Black And White Photography

At The Ready

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

They are in tall stockpiles in rail yards. And you can see them in small stacks spaced out along railroad mainlines, secondaries, and spurs. They are railroad ties waiting their turn. From a distance they are carefully arranged stacks of lumber. Move in closer and patterns and textures start to become apparent. Look even more closely and those patterns and textures come into sharper focus, and you realize you have a picture.
Railroad ties have a finite life and have to be replaced with some regularity. Hence the stockpiling. These stacks of ties, complete with the baseplates that the rail sits on, were in a small train yard about 40 miles southwest of Houston, Texas.

Grand Hallway

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

The New York State Capitol has served as the seat of government for New York since the 1880s. The building is a marvel of late 19th-century architectural grandeur. Under the direction of five architects, the Capitol was built by hand of solid masonry over a period of 32 years. By 1899 its cost had exceeded twenty-five million dollars.

Along A Misty Stream

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

A late fall fog and bare trees create an eerie feeling on Keene Creek.

Nikon FM, Kodak Tri-X 400, scanned using a DSLR.

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