The Lone Cypress

Black And White Photography, Photography
The Lone Cypress

The Lone Cypress

SS 1/25 second, F 8, ISO 500

I was fortunate to spend last weekend at Pebble Beach with my husband, watching golf in sunny, glorious 75 degree weather while all of my friends on the East were shoveling in frigid temps!  Warm hugs to all of you – and don’t worry, I wasn’t left out on the cold weather experience, as soon as arrived home to single digit temperatures it began to snow.

The tree in the picture is “The Lone Cypress”- the tree you see on the Pebble Beach Golf Links logo.  I took the shot just as the last rays of sun were sinking below the horizon.  You’ll notice in my settings that I used a long exposure. I wanted to freeze the water (bottom left is most evident). It was windy so there is motion blur to be observed in the bushes/trees.

 

Bellagio Lights

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

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When Joe started Monochromia, he said nothing about adding textures to photos. Though some may now argue this is not, technically, a photo, it is black and white. Monochrome. So I would like to know what others think of the technique itself. Actually, I would love to know. Please be as honest and truthful- and brutal- as you want to be. This is my own private poll and might stop me from ever using a technique like this again.

Or not!

Oh yeah, the shot was taken just last week, on a cold, crisp, and very clear night in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

And if you haven’t given up on me yet, please visit Photos By Emilio every now and then to say hello. Visiting hours are 9 am to 5 pm every day of the week!

Into The Deep

Black And White Photography, Photography

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When I took this photo, there was about 4 feet of fresh snow on the ground
Currently we are buried in over 5 feet of this white stuff
and it keeps coming and coming.
Lucky us here in Massachusetts
we seem to have hit the jackpot this winter.

33 days until Spring!

Spooky in Charlotte

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

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It was a lovely evening walk, checking out the Uptown sites in Charlotte, NC.   Once converted to monochrome this image took on a decidedly more sinister appearance.  Visit this post on Life on the Bike  to see a similar image in color.

How’s that for a sweet Valentines Day post?