Photography

Last One Standing

Black And White Photography, Photography, Steven
Last One Standing, Roxbury, CT © Steven Willard

Last One Standing, Roxbury, CT © Steven Willard

I’m not quite sure why I find lone trees so interesting. Is it somehow symbolic of the lone individual? Do I imagine Gary Cooper in “High Noon”, standing alone against the gang of outlaws? Or maybe Alan Ladd in “Shane”? I give away my age when I reference these two classic movies, but isn’t there something heroic in human lore about the rugged individual standing alone against the world? All I know is that whenever I see one of these old, gnarly trees that show the evidence of hardships, I feel strangely proud of them, and sad at the same time.

I learned from friends that this tree was finally felled by a storm. I drove back up to see for myself, and there standing by the side of the road, I wept.

Pentax K5IIs with 70mm f2.4 lens, processed in Photoshop CS4 and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

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Say “Hi” to Mister Ed

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

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This photograph was captured while visiting South Carolina last year and credit to the above caption should go to Joe Giordano as it was he who drew the parallel between this photo and Mister Ed, the talking horse, featured in the popular American sitcom going back to the 1960’s

The Mirror Man of Loch Earn

Black And White Photography, Photography, Rico Rodriguez

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The Mirror Man of Loch Earn:

This is a statue that stands in the waters of Loch Earn in Scotland. A day trip to get here and some wet feet, but worth the visit. The things we do to get a picture.

Sony A6000 / 16-55mm

The Collectors

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

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Taken while wandering around at a Sunday morning market in city of  Ghent in Belgium. I loved this couple deep in conversation checking out the old postcards. The guy looks like a great character to me. I didn’t want to get too close so this is a heavily cropped shot.The D800 makes it easy to do with the large image files it produces.

D800

Nikon 24-70 f2.8