I like how the bike completes her look.
Monochrome
Over Run
Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography
This building which is over run by English Ivy is on the grounds of the Central Islip Psychiatric Facility which has been closed for years.
I would like to dedicate this post to a blogging friend named “West” who just adores vines, and her images can be seen at – West 517
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That Night
Meho
He opened the door and a woman stood there on the porch with anxious eyes.
May I help you? Says the man.
Oh… I just want to see Eric.
Eric? There is no Eric in here
No Eric… ? Are you sure? Damn…
Of course I am…
She said nothing more, took two steps back and, just before he closed the door, he seen the depth of the inevitability in her face.
There was nothing to add. Nothing more to say. She had already thought of this possibility but wouldn’t believe it. What she feared the most in the last 6 years was now a reality….
The Reader
Black And White Photography, David, Photography
The title should read “Never think you are finished for the day.”
The picture above, “The Reader” is an example of that. I’d spent the morning taking pictures while on a visit to the city of Bergen here in Norway. The weather was cloudy and it was raining, which will come as no surprise to people that live in Norway.
I’d kind of given up for the day after taking some lackluster shots while walking the streets. I was looking forward to lunch. We ended up at a restaurant famous for its Fish soup. While waiting for our order (It was lunchtime and the place was busy) I noticed a lady sitting by the window reading. The light was perfect. I slowly raised my Leica MP and shot off a couple of frames of Ilford XP2 between the shoulders of my friends sitting opposite me.
The result…well you can judge for yourselves.
So, as I said never think you are finished for the day 🙂
Weathered Shadows
Black And White Photography, Photography
Nikon D90, 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, extended to 48mm, 1/160 sec @ f/11, ISO 200
Weathered. Echoing with music … and footsteps of aspiring dancers.
Abandoned. Housing only shadows of times long past.
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Cold Water
Black And White Photography, Joerg, Photography
A very hot day in South France / 1995, Kiki was refreshing herself in the garden.
Pictures were taken with a Nikon 801 / analog – pure chance pictures,
because I had just arrived that moment with the camera in my hand.
More of my images can be seen at – The Things As They Are In Pictures
Hangar
Meho
I’m very busy at this 2014 start of the new school year. I would like to be more present, give more feedback on your images and more answers to your comments, but we will have to resume it later!
Blue Point Oysters
Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography
Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R Lens – 1/250 @ f/2.8
This is a photo of an old Oyster processing plant on the South Shore of Long Island. Look at the pile of shucked oysters on the work table. The shores around Long Island were so rich in oysters that crushed oyster shells were actually used for landfill in some parts of Manhattan (as mentioned in the movie “The Bone Collector”). I loved the way the light was beaming in through the skylights in the roof rafters.
Dried Leaves
Black And White Photography, Elina, Photography
I noticed these lovely end-of-summer leaves at the roadside and the next moment this scene turned into a black and white photo in my head.
Guest Post – Jean H. Herskovits
Black And White Photography, PhotographyJean H. Herskovits is featured in our fifth installment of our guest post series. Jean uses a Nikon D90 camera and also is an avid user of his mobile phone a Samsung Galaxy S1 for images.
My name is Jean and I was born in Bucharest, Romania. In 1969 my family moved from Romania to Paris, France when I was six years old..
I still speak Romanian and have recently spent six years in Bucharest as an expat, from 2004 to 2010. You can say I have two cultures, but the French one is predominant.
I bought my first camera which was a second-hand Olympus OM-1 with my first wages from a summer job, in 1985 or 86, and started shooting regularly.
If you are from a generation old enough to remember these silver paper times, you will probably also remember that B&W was way cheaper than color photography. So that’s how I started.
In my opinion, beauty in photography (as in all graphic arts) has to do with balance. Balance between shapes, colors, shadows, light and dark areas… Sometimes beauty comes from the deliberate absence of balance, but even then, balance is the keyword.
To me, the following picture has quite a good balance of shades and shapes.
I call it “Dim Swing”
More of my images can be seen at – Jean.H.Herskovits
Monochromia 
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