“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” ― William… Read More ›
black & white photography
PORTABLE POTTIES AND THE WHEELS ON OLD CARS
CMMC – February Pick a Topic from my Photo Some of the pictures I take seem really strange when I take them, but sooner or later, everything becomes useful. I feel that way about every kind of learning too. Whatever you… Read More ›
CBWC: LOST OR LEFT BEHIND
CBWC: Lost or Left Behind Old and forgotten. You see a lot of old vehicles in farm country. It’s too expensive to take them to an official place to die, so they get left along the edge of fields. They… Read More ›
CBWC: BLACK & WHITE GATES AND FENCES
CBWC: Fences and Gates Fences and gates in black & white. It’s a very black & white day, here anyway. Grey skies and the naked trees dark across the pale sky. It’s too warm to snow, so it has been relentless… Read More ›
#CBWC – BIRDS IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Birds It hasn’t been a great year for wandering around, taking pictures of dams and rivers. We did manage to get out and take some foliage shots, but mostly, it has been me and my cameras, taking photos of… Read More ›
CBWC: CIRCLES AND CURVES
CBWC: Circles and Curves It’s back to the archives again. This time, seeking circles and curves. I’m sure I have some. I’m going to poke around in the black & white collection and see what I find. Oh, look. I found… Read More ›
THOSE MUDEROUS CROWS
Garry came running out of the bathroom. “Go look at the feeders!!” I went and there were hundreds of crows all over my deck, the rails, the trees. Literally hundreds. You could barely see the deck for all the crows… Read More ›
PLEASE TELL MR DEMILLE I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP, IN BLACK & WHITE!
CBWC: Close Ups Close-ups are sometimes macros and other time, head shots or portraits. Macros are for flowers. Humans are portraits, or as we used to call them, “head shots.” Portraits. I used to do a lot of portraits, but… Read More ›
CEE’S BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE: PULL UP A CHAIR!
CBWC: Any Kind of Seating Cee’s Black & White Challenge Anyplace one cares to sit, in black and white. I don’t do nearly enough black & white work. I think I need to do something about that. Meanwhile:
IF IT FLIES, MAYBE I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT. IN BLACK & WHITE.
Cee’s Black& White Photo Challenge: Anything That Flies Anything that flies is a pretty big challenge for someone who takes many pictures of birds. Let’s see what I have in black & white. Maybe I won’t have to cope with wrestling… Read More ›
MUSIC MUSIC ♫
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Music In color and black and white, music helps you feel. Music — for many of us — bypasses the brain and goes straight to your soul. It can make me sad or happy. It… Read More ›
NATURE’S PATTERNS IN BLACK & WHITE
Birds and their patterns – Cee’s Black & White Challenge I am always amazed at the beautiful designs in the feathers of our local birds. It’s nice to get the front face of a bird, but often more interesting when… Read More ›
