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Monochrome Madness 2 45/52: Willows

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, Monochrome Madness2, National Wildlife Refuges in California, Photography, TreesTagged Black and White Photography, California Wildlife Refuges, Landscape Photography, Marshes, Marshlands, Monochrome Madness2, Nature, Photography, Trees, wetlands, Willow Trees6 Comments

Here we are at week 45 of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2. It’s hard to believe I’ve been posting in this group for almost a year already! Time has raced by with just 7 weeks to go until this year of Monochrome Madness 2 comes to an end.

For this week’s entry I’m in California’s unspoiled marshes in the wildlife refuges surrounded by grass, reeds,creeks, ponds, and the willows.

Some of the Willows look like shrubs, and others like the Black Willow stand tall. Until I started photographing these trees I had no idea there were so many types of Willow Trees.

To see all this week’s entries to Leanne’s Monochrome Madness 2 click here.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm| Hoodman Digital Film| PS CC 2015 & On1 Photo 10

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Monochrome Madness 2 44/52 Late Afternoon Merced Marsh

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016Posted in birding, Birds in the Wild, Black and White Photography, Monochrome Madness2, National Wildlife Refuge, National Wildlife Refuges in California, PhotographyTagged Bird Photography, Birding, Birds in the Wild, Black and White Photography, California Pacific Flyway;, Monochrome Madness2, National Wildlife Refuges37 Comments

MM2 Late Afternoon Merced Marsh_3000593

My friend Dali and I went out to Merced National Wildlife Refuge last week-end and found oh, so many Snow Geese, and some Lesser Sandhill Cranes along with the usual suspects. We were photographing some of the Snow Geese and other birds in the nearest marsh when all of the sudden the noise level escalated and the birds took to the air!

The squawking, screeching, quacking, and honking was so loud you couldn’t hear yourself speak! It was pretty neat to see and hear. We’re not sure but, we think a Hawk, or Coyote spooked them.

This is my entry to Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2. To check out all the entries this week click here.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 200-500mm VR| Delkin Devices Digital Film| PS CC 2015 & On1 Photo 10

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Monochrome Madness 2 43/52 Curves

February 2, 2016February 3, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Death Valley National Park, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Shapes, US National ParksTagged Black and White Photography, Curves, Death Valley National Park, Mesquite Sand Dunes, Monochrome Madness2, Sand Dunes, US National Parks13 Comments

It’s Theme week (Curve(s) )on Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness2.

It rained a lot during the week which kept me indoors, and my imagination and “sight” were MIA this past week when looking for curves everywhere I did go, and around the house. So, I went back to Death Valley National Park via my archives to find curves.

Monochrome Madness 2 43 of 52 Curves

I love the curves, and contours of the Sand Dunes so, I selected an image I made in 2011 for my entry to Monochrome Madness 2 this week.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@35mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2016 & On1 Photo 10

Visit Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness2 to see this week’s entries here. Note- Leanne resides in Australia so post will be available on Wednesday’s in the U.S.

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MM2 42/52 Silos of Sacramento Valley

January 26, 2016Posted in Agriculture, Black and White Photography, Industrial Photography, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Sacramento Valley, CATagged Agriculture, Architecture, Black and White Photography, Industrial Photography, Monochrome Madness 2, Rice Silos, Sacramento Valley, CA9 Comments

These are rice silos in Sacramento Valley, California. The Sacramento Valley produces medium, and short grain rices. There are a lot of silos here that I’ve wanted to photograph every time I come up for birding.

This past week-end while on my way from refuge to another for sunset I was just fooling around with the 200-500mm lens and took several images of silos we passed. I boosted my ISO to increase my shutter speed and made this image from the car while it was zipping along the freeway at 65MPH.

I’d love to spend some time making images of these with the right lens and framing.

MM2 42 of 52 Rice Silos Sacramento Valley CA

This is my entry to Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 this week. To see all this week’s entries click here.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 200-500mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film

Monochrome Madness 2 41/52 Cowboys

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Rodeos, San Benito County, San Benito County RodeoTagged Big Belt Buckles, Black and White Photography, Cowboys, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Rodeos, San Benito County6 Comments

I made this image last summer at the Rodeo. These guys would have a laugh or two in between riders, and events, but man they worked hard when it was time to work, and making sure the arena was ready for the show. Cowboys

I do love those BIG belt buckles!

This image is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2. To see all the great images posted this week click here.

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Monochrome Madness 2 40/52

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Forts of the United States, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Scott Kelby's WorldWide PhotowalkTagged Bicycles, Black and White Photography, Brick Wall, Fort Point, Forts of the United States, Monochrome Madness2, Scott Kelby's WorldWide Photowalk, Windows7 Comments

To see all this week’s entries to Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 click here.

MM2 40 of 52

I participated in Scott Kelby’s WorldWide Photowalk last October, and the walk I did was at Fort Point in San Francisco, CA. This is an image from just outside the fort.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| PS CC 2015, LR CC, ON1 Photo 10

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Monochrome Madness 2 39/52-Half Dome

January 5, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Yosemite National ParkTagged Black and White Photography, Half Dome, Merced River, Monochrome Madness2, Snow, Yosemite National Park11 Comments

I spent New Year’s Day in Yosemite National Park with 2 good friends. It’s a tradition of ours to get together for the New Year and photograph something good. There’s snow in Yosemite so we went there for the day.

Yosemite is magical in the Winter.

I made this image standing on Sentinel Bridge looking at Half Dome and the Merced River.

MM2 39 of 52 Half Dome Jan 1

This image is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness2.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 20mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| PS CC2015, LR CC 2015, & On1 Photo 10

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