A Digital Sketchbook: black and white

Manifesto

This is on the door of a studio near ours. I love the passion that oozes through every word.

(I googled and found that it's a Conan the Barbarian quote from Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard.)

Nailed

As we were walking Gus and taking pictures around our apartment, Sandie pointed this shot out to me. I had the 100 mm lens which was better to capture the selective focus on the nail, so I snapped it. I really like all the lines and the light. This is in BW because we gave up color photography for lent and I think the BW really works here.

it's never too late to have a happy childhood

50 mm
f/8
1/90 sec

Sandie took this shot of me on our visit to the birthplace and boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln.

How cool is it that he might have skipped a rock in this creek too?

barricade

50 mm
f/4.5
1/6400 sec

McDonald's outside play area

innocence

100 mm
f/2.8
1/500 sec

snow globe

50mm
f/1.4
1/8000 sec

This one was taken as a drive by.

Sandie and I went out of our way, on a recent road trip, to take some photos in the Daniel Boone National Forest. We even stopped at a Motel 8 in order to wake up early and get the good light before I had to be at work next day.

We woke to an unexpected snow storm and little to no visibility. I'm glad I at least have one shot to show for our little misadventure.

(Hey Caroline, you inspired me to try using a texture.)

Nathan & Athena

100 mm
f/4.5
1/320 sec

From a photo shoot we did as a Christmas present for my sister-in-law (if not really legally) of her two wonderful kids.

it's delicate

100 mm
f/4.5
1/200 sec

We might kiss when we are alone
When nobody's watching
We might take it home
We might make out when nobody's there
It's not that we're scared
It's just that it's delicate