Here’s To You !

Santa

We are finally done with our regular posting schedule for this year and now its time for Santa Joe to relax and have some milk and cookies, err…something to that effect!

I want to take this time to thank all of my hard working elves (aka contributors) for a wonderful 6 months, and all of our followers for being so gracious with your generous comments.

Beginning the day after Christmas we have some special posts in store for you, in fact we have a whole week of guest posts lined up.

We hope you enjoy this special week of posts and all of us at Monochromia wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.

P.S. thank you Mrs. Santa for capturing me in one of my finer moments 🙂

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night”

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The Firebird

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Nikon D7000 and Tokina 12-24 f/4.0 Lens – 1/640 @ f/8.0 – 17mm

Centerport Park – Centerport, New York – February 2014

More of my images can be seen at – The Visual Chronicle

and – X-tended Vision

Lands End

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

This image was taken along the trail of the Newport Cliff Walk in Rhode Island.

More of my images can be seen at – The Visual Chronicle
Or on my new photoblog – X-tended Vision

Old Burial Hill

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens – 1/1100 @ f/2.8 – ISO 200

This is part of a revolutionary war cemetery in Huntington New York named Old Burial Hill. For more images from this historic site please see my post at – The Visual Chronicle

A Safe Sleep

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Sony RX100 – 1/200 @ f/4.0 – ISO 800

This gentleman was trying to get thirty five dollars total for the day so he can have a safe place to sleep. I gave my share.

Mission Church

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Fujifilm X-E2 and Fujinon XF 18-55 R OIS Lens – 1/850 @ f/6.4 ISO 200

This is an abandoned Spanish style or Mission church that I ran across in my travels.

I See Spots !

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro Lens – 1/1100 @ f/2.4 – ISO 200

While taking some Autumn leaf photos in the park recently I noticed this woman walking two Dalmatians. Being I am a dog lover I had to stop her and play with the dogs before taking a photo of one of them. This little girl is 10 years old.

Lambs Ear

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Sony RX100 Mk 1 (compact camera) in macro mode – 1/100 @ f/4.5

To me photography is not always about beautiful scenic landscape images. It’s about simple every day things. What attracted me to the leaf of this Lambs Ear plant was the shape of it. It looks like it was sticking it’s tongue out at me 🙂

More of my images can be seen at – The Visual Chronicle

Fallen

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Nikon D610 and Nikkor 24-85mm AF-S G VR lens – 1/250 @ f/5.6 – ISO 400

“Fallen Fireman”

Rest now my fallen brother
Lay soft your suffering back
Rest well and forever
Your memory shall not lack
Rest your tired hands
Wipe clean your weary brow
Rest with St. Florian
Your spirit now endowed
Rest here your breaking heart
We know you gave your all
Rest easy, you’ve done your part
You’ve answered your last call
Rest knowing that in god we sought
Oh lord, watch over another who just fell
Rest assured your troubled thought
As we ring the final bell.