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Kalaloch Tree Cave

Black And White Photography

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Along the Pacific Ocean on the Olympic Peninsula, you will find the majestic Kalaloch Tree Cave.  This majestic tree seems to defy gravity by doing the splits over a runoff channel that has exposed it’s root.  Despite the harsh environment the tree is doing quite well.  I however, got a bit wet trying to take this shot.  It was raining and I was crouching in the surf to get a better angle.  A wave snuck up behind me and almost swamped me and the camera.  I managed to get away with a wet foot and a good laugh.  If you look closely you can see the rain drops in the picture.  You can see more from my Olympic Peninsula reboot trip on the blog.  SMB-Photo.com

Textured Landscape

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

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Once again, I am turning the world on its side and re-imagining the textures of cedar tree bark discovered while walking in Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park.  By turning the image on its side, I’ve created the possibly of other interpretations of the original image.

Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS, ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/3.6, 1/40 sec, processed through Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC and Silver Efex Pro 2.

No Snow

Emilio, Photography

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Remember in November when we went up to Zion 4 times in 4 weeks looking for fall colors? A 4 hour round trip each weekend just to find out autumn had been canceled up there? Well, seems like winter has been cancelled, too. We went up there January 2 for snow. You guessed it. No snow. But I couldn’t complain about the sky. What great clouds. And, when I saw the symmetry of the curved tree limb mimicking the curve of the mountain top, I was in heaven. Of course, my wife thought I was nuts. She didn’t see it until I processed the shot at home. Now, she loves the shot.

Though she still thinks I’m nuts!

A Walk in the Fog

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

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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!