortunately my subject was patient while I experimented with different exposures. I first did a normal black and white conversion after doing some contrast adjustments and dodging the…
Drifting
Shooting snow has always been a challenge for me, especially when there is no other subject in the photo. I want to keep the brightness of it yet still retain the texture detail. Of course I overexposed when I shot so I wouldn’t end up with dark gray photos but I still had the highlights to consider, I didn’t want to burn out…
What I Pic 