Go outside!

April 21, 2017Posted in Black and White Photography, New York, Nikon, Photography, PoetryTagged Architecture, Boxes, Fire escapes, Go Outside, High Line, Manhattan, Miki Byrne, NYC, old and new, Poetry, Windows42 Comments

I’m looking forward to the week-end to get outside in nature with my camera. Here’s a poem that expresses what I’m feeling.

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Be Outside. – Poem by Miki Byrne

Step outside the box.
Build fires and be Gypsies.
Let your little space feel huge
And yours alone.

Grow jungles where cats may prowl.
Sit under stars framed by man-made apexes.
Keep your fences mended
And the space within, your own Serengeti.

Refuse the closed doors and windows.
The air, the sky, the very night itself
Calls “Come out! ”
Do not have a city-dwellers fear of un-walled spaces.

But find in a garden small
Some of Eden’s traces.
A roof of inky softness, a flowers sweet aroma.
Be outside, leave the box. Come home.

Miki Byrne

I hope you all have a wonderful week-end and get outside your box for a little while.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2017 & Nik Silver Efex Pro| NYC from the High line

Hope

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Crepuscular Rays, Nikon, Photography, Santa Cruz California, Storm Clouds, sunshineTagged After the Storm, Black and White Photography, Clouds, Crepuscular Rays, God Rays, Hope, Nikon, Photography, Santa Cruz California, sunshine30 Comments

We’ve had a stormy few days here in the San Francisco Bay Area with welcome rain. In between breaks in the storm I headed to the coast for sunset. The sun broke out of the clouds for a short time bathing Lighthouse Point, and W. Santa Cruz in glorious sunshine.

Light after the Storm

Nikon Df| Nikkor 17-35mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015.5 & Silver Efex Pro

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Monochrome Madness 2 52/52 Close Up

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Still Life, Still Life Photography, ToysTagged Black and White Photography, Close up Photography, Monochrome Madness 2, Nikon, Photography, Still Life, Still life Photography, Toys, Wooden Artist Mannequin14 Comments

This is the last post for Monochrome Madness 2 as well as the completion of my one year commitment to participate in it. It’s been a lot of fun, and at times challenging. I’ve learned a lot about what images work in Black and White better than others.

This week is also our Theme Week which is Close-up. The last 3 annual Imaging Projects I’ve done I’ve completed the project with an image made with one of my Mascots, and I didn’t want to break the streak .

Here’s Woody wishing Monochrome Madness 2, and all its participants a “Happy 2nd Anniversary!” Congratulations everyone for completing the year!

Thank you Leanne for hosting this fun annual imaging project this past year. I appreciate all the work you do to make it happen!

To see all the images posted for this week’s MM2 challenge click here.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 105mm micro| Delkin Digital Film| Tripod| PS CC 2015 & On 1 Photo 10

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Monochrome Madness2 51/52 Morro Rock

March 30, 2016March 29, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, California, California Coast, California Coastal Cities, Geology, Monochrome Madness2, Morro Bay, CA, Photography, SeascapesTagged Black and White Photography, Geology, Monochrome Madness2, Morro Bay California, Morro Rock, sailboats, Seaside, volcanic plug13 Comments

A black and white version of Morro Rock in Morro Bay, CA.

Morro Rock in Black & White

This image is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2.

To see all the images posted for this week’s MM2 challenge click here.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015 & Silver Efex Pro

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Monochrome Madness 2 50/52

March 23, 2016March 22, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, California Beaches, California Coast, Monochrome Madness2, PhotographyTagged Black and White Photography, California Beaches, California Coast, driftwood, Fog, Long Exposures, Monochrome Madness2, Nikon, Rocky shorelines21 Comments

For Leanne Cole’s MM2 this week I present another image from last Saturday’s photography adventure at Martin’s Beach with one of my favorite Meet-Up groups which I talked about and shared the sunset image here.

I mentioned that we had changing weather; going from very thick clouds, and no sun, to the sun breaking out, and then the fog rolled in. I made this image as the fog was beginning to recede.

The seascape here with the rocky shore, and surf is beautiful, and haunting at the same time.

The Fog Rolls in Martin's Beach, CA

Can you imagine a Galleon Pirate Ship sailing past this rocky shore hoping to evade detection and the rocks? 🙂

To see all the images posted for this week’s MM2 challenge click here.

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Monochrome Madness 2 49/52 Natural Bridge

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, California Beaches, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Santa Cruz CaliforniaTagged Arches, Beaches, Black and White Photography, California Beaches, Monochrome Madness2, Moody images, Nature, Rock formations6 Comments

I was over in Santa Cruz on Saturday photographing Hummingbirds then thought I’d head over to Natural Bridge Beach to do some long exposures since there was wind, and storm clouds on the horizon.

I used my 6 stop B+W Neutral Density filter to create this image. I wanted to retain some

movement in the waves rather than completely smooth it out. It’s moody and just what I wanted.

But, I also tried some longer exposures with both a 6 stop and 3 stop ND filters on. Here one of those images.

Natural Bridge State Beach Monochrome

It’s a subtle difference , but a wee bit smoother than the image above.

Nikon Df| Nikon 28-105mm| Delkin Devices Digital Film| PS CC 2015, Silver Efex Pro, &

On1 Photo 10

This is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 Challenge. To view all the images submitted this week click here.

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Monochrome Madness 2 48\52 Silos

March 9, 2016March 9, 2016Posted in Agriculture, Americana, Black and White Photography, California, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Sacramento Valley, CA, SilosTagged Agriculture, American West, Americana, Black and White Photography, Central California, Farming, Monochrome Madness2, Nikon, Sacramento Valley, CA, Silos11 Comments

I am loving Silos at the moment, and wish I was a little closer to the central valley or countryside where there are more of them. In the right light I think they’re really interesting and tell wonderful stories.

These silos are located in Sacramento Valley where a lot of rice is grown.

Monochrome Madness 2 48 of 52 Silos

I added a border with the curly edges because it reminded me of the old black and whites

from my childhood, and I thought it worked for this image.

This is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 challenge. To view all the images

submitted this week click here. here.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| PS CC 2015, Nik Silver Efex Pro, and On1 Photo 10

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Be Outside. – Poem by Miki Byrne

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