Category: Monochrome
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One Four Challenge – Acoma, NM – Week 2
This is the second week of this month’s One Four Challenge. Recall that in the One Four Challenge, we select a photo each month and then produce four variations on successive months. You can get more information here. And be sure to check out Leanne’s posts and Robyn’s posts. The featured image above is Variation…
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Monday Monochrome – Stand on 44th Street
This week’s Monday Monochrome is “Stand on 44th Street.” It’s New York City, of course. Such stands were ubiquitous in Midtown before Covid. During Covid, Manhattan business pretty much emptied out, and tourists disappeared. So there was no business for these colorful and entertaining vendors. Since Covid, business has slowly returned to NY. (This image…
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Monday Monochrome – White Fences
The Monday monochrome this week is an image of the white fences around a lawn bowling court in Bruce Park, in Greenwich, CT.
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Monday Monochrome – Mojave Dessert
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of the Mojave Desert in southeastern California. Along with the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin deserts, the Mojave forms a vast desert system in southwestern North America. The Mojave is considered “high desert” because the elevations are over 2,000 ft and up to 4,000 ft. I have found…
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Monday Monochrome – Cork Bark
The Monday monochrome this week is this image of the bark of the cork oak tree (quercus suber). The shapes and patterns, the ridges and the valleys in this image are fascinating. The bark of the mature cork oak trees can be harvested periodically to provide the material for a wealth of products, from the…
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Monday Monochrome – Larch
For this week’s Monday Monochrome, I have selected this image of a Larch Branch. With this treatment (high key, monochrome), the image has an almost abstract quality. I think it captures the delicate character of the larch, a unique conifer that sheds its needles every fall.
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Monday Monochrome – Forest Foliage
“Forest Foliage” has a more pleasant sound to it than “Skunk Cabbage,” which is what this is. Skunk Cabbage grows in wetlands through most of North America. The leaves, particularly when bruised, emit a skunk-like odor. The plant was used medicinally by some Native American tribes, though it has little use today. Something I never…
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Monday Monochrome – Newport Garden Gate
For this week’s Monday Monochrome, I’ve selected an image from a shoot in Newport, Rhode Island. This garden gate was photographed near Spring St and the Trinity Church. The style is found in many old houses and gardens in this part of Newport.
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Monday Monochrome – Trees
/ The monochrome image for this Monday is of some trees. I found the mass of trees and thick foliage interesting. But the patterns and textures in the image come out in monochrome.
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Monday Monochrome – Three Roses
This image violates several rules of composition, but I like it. I think it has a certain classical look. The black-and-white and the close framing emphasizes the contours and the many layers of petals in each flower.
