Black and White

Let’s Celebrate our Diversity

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

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American Indian Pow Wow, Long Island, New York
Nikon D610 200mm 1/160 sec at f2.8 ISO 800

Celebrate our Diversity,
For we are very different;
Respect our uniqueness,
For each of us are distinct;

For in the end we are but one,
We all represent Humanity;
In a little speck of the universe,
On a planet we call earth.

Late Night NYC

Black And White Photography, Patti, Photography

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Oh my gosh, I’m not at all great at posting ahead. It’s last minute me or not at all and I wish I could be more disciplined but it’s not going to happen any time soon.

So this is tonight here in NYC, snow last week, warm balmy weather this evening. Intoxicating to say the least but then I’m just an Old Fashioned gal having fun down in the West Village.

Thank you Fuji camera wi-fi and mobile apps!

As to how this shot looks in the bright light of day, well …. It is what it is for the now that is now.

Traffic Jam

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

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This must be the traffic jam that time forgot. Just after the zombie apocalypse.

The Zombies are gone now there is only the vehicles again rusting back to earth.

Nikon D800

Nikon 24-70.

Misty Mountains of Kandy

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

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Kandy, the hill capital of the Island of Sri Lanka was also the Kingdom of Kandy from 1469 till 1815, rich in history, culture and biodiversity the city has a very special place in my heart having been my childhood home

Guest Post – Jane Lurie – Morning Catch, Baker Beach

Black And White Photography, Jane, Photography

Please welcome our newest Guest Contributor Jane Lurie.  Thank you for joining our “little club” and I look forward to your future posts.

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“Photography helps people to see”. This quote by Berenice Abbott has always been a favorite. The ability to see and capture a moment in time is the true pleasure, for me, of photography.

My name is Jane Lurie. I grew up in New Jersey and worked in the education field for my career. I moved to South Carolina outside of Charleston for fifteen years before moving to San Francisco a few years ago.

I still remember the thrill of getting my first SLR camera, a Minolta, in high school. When I started taking darkroom classes I discovered the power of black and white photography. I revered Ansel Adams and his landscapes.

Digital cameras and blogging provided new avenues for me and I’m inspired by the connections and creative possibilities. I am drawn to many subjects, especially landscapes, street photography, portraiture, architecture and nature.

I am very pleased to be a part of Monochromia, a talented group infatuated with black and white photography. It is nice to know you are all out there looking for the light and seeing in monochrome.

You can view more of my work here – Jane Lurie Photography and also my Photoblog

Sad SaaB

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

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One from my Car cemetery series. I re-visited my album and found the shots that deserve a second look. I liked this one I shot with an old 20mm manual lens on my D800 worked out well I think.