Black And White Photography

Rat Rod

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

I was on my way home from a friends house and noticed this Rat Rod which seems to be a trend here in the USA. A Rat Rod is a Hot Rod with a really strong motor and a ratty body (a sleeper).

RR-OneFujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 lens – 1/1250 @ f/4.0 – ISO 200

 This truck is a Frankenstein of sorts with a General Motors body combined with a Chevrolet hood (bonnet) and a mixture of parts from other vehicles.

RR-ThreeFujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens – 1/40 @ f/4.0 – ISO 200

Notice the Pennzoil oil barrel that was sawed in half to repair the transmission tunnel in true Rat Rod fashion.

RR-Four Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens – 1/950 @ f/2.8 – ISO 200

It just wouldn’t be right not to take a selfie in these hubcaps 🙂

Guest Post: Charly Senall

Black And White Photography, Charly, Photography

I have been following Charly’s photoblog since I have joined the WordPress family so I am very pleased to introduce him to those of you that are not familiar with his wonderful work.

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Nikon D600 and Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 lens – 1/320 @ f/11 – ISO 100

Hello, my name is Charly and I was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1956. Currently I live in El Masnou, near Barcelona, located by the Mediterranean Sea.

When I was twelve, somebody gave me a Kodak Brownie Fiesta’s camera, and immediately photography fascinated me. As soon as I made some money, I bought a 35mm SLR, Petri brand, and since then, I have gone through medium format, large format camera, black and white laboratory, and currently undergoing a hard adaptation process to digital photography. Now I’m using a Nikon D600.

For me photography is a passion, I need to take pictures constantly, but I cannot explain why. I like precision and seek the highest quality in my power. I print my pictures 40×60 cm, and I make my own photographic paper.

To learn more about my work, you can visit – Charly Senall

Mandalay

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Mandalay

By the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin’ lazy at the sea,

There’s a Burma girl a-settin’, and I know she thinks o’ me;

For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the Temple-bells they say:

“Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!”

Rudyard Kipling

Connecting the Boroughs

Black And White Photography, Photography

Skyline, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges span the East River connecting Lower Manhattan to BrooklynView from the 46th Floor of the Millennium Hilton in Lower Manhattan

Waiting for the elevator, I just had to capture this stunning view of the Brooklyn Bridge (right) and the Manhattan Bridge (left) spanning the East River to connect Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn.

(Nikon D7100, 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, 18mm, 1/100 sec @ f/11, ISO 1000) 

For more photos from my travels, visit Visual Venturing.

Shadows at Grandma’s

Black And White Photography, Photography
Shadows at Grandma's

Shadows at Grandma’s

If you would like to see this image in color, please visit my personal blog: Robyn Graham Photography.

“Light, when suddenly let in, dazzles and hurts and almost blinds us: but this soon passes away, and it seems to become the only element we can exist in”. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827