Monochromia

Row On Row

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

ROW ON ROW
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
— John McCrae
This is a U.S. military cemetery – Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. There are no poppies between the stones, row on row. that stand on this carefully tended hillside. But places are marked, and birds do fly by sharing their lovely songs. And, sadly, here in this country, there are indeed still guns below.
A beautiful day with a magnificent sky above along with a vantage point looking up the hill gave me the picture I was hoping for. The photo itself is actually a four frame panorama to provide the scope the image demanded. It is finished with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio and a slight sepia tint.

Industrial Decay

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

Abandoned Boiler

I found this old boiler in an abandoned factory building in Burlington, North Carolina. See more from my Commercial and Industrial Decay Gallery.

Cheers,

C. S.

 

…bit of fun

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

I thought this week I’d post a bit of fun. Yes it’s not entirely in focus. It’s a reject, or maybe comedy gold I don’t know. It’s like everything we do in this wonderful hobby of ours, we have to please ourselves first, and then our audience.

I’m amazed my camera picked this fleeting moment. For the birders amongst you it is a Nuthatch.