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The Bridge

Photography, Black And White Photography, Marcus
The Bridge | Oregon

Last weekend I finally returned to the Oregon coast, more than six years after my last visit. A black & white photographer’s paradise, for sure. The Astoria-Megler Bridge, taking US 101 across the Columbia River, the last bridge before the river runs into the Pacific Ocean. The gloomy weather definitely helped in taking this long exposure monochrome image, smoothing out motion in water and clouds.

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Ring of Brodgar Landscape 1
Ring of Brodgar Landscape 1

The Ring of Brodgar is a massive circle 341 ft (104 meters) in diameter Neolithic stone henge ceremonial site dating back to 2500 BC. Located on the Mainland island in Orkney, Scotland, it is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, a group of Neolithic monuments, chambered tombs, cairns, and mounds. Of the original 60 Ring of Brodgar stones, only 27 remain standing.

Cheers,

C. S.

Gullfoss

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Gullfoss Composition 1
Gullfoss Composition 1

Gullfoss, is a multistage waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland, finally dropping into a 105 ft (32 m) crevice extending perpendicular to the flow of the river.  This composition features the lower section and does not include the upper three-step staircase section of the falls.  Gullfoss in included in the “Golden Circle” tours of the countryside near Reykjavík.

Cheers,

C. S.

The Standing Stones of Stenness

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
The Standing Stones of Stenness 1
The Standing Stones of Stenness 1

The Standing Stones of Stenness is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, a group of Neolithic monuments on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.  This composition shows three of the four remaining stones of what is believed to have been a circle of up to twelve. This “henge” site may be the oldest in the British Isles dating back to 3100 BC.  A henge refers to a circular or oval-shaped earthworks or bank with an internal ditch surrounding a flat area of 66ft (20 m) in diameter often with ritual structures of timber or stone circles and coves.

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Cheers,

C. S.