Walking the Streets of Helsinki

…on a sunny summer evening.

Step Lightly

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

Bright sun and dark shadow work together to create a study of line, shape and texture.

Canon 7D, 28-200mm (46mm), ISO 1000, 1/200 sec., f25, post work in Adobe Lightroom 4, Northernvisionsmedia.com

Hidden Valley

Emilio, Photography

Fujifilm X-T1 with Zeiss Touit 1.8/32mm lens
1/350 serc at f /7.1, ISO 400
June 13, 2015

Coney Sands

Black And White Photography, Patti, Photography

Wandering the sands of Coney Island where the feel of the street is never far away.

Down To The Sea

Black And White Photography, Photography

“I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied”

~John Maesfield

Mohegan Bluffs

Block Island, Rhode Island

…It’s The Attention To Details…

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

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My dear friend Espen has his own successful catering company. His attention to “the small details” is the secret to his success. Here he is seasoning a whole grilled lamb at a BBQ I attended last weekend.

Leica M9P

Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH.

Black and white conversion in Silver Efex Pro II

The Theory and Practice of Photography

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

Alys’s father was a man of many hobbies, one of which was photography. I feel honored to have been gifted with his dictionary of photography. As an additional gift, Alys made note cards with the pages from her father’s photography course.

Many of you know Alys, from Gardening Nirvana. She is creative, talented, hardworking, generous, passionate … and my friend.

What a blessing she is! Thank you, Alys!

I was not able to find a publishing date inside the dictionary, but in doing a bit of research, it seems that the book must have been written in the 1940s. Anyone out there know for sure?

The Big Apple

Black And White Photography, Photography

Fuji X100T, fixed 23mm f/2.0 lens, 1/125 sec @ f/9.0, ISO 2000

A hot, humid, hazy mid-afternoon in New York City, and it was the final day of four that I spent last week in this wonderful metropolis. Shortened tourist lines found me 70 stories above street level atop the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, the 10th tallest building in NYC. The Top of the Rock Observation Deck offers spectacular views of Manhattan, which include the Empire State Building (a big selling point for spending $24 to ride the elevator here as opposed to visiting the top of the ESB). Plus the 70th floor deck is completely open-air at the top, with no security fences to shoot through. It’s a great place to take photos.

Despite the oppressive haze, Lower Manhattan was still a wonderful sight. In the distance stands Freedom Tower, at 1776 feet tall, and though barely visible this day, just off to its right on the tip of Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, Lady Liberty extends her welcome.

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