Light My Fire

Lighting up the NYC nightlife, a warm evening as the heat of summer lingers in the streets.

Leaving…

Black And White Photography, Meho, Photography

Hi everybody! I want to tell everybody that this going to be my last post for Monochromia. I wish you the best.

Thank you to each one of you…

“He Was Nothing But A Pawn.”

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

The winters here in the frozen north are long and dark. I don’t ski so I have to think of things to occupy my mind. This is a little table top fun with my Hasselblad 203FE with the Carl Zeiss 80mm F2.8 FE mounted on an 32E extension tube. Taken on my fav black and white film Rollei 80s stand developed in Caffenol for 50 mins at 20℃ with agitation for only the first minute and then left to rest in a water bath for 49mins.

Here’s the Recipe
Make one litre
Washing soda (Stabil) 16gr/l
Vitamin C (Santa maria) 10 gr/l
Potassium Bromide 1gr/l
Instant Coffee 40gr/l
Inversions for the 1st minute and then left to stand for 49mins
Stop and fix as usual
More details on Caffenol here
davidapw.wordpress.com/caffenol/

This Old Stump

Black And White Photography, Photography

During the first stop of the ride, this tree stump offered me a place to prop my foot and re-tie the laces on my boot. After removing my foot from the stump, I looked at the rings that mark the passage of years, and thought of all the gifts we receive from trees.

They beautify our lives, protect our earth, and offer us shelter.

They benefit us ecologically, spiritually, and commercially.

Proud to be a tree hugger!

(Wo)Man’s Best Friend

Black And White Photography, Photography

She’s mostly deaf, losing more of her sight weekly, turning grayer each month. But this soon-to-be 15-year-old miniature pinscher is still my loyal companion. And I love watching her as she curls up and naps in the little spots of light and warmth that she finds around the house. Love you, Brandy, old girl…

For more photos from my camera, visit VisualVenturing.com.

Paratrooper

Black And White Photography, Joerg, Photography

Picture taken during a maneuver ( military exercise ),
where my only official mission was to ” shoot ” ( with camera ).
I made nearly 2000 Photos, but 1990 are classified “Restricted”,
some were censored or deleted by higher authority, what is really sad, cause …

More of my images can be seen at – The Things As They Are In Pictures

Uphill Climb

Black And White Photography, Photography

Uphill Climb
ss 1/100 f 9.0 ISO 400
60mm macro

“The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.” – Samuel Smiles

To see more images from this series visit my personal blog at: Robyn Graham Photography

The Urban Explorer In Me

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Nikon D610 and Nikon 24-85mm AF-S G VR Lens – 1/6 @ f/4.5 – 85mm – ISO 400

This is about the closest I can get to going inside one of these abandoned buildings. This was shot through a broken window at Kings Park Psychiatric Facility on Long Island, New York.

To see more of my images visit – The Visual Chronicle

Kind Eyes

Black And White Photography, Elina, Photography

Looking into his kind eyes and forgetting everything else for a while.

The Real Paris

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Please click on image to view a high res version

Yes, folks, It’s the real Eiffel Tower. At the very real Paris Hotel and Casino in beautiful Las Vegas NV. Lower left, you can see the real fountains of The Bellagio Hotel.

Please come visit me at Photos By Emilio for some real color!