Black And White Photography

The Egg And I

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

An egg is a lovely thing to behold. But, as the old adage goes, the beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. For you, a beautiful egg might be poached and drizzled with hollandaise sauce, topping Canadian bacon on an English muffin. For someone else, it could be as simple as a fried egg “sunny-side-up” or hard-boiled and sliced in a sandwich. For me, a beautiful egg is an omelet stuffed with cheese.

But for this photo, the egg has been left as it began, in its original form; what has been called the “perfect shape.” And to complement its simple, elegant contours, I chose a plain white bowl and a white background. To complete the theme of multiple whites, I gave the image a high key finish.

Jenny Twigg and her Daughter Dibb

Black And White Photography, James, Photography

High on the lonely Fountains Earth Moor in Nidderdale sits these two stones. Across the valley is a small, but prominent hill that goes by the name of Dead Mans Hill. It gets its name because two hundred years ago 3 drovers were discovered buried there in the dark peat – minus their heads.

An old coaching inn was at the side of a road at the bottom of the hill and one night the three, plus a dog stopped for refreshment and a bed for the night. They were never seen alive again, but the dog sat on the hill whimpering and wouldn’t come down. Upon investigation the bodies were found and the landlady of the coaching inn, and her daughter were convicted of the crime and hanged.

Another legend says they were witches and were turned to stone, where they remain forever on the dark moors.