I purposely saved Laurie for the last of our Main Contributors. I have been following Laurie’s photoblog for the longest out of anyone (and she has been following mine for the same time). Laurie is one of the busiest people I know and even though I have known her for the longest time we have never met. I’m going to try and change that sometime this year 🙂

When I first asked Laurie to join Monochromia or I should say this idea I had (we still didn’t decide on a name yet) she also was kind of hesitant because like Stacy she was a little unsure of her work (she had not done much black and white at all). I quickly learned that Laurie was just “sandbagging” all of us (for those people not familiar with the term sandbagging it means purposely holding back, LOL). Her images can stand up with the best of them. I love her work and I can also proudly call Laurie my friend – Joe

The Morning After

A Walk in the Fog

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

It was a 7am power walk and I’d decided not to bring my camera because I really needed to burn some calories. I took this quick shot, added a little vignette, and posted it to social media.

Thanks, Joe, for encouraging me to bring it to Monochromia. Thanks, also, for being our amazing monochromatic, charismatic, dynomatic leader!! Emilio, is dynomatic even a word? 🙂

May you all enjoy the blessings of the season!

Exposed

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

While I sure hated to see the water at such a low level, I was drawn to the exposed striations.

Stillwater

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

And subtle visual of the rest of the leaf underwater. Can you see it?

This shot taken during a 285 mile ride to The Snake

Cemetery Sunrise

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

As I was leaving Lexington, Virginia early one morning, I saw the sun rising over the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery. I only had a second to stop and take the shot.

Would love to have done a little exploring.

Goodness!

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

Holy moly, I am sliding this in at the last minute!

The campaign is over and despite the loss, I have been incredibly blessed.

If interested, check out these links to two very short posts.

Candidate Thank You

Friend Thank You

Votes for Women!

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

Election day in the US is just 4 days away and in honor of my last post before the big day, I thought I’d share a photo of a gift I received after entering the race for the Virginia House of Delegates.

LMA from Suffragette Kitty has become an incredible WordPress friend and supporter of my campaign. She is a passionate feminist and supporter of the Women’s Movement, and I love her writing. Early in the campaign, LMA sent me this collection of items from Orchard House, the home of Louisa May Alcott.

“In the days before the 19th Amendment, a wealthy Newport socialite ordered a tea set emblazoned with the phrase “Votes for Women” to make a point to the influential guests who often dined with her. The Alcotts were ardent supporters of the women’s suffrage movement, and today we offer replicas of this tea set and other items bearing the “Votes for Women” motto” (from the Museum Store catalog).

Smoky Mountains

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

With less than two weeks until Election Day in the US, I was forced to search through my archives to find a photo suitable for conversion to B&W. It also seemed appropriate, as this is the two year anniversary of the bike wreck that occurred the day after I took this shot.

What a wild ride the last two years have been!