Monochrome
I found these railroad axles all neatly lined up at the Reading and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton. They cried out for monochrome Canon EOS 7D (24mm, f/6.3, 1/80 sec, ISO100)
I took a ride on my shiny new ‘chrome pony‘ and visited Raymondskill Falls, the tallest waterfall in PA. It’s ~100 miles (160KM) from my home, which is about a 2 hour drive. This photo is taken from mid-falls, so you’re only seeing half the picture. I used a 10x Neutral Density filter and f/16 [...]
The seat on this old Indian motorcycle had some cool springs and I though the petrol tank made for an interesting background. My contribution to The Weekend in Black and White, 10-May-2013 Canon EOS 7D (98mm, f/4, 1/160 sec, ISO100)
At first glance, this might be construed as some kind of glass dragonfly. Actually, it’s the screen from Nick’s cell phone, he dropped a mere 6 months after getting it. He’s quite adept at destroying them. My contribution to The Weekend in Black and White, 3-May-2013 Canon EOS 7D (100mm, f/8, 1/8 sec, ISO800) [...]
Early one evening, I was washing the cars and the color of the light reflecting off the bubbles on the roof caught my eye, but in the end, monochrome won. Canon EOS 7D (93mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO100)
This is the engine from a Norvin, a Norton motorcycle frame with a Vincent engine. Both hail from England, so it’s only natural that someone would pair them. I’m offering this shot for Weekend Reflections #186 and The Weekend in Black and White, 19-April-2013. Some other photos of the complete bike are shown below. Canon [...]
Our charming little town in Bucks County has a few abandoned properties, one of which is the old bowling alley. Some graffiti artists did their thing on the back of the building, so no one really sees it. I like this one in monochrome, hence my contribution to The Weekend in Black and White, 12-April-2013. [...]
I left several planters outside over the Winter, I captured this one with snow flakes falling in the background. A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White 5-April-2013 Canon EOS 7D (93mm, f/5, 1/200 sec, ISO400)
My wife always places pinwheels in the landscaping. Last years batch never got removed, I captured this one cold, snowy morning. Cold and lonely. A contribution to Weekend Reflections #183 and The Weekend in Black and White 29-March-13. Woo hoo, almost April, maybe Spring will show it’s face. Canon EOS 7D (89mm, f/4, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
The Scotch Broom branches caught some snow flakes the other morning and I like them, in monochrome. Canon EOS 7D (200mm, f/4, 1/250 sec, ISO100)
I took this along a path in Kelly Park using a wide-angle (8mm) lens. The downed tree was a result of Sandy, it gives you the feeling of being trapped. A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White 22-Mar-2013 Canon EOS 7D (50mm, f/0, 1/25 sec, ISO100)
There’s a mirror at the bottom of our staircase that has a metal frame. I though it looked cool lighted by an LED candle and converted to monochome. My contribution to Weekend Reflections # 181 and The Weekend in Black and White 15-March-2013. I’m running a fever of 101, so I might not get to [...]
Someone broke a window from an abandoned dry cleaners, so I poked my camera inside and took a shot. I hope there wasn’t a rush on some of those garments. A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White, 8-Mar-2013. Canon EOS 7D (24mm, f/11, 1/20 sec, ISO2000)
My wife bought this some time ago, I finally got around to capturing it in the right light. It’s a sculpture of a face and a hand. The hand holds a candle (LED) to illuminate the face. It sits on a shelf at the bottom of our stairs, so it can look pretty spooky at [...]
I originally posted this is color, here, but I also like it in monochrome, so I’m sending it out for The Weekend in Black and White, 22-Feb-2013. It’s a container of colored toothpicks, less the color I don’t normally like to dive into my archives or reuse photos; I’d rather spend the time taking photos. [...]
Here is a photo of Lake Galena, which is in Peace Valley Park, from the end opposite from the dam. Here is a link to a shot from a warmer time. I thought this made for a nice monochrome, especially with the animal prints in the snow across the frozen lake. My contribution to The [...]
We had a few inches of fluffy snow the other night. It was so light, that I used a leaf blower to remove the snow from our driveway. The only thing that remained were the impressions in the snow from an earlier trip up the driveway, a reverse footprint if you will. I thought it [...]
This is a similar shot from earlier this week; this one is with a slightly faster shutter speed. I though it was cool in monochrome. If you haven’t seen the earlier post, check it out, it will explain It’s a stream of water from a small fountain, see this post for the details of the [...]
While walking to the Javits center, I caught the New Yorker Hotel in the perfect monochrome light. Monochrome conversion in Silver EFEX Pro. My contribution to The Weekend in Black and White 25-Jan-2013 Canon EOS 7D (24mm, f/7.1, 1/100 sec, ISO100)
Welcome to Municipal Pier #9 as photographed from Columbus Blvd. Municipal Pier #9 is adjacent to the Race Street Pier, a park that was recently dedicated. A contribution to Weekend Reflections #173 and The Weekend in Black and White 18-Jan-13 Sick of monochrome yet? Me neither Canon EOS 7D (10mm, f/8, 1/50 sec, ISO100)
This is taken from an overpass for I-95 between Penn’s Landing and Old City in Philadelphia. That’s the Ben Franklin bridge in the right background. Canon EOS 7D (22mm, f/4.5, 1/800 sec, ISO100)
Every year for Christmas, I string light on a fence in our back yard (the fence is to allow Zephyr to spend some time outside). I normally don’t take them down until Spring because the light up the area. This year, on Christmas eve, we got a little snow, so I took the opportunity to [...]
As in Ben Franklin, probably the most iconic bridge in Philadelphia, as shot from the Race Street Pier. This was taken with a 10 stop ND filter so I could get a 60 second exposure, which adds drama to the sky and gives the water a silky appearance. It was supposed to be mostly cloudy [...]
While roaming about Old City in Philadelphia, I came across this unusual sign on a building on 2nd street. I’m sure these are common in the area, it just struck me as unusual. A contribution to signs, signs. Canon EOS 7D (22mm, f/7.1, 1/40 sec, ISO100)