Photography

Clément

Black And White Photography, Ian, Photography

My Friend, and fellow horn player, Clément, Shenzhen, China, X100F

A portrait of Clément — fellow horn player, Shenzhen. The X100F held close for a natural light portrait in the moments before or after a performance. The 23mm equivalent at this distance keeps the environmental context while the available light does the work. Monochrome brings attention squarely to expression and light without the colour cast of whatever room you’re in. See the full article: China — Shenzhen Day 3 on IJM Photography.

Woods In A Woodcut – In remembrance of Don Simmons

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
— Robert Frost

I think most of us like to wander through a woods now and then. And when I do, I take a picture or two. And the picture seldom turns out the way my mind envisioned it. Such was the case here. But I’m retired and have all the time in the world to fiddle with things — I have few promises to keep. So I thought that this image might look good as a woodcut. I tinkered with it any number of different ways until I was satisfied with this look. Does it look like a woodcut? I don’t know. But I like the result.