Category Archives: Black and White

Art, Black and White, Film, Holga

The Mississippi Delta in Black and White: The Holga Files

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This is post one of 5 of photos I did with my Holga in the Mississippi delta with my good friend Lowry a few weeks ago. I’ll be posting digital images from the trip after I get through these. I’m pretty pleased that I found 20 photos I liked out of 60 I shot. That’s a great ratio! I had them developed and scanned at The Darkroom dot com. Wow, they’re fast with delivering the files!

Abandoned old church, waiting for gravity to kick in....
Abandoned old church, waiting for gravity to kick in….
Old church. The door is pink. I think this B&W is as good too.
Old church. The door is pink. I think this B&W is as good too.
cool phone number!
cool phone number!
Couch on the porch of a country store in Mississippi.
This photo was about the couch
Last one for today. These shacks are cool
Last one for today. These shacks are cool
Art, Black and White, Canon s100

There is always more than one photo to take

I noticed these crosses on some metal at the back of a building the other day. I used my point and shoot Canon to explore the possibilities.

I really wanted to do 3 crosses, but couldn't find an angle that would do it. I liked this with the three that have some light in them and then the separate one with the dark center.
I really wanted to do 3 crosses, but couldn’t find an angle that would do it. I liked this with the three that have some light in them and then the separate one with the dark center.
I liked the cross in the light and the dark panel next to it. And the bolt details.
I liked the cross in the light and the dark panel next to it. And the bolt details.
This looks more like one of my holga shots. I liked the bolt heads
This looks more like one of my Holga shots. I liked the bolt heads
Art, Black and White, Fuji x100s

Two Rules Converging

I have a couple of good rules for photos that make me happy.

Always shoot in the fog

Always Shoot Lone Trees.

If they come together, that’s even better.

Here are two edits of the same scene. I moved for one of them to avoid a power line that was in the other angle. I did them both in Lightroom and then Tonality Pro.

The lone tree is kind of stretched here since there are 3 trees, but, only one is sharp…

A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
This was processed to make it dreamier
This was processed to make it dreamier

 

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts!